Emergency Veterinary Technician

Emergency Veterinary Technician (Swing Shift) - Veterinary Specialty Center Tucson

PetVet Care Centers' Veterinary Specialty Center Tucson is currently seeking Emergency Veterinary Technician (Swing Shift) to join their team!

At PetVet Care Centers, our mission is to improve the lives of animals and people — providing exceptional and compassionate care at every stage — for all the moments that matter.

Because life is better with pets.

We deliver the Ultimate Care Experience – every pet, every client, every time. That starts with a Culture of Care that supports our team members as much as the pets and clients we serve.

With more than 420 locally led hospitals and over 11,000 team members nationwide, we offer:

• Local autonomy with national support
• Career mobility and development opportunities
• A collaborative, inclusive environment where your wellbeing comes first

You care for pets. We care for you.

Position Overview

Join our team as a Veterinary Technician who supports hospital operations by providing dedicated quality veterinary care and exceptional service to our patients and clients. Responsibilities include providing patient care by determining animal requirements, conducting examinations and diagnostic procedures, assisting during surgery and operations, providing nursing care, assisting with feeding and caring for patients, maintaining medical supplies and equipment, overseeing triage and discharging patients, and maintaining patient medical records.

Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson in Tucson, Arizona has been West Tucson's most trusted specialty and emergency resource since 2004, distinguished by a key institutional commitment: VSCOT employs senior in-house doctors rather than rotating relief staff, ensuring continuity of care and clinical expertise that patients and their families can count on every visit. Available 24/7 with a board-certified criticalist always on site, along with a board-certified surgeon and radiologist by appointment, VSCOT draws patients from as far as Sierra Vista, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Las Cruces NM, and El Paso TX — a testament to its regional reputation for outstanding care.

Key Responsibilities

• Determine animal requirements by conducting examinations and interviews, reviewing care plans and records, completing laboratory tests and studies, and diagnostic imaging.
• Care for patients by taking vital signs, collecting samples, administering medications, drugs, and vaccines, and bandaging and wrapping wounds.
• Support patient examinations and operations by assembling required supplies and instruments, securing and bringing patients to examination rooms, and restraining patients; aids as directed by the veterinarian.
• Provide excellent pet care by applying full knowledge of anatomy, physiology, disease processes, pharmacology, specialized equipment usage, and specialized drug administration.
• Obtain and verify medications.
• Ensure that patients have food and water, clean patients' rooms, cages, and equipment; observe patients for clinical signs of disease.
• As directed, fill prescriptions and administer medications, including proper documentation, logging, and security of controlled drugs.
• Maintain a safe, secure, healthy, and humane environment by sterilizing and wrapping instruments, sanitizing and disinfecting holding and operating areas, storing sterile supplies, verifying shelf life, following standards and procedures, and in compliance with applicable legal regulations.
• Maintain medical records by documenting patients’ conditions, reactions, and changes; update the database in an accurate and timely manner.
• Communicate with the pet owner about the status of the patient, as directed by the veterinarian.
• Maintain equipment by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining equipment supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.
• Maintain inventory, place orders for needed supplies, verify, and maintain receipts.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional journals.
• Release pets to their owners as directed; ensure that every animal released is clean and properly groomed before their release.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Manager or practice.

Qualifications (Required)

• 1 year minimum of Emergency experience
• Able to properly hold dogs and cats +/- fractious
• Able to administer IM, SQ, and IV injections
• Able to obtain a proper history
• Able to obtain vitals on critical and non-critical patients
• Ability to get along well with others

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have)

• Anesthesia trained - monitoring and administering

Schedule

• Full Time, Swing Shift
• Monday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM; Thursday and Friday 1:00 PM–1:00 AM

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (birth, adoption, foster)
• 401(k) with discretionary co…