ICU/Hospital Equine Veterinary Technician
Hiring for a rotating 12-hour shift, 4 days on 3 days off. 40-50 hours a week, rotating weekends and nights. Everyone rotates through each shift. Hiring beginner, intermediate and advanced level technicians.
Job responsibilities would include but not limited to:
- Assisting vets in anything they may need for appointments/emergencies
- Helping triage emergencies (Colic, lacerations, neurological issues, etc.)
- Responsible for daily treatments on in house hospitalized patients; Critical in ICU and noncritical patients.
- Helping restrain for endoscopy procedures
- Performing physical exams and temperature checks
- Monitoring and running fluids on patients
- Holding twitches and restraining horses while passing NGT
- Placing IV catheters, administering IV and IM injections
- Entering bills from emergencies and making treatment plans
- Prepping patients for emergency and elective surgeries
- Blood draws and performing lab work
- Doctoring wounds, performing breathing treatments, and independently monitoring horses during the day and night shift.
- Monitoring mares on foal watch
- Experience in any of the following areas would be a tremendous asset, but not required:
- Drawing up drop down medications
Benefits:
- Time and a half over 40 hours
Required Experience:
- Horse: 3- 5 years (Required)
- Veterinary Technician: 1 year (Preferred)
- Veterinary Assistant: 1 year (Preferred)
- RVT, LVT, CVT preferred but not required.
- Minimum of three professional references are required with resume.
- Education: High school or equivalent
- Accredited Veterinary Technician Program (Preferred)
Work Location: Decatur Clinic
ICU Rotating shifts: Day shift: 7am -7pm; Night Shift: 7pm -7am
This job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- People-oriented - enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
- Adaptable/flexible - enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
- High stress tolerance - thrives in a high-pressure environment
Level 2: Intermediate Technician (or newly graduated RVT)
$40,000-55,000/Year ($18-25hr)
Focus: Greater independence in clinical procedures, more advanced patient care.
Core Skills:
- Placing IV catheters and maintaining fluid therapy lines.
- Administering IM and IV injections.
- Collecting blood, urine, and fecal samples.
- Running in-house diagnostics (CBC, chemistry, fecals, urinalysis).
- Performing and monitoring sedation under veterinarian supervision.
- Managing wound care and more advanced bandaging (Robert Jones, foot bandages).
- Assisting with diagnostic imaging (radiographs, ultrasound).
- Monitoring anesthesia during routine procedures.
- Recognizing early signs of colic, laminitis, or other emergencies.
- Client communication for basic patient updates and care instructions.
- Maintaining detailed patient records and treatment sheets.
