What are the responsibilities and job description for the Credentialed Veterinary Technician position at Companion Pet Partners, LLC?
Why Join Our Team:
In this hands-on, independent role, you'll manage urgent and critical patients requiring intensive monitoring and timely intervention. You'll support veterinarians during urgent procedures, critical treatments, and patient stabilization, while also providing clear communication to pet owners and maintaining detailed medical records. You'll use your advanced expertise in emergency medicine and critical care protocols to work autonomously and ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients. Your experience and initiative will be essential in helping shape our evolving urgent care practice.
This position requires an active state credential: Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT).
What Success Looks Like:
Midtown Veterinary Hospital is a boutique general practice nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, California. Our modern, spacious facility is designed with both efficiency and comfort in mind, enabling us to deliver outstanding wellness, preventative, and urgent care services in a location that offers the perfect blend of community feel and city convenience.
Our tight-knit team thrives on exceptional collaboration and a deep commitment to both patient care and workplace positivity. We've purposefully built dedicated wellness spaces into our practice—including a fully stocked snack room and a tranquil outdoor break area—creating an environment where great care starts with well-cared-for people.
What Sets Us Apart
- Wellness Focus: Dedicated spaces for team members including stocked snack room and outdoor break area
- Personalized Environment: Smaller practice where your ideas are heard and contributions matter
- Prime Location: Steps away from Palo Alto's best cafés and eateries in a vibrant neighborhood
- Collaborative Culture: True teamwork in a cohesive environment that values connection
- City-Neighborhood Balance: Perfect blend of urban energy and community charm
Located in the heart of Palo Alto, join a team that values connection, care, and community. Experience a veterinary career where efficiency meets empathy in one of Silicon Valley's most desirable locations.
About This Role:
Join our veterinary team as a Credentialed Veterinary Technician as we transition to an urgent care and critical care model, where you'll make a vital difference in patient care every day. You'll work alongside our DVMs to provide exceptional care for urgent and critical cases while helping establish and refine our new care delivery model.
In this hands-on, independent role, you'll manage urgent and critical patients requiring intensive monitoring and timely intervention. You'll support veterinarians during urgent procedures, critical treatments, and patient stabilization, while also providing clear communication to pet owners and maintaining detailed medical records. You'll use your advanced expertise in emergency medicine and critical care protocols to work autonomously and ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients. Your experience and initiative will be essential in helping shape our evolving urgent care practice.
This position requires an active state credential: Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT).
- Clinical Task Performance: Conducts physical exams, administer treatments, and performs diagnostic procedures, including collecting samples and running in-house lab tests. Assists veterinarians with surgeries, monitors anesthesia, and ensures proper patient recovery under supervision.
- Patient Care and Handling: Triages patients by gathering medical histories and assessing immediate needs. Handle and restrain animals safely, focusing on minimizing stress and maintaining the well-being of both patients and staff.
- Communication and Client Interaction: Effectively updates clients on patient status and explains treatment plans under veterinarian direction. Collaborates with the hospital team and fosters a positive, team-oriented environment.
- Medications and Medical Records Management: Accurately fills prescriptions, administers medications, and documents all treatments, including controlled drug logs, to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Maintains precise and up-to-date patient records, including treatment notes and shift handoff updates.
- Team Coordination: Collaborates with the hospital team by assisting in training new employees, floating between departments, and contributing to a cohesive work environment. Participate in staff meetings, reviews, and on-call schedules to ensure the smooth operation of the hospital.
- Strong advocate for patients with commitment to providing top-quality medicine for highly critical patients on an hourly basis
- Outstanding time management and organizational skills to maintain hourly treatments for multiple critical patients
- Excellent reliability regarding time and attendance to ensure continuous patient care
- Self-starter who can work independently with minimal guidance
- Proven ability to triage and prioritize critical patients effectively
- Exceptional communication skills while maintaining kindness, compassion, and respect
- Proficiency in placing and managing IVC and PICC lines
- Experience drawing venous and arterial blood samples, performing ultrasound-guided cystocentesis
- Skilled in administering critical fluids and medications including boluses, CRIs, and blood products
- Knowledge of cross-matching, blood typing, and administering transfusions (pRBC, FFP, cryoprecipitate)
- Ability to effectively perform all aspects of CPR (recording medications, intubating, compressions, etc.)
- Experience inducing, monitoring, and recovering stable and critical patients from anesthesia
- Competency in managing feeding tubes, JP drains, and chest tubes
- Experience managing sedated and comatose patients on short-term and long-term ventilators
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Registered Veterinary Technician with current state certification required
- Minimum 3 years of veterinary experience in Emergency Medicine
- Minimum 1 year of direct ICU/critical care experience required
- Experience assisting with emergency and critical treatments, diagnostics, and procedures
- Competitive Pay: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour, commensurate with experience
- Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus 401k with company match
- Growth Opportunities: Continuing education and professional development support
- Work-Life Balance: PTO and mental health assistance
- Perks: Employee discounts on services, a scrub allowance, and a referral program
- A Welcoming Team: We’re a hard-working and collaborative team where your voice matters!
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $35 - $40