Veterinary Technician - Emergency

VCA Animal Specialty Group is a busy 24-hour emergency and specialty hospital in Los Angeles, approximately 10 minutes from Downtown LA!

Location: 4641 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039

Schedule: 40 hours, 2 pm-12:30 am, 4 days, 10-hour shift

Salary: $ 30 - $ 38 / hour

Compensation dependent on experience, schedule, and position

We are looking for a highly experienced Registered Veterinary Technician, or those who qualify for the VTNE, with strong skills and knowledge in Specialty Surgery, ICU, ER, and Anesthesia for critical emergency surgery intake, stabilization, surgery, and recovery to post care.

Requirements for positions on our teams:

• Proficient in emergency and anesthesia

• Valid RVT license or be VTNE eligible

Strong skills and knowledge of the following:

• IVC placement

• Venipuncture and U/S guided cystos

• Radiographs (spinal, thorax, abdomen, extremities, etc.)

• Anesthesia induction, monitoring, and recovery for stable and critical Emergency and Neurology patients

• Anesthesia for advanced imaging (MRIs/CTs) and neurosurgeries

• Ventilators

• Triage and Patient Treatments

• Calculating and preparing medications for administration (including boluses, CRIs, and blood transfusions)

• Preparation and assisting for minor and major surgeries

• Process in-house and outside labs

• Restrain for exams and diagnostics

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts, and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement, please see our career page at

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If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at