Emergency, Inpatient, and Specialty Technicians

Are you ready to utilize all of your veterinary technician skills? Bay State Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Services (BSVESS) is seeking experienced veterinary technicians to join a talented and highly skilled group of veterinary professionals who truly care about their patients and clients. If you have worked in general practice, emergency, or specialty medicine and are looking for a meaningful way to continue your professional development while utilizing all your skills and knowledge – this is an exceptional opportunity that might be right for you.

Our established training programs are in place to prepare technicians to advance into highly skilled positions in the ICU, emergency, and specialties depending on their interests. We are looking for experienced Veterinary Technicians for daytime, evening and overnight shifts. Generous shift differential provided for overnight shifts.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 

• Deliver exceptional, compassionate nursing care to patients utilizing a variety of technical skills, including diagnostic sample collection, catheter placement, venipuncture, radiography, emergency triage, and in-patient care for critical patients, including exemplary comfort care
• Be a crucial member of the healthcare team to ensure exceptional veterinary care for patients experiencing medical emergencies as well as those patients admitted to the hospital
• Advocate for patients, and clients, answer client’s questions and address their concerns; readily demonstrate empathy for clients in stressful and emotionally driven moments
• Assist with patient procedures and surgeries, including anesthetic induction and monitoring, pre and post operative patient care, surgical suite, instrument, and equipment care
• Obtain health history from clients and ensure documentation is accurate and complete within the electronic medical record
• Willingness to guide, mentor, and support fellow team members
• Constantly advance your knowledgebase and skill set

Skills and Qualifications: 

• Minimum 2 years’ professional experience in small animal clinical setting as a technician/assistant
• State license to practice as a veterinary technician preferred
• Superior technical knowledge and skills
• Proficient in medical math calculations (drugs, constant rate infusions, conversions, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills with clients and team members
• Proficient time management, ability to problem solve, learn, and handle multiple tasks
• Enthusiastic team player with a patient, and positive professional attitude
• Must be able to lift and restrain pets of at least 40 pounds, and work on feet most of the day
• Must have the ability to adjust to changes in the environment and able to handle stress in a calm manner 
• Must be a team player, have patience and maintain a positive attitude 
• Must be able to anticipate patient needs and be detail oriented due to the high level of quality medicine

Benefits and Perks:

• Employer paid Medical insurance premiums, AND paid deductible for employees!
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance options
• 401K with company Match
• Complimentary Life Insurance $5,000
• Personal Pet Discounts
• PTO and Holiday pay
• Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Veterinary Social Worker on-site
• Ample paid CE opportunities on-site, as well as CE stipend for Certified Technicians

BSVESS proudly offers veterinary services in emergency medicine, critical care, internal medicine and both soft tissue and orthopedic surgery. Our technical staff has extensive training in our state-of-the-art ICU, our in-house laboratory, digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy and a full range of surgical equipment. Visit our website at https://bsvess.com to learn more about Bay State Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Services.

We are a proud United Veterinary Care Partner hospital. United Veterinary Care supports the unique culture and individuality of each partner hospital while empowering the hospital teams in their care for patients. One of our goals is to support our community of hospitals in creating sustainable, fulfilling careers in a profession we love.