Licensed Veterinary Technician - $1500 Hiring Stipend

Position Overview

Southpaw Veterinary Clinic and Emergency Care is seeking a skilled, motivated Veterinary Technician to join our urgent care and emergency team with a primary focus on hospitalized patient care.

This position is ideal for a technician who enjoys hands-on medicine, critical care, and inpatient management while maintaining a limited client-facing role. You will play a vital role in monitoring, treating, and supporting hospitalized dogs, cats, and exotic patients, ensuring continuity of care and high medical standards throughout their stay.

Key Responsibilities Patient Monitoring & Nursing Care

• Monitor hospitalized canine, feline, and exotic patients
• Record and interpret vital parameters (TPR, pain score, mentation, oxygenation)
• Identify and communicate changes in patient status promptly to the medical team
• Maintain accurate, detailed medical records

Medical Treatments & Procedures

• Administer medications (IV, IM, SQ, PO) as prescribed
• Maintain and troubleshoot intravenous catheters, including long-term IV care
• Perform and manage urinary catheter placement and maintenance
• Set up and monitor fluid therapy (including infusion pumps)
• Perform bandage changes, wound care, and basic nursing procedures

Diagnostics

• Collect samples (blood, urine, cytology)
• Run and interpret in-house diagnostics (CBC, chemistry, urinalysis, etc.)
• Assist veterinarians with additional diagnostic procedures

Hospital & ICU Support

• Assist with oxygen therapy (oxygen kennels, nasal cannulas, monitoring)
• Maintain a clean, organized treatment and ICU environment
• Follow strict sanitation and infection control protocols
• Support emergency and critical care cases as needed

Client Communication (Limited Role)

• Provide phone updates to owners regarding patient status
• Assist with discharge of hospitalized patients, including reviewing medications and care instructions

Qualifications

• Credentialed Veterinary Technician (CVT, LVT, RVT) preferred
• Experienced veterinary assistants with strong technical skills will be considered
• 1–2 years of clinical experience (ER, ICU, or urgent care preferred)
• Experience with hospitalized or critical patients strongly preferred
• Comfort handling dogs, cats, and exotic species

Required Skills

• Strong technical proficiency (venipuncture, catheter placement, medication administration)
• Ability to assess and monitor critically ill patients
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment
• Calm, professional demeanor under pressure
• Team-oriented mindset with strong communication skills

Work Environment

• Fast-paced urgent care and emergency setting
• Primary focus on treatment area and inpatient care
• Collaborative, supportive team culture
• Exposure to a wide range of medical and surgical cases, including emergency and critical care

Schedule & Benefits

• Full-time and part-time positions available
• Flexible schedules, including Day, Evening, and Weekend positions
• Competitive compensation

Benefits include:

• Health/Vision/Dental/Life insurance
• Continuing education (CE) allowance
• 401k with employer matching
• Scrub allowance
• Employee pet care discounts
• Opportunities for skill advancement in emergency and critical care

Why Join Southpaw Veterinary Clinic and Emergency Care?

At Southpaw, we are committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate emergency care while fostering a team-focused, supportive work environment. This role is perfect for technicians who want to deepen their skills in hospitalized and critical patient care and make a direct impact on patient outcomes—without a heavy front-facing client workload.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $28.00 - $32.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• License reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $28 - $32