Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician

Description

Practice Emergency Medicine. Build Your Skills. Grow With Dogwood.

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency is growing, and we're expanding our Emergency Services team with experienced Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technicians who are ready to make a difference when emergency patients need skilled care around the clock.

If you're the technician who stays calm when the hospital gets busy, thinks critically when a patient's condition changes, and takes pride in providing exceptional nursing care overnight, Dogwood wants you on our team.

You'll work alongside experienced Emergency Veterinarians, five Board-Certified Criticalists, and specialty teams in an established Emergency and Specialty hospital in Marietta, Georgia.

This is not an entry-level position. We're looking for experienced veterinary professionals who are confident in emergency nursing, comfortable managing urgent cases, and ready to put their skills to work in a high-acuity environment.

Your Overnight Schedule

7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

This is a 12-hour overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician position supporting patient care throughout the night, including triage, stabilization, diagnostics, treatments, monitoring, emergency procedures, and ongoing nursing care.

Our overnight team plays an essential role in maintaining continuity of care and ensuring emergency patients receive the attention and treatment they need—whether they're arriving through the doors at midnight or requiring continued monitoring into the early morning hours.

Why Dogwood?

At Dogwood, veterinary technicians are skilled medical professionals and essential members of the patient care team.

We believe experienced technicians should have the opportunity to use their training, judgment, and technical skills to their fullest potential.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Practice alongside five Board-Certified Criticalists
• Work with experienced Emergency Veterinarians and specialty clinicians
• Manage a diverse and challenging Emergency and Specialty caseload
• Utilize advanced diagnostic and patient monitoring equipment
• Strengthen your Emergency Veterinary Nursing skills
• Work in a collaborative environment with strong technician utilization
• Receive mentorship and support for continued professional development
• Build a long-term career in Emergency and Specialty Veterinary Medicine

See What Makes Dogwood Different

A great veterinary hospital is more than its equipment and caseload. It's the people, the culture, and the way the team shows up for one another every day.

Want to get a feel for life at Dogwood before you apply?

Take a glimpse inside Dogwood through photos captured from daily life at our hospital—the patients, the people, the teamwork, and the moments that make our hospital what it is.

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Get an inside look at our Marietta, Georgia hospital and see where you'll practice, learn, and grow.

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Come see where you'll work, meet the team you'll work alongside, and imagine what your next chapter at Dogwood could look like.

What You'll Do

You'll help deliver consistent, compassionate, and technically advanced nursing care to emergency patients throughout the overnight shift.

Emergency Nursing and Patient Stabilization

• Perform emergency triage and patient assessment

• Obtain and document patient histories and vital parameters

• Recognize changes in patient condition and communicate concerns promptly

• Assist with stabilization of trauma, respiratory distress, toxicity, seizures, pain, urinary obstruction, gastrointestinal emergencies, and other urgent conditions

• Place and maintain IV catheters

• Collect blood and other diagnostic samples

• Administer medications and fluid therapy

• Calculate and administer CRI therapies

• Monitor hospitalized and emergency patients throughout the night

• Assist with RECOVER CPR and emergency resuscitation

• Provide thorough patient updates and handoffs to the incoming team

• Perform and process in-house laboratory diagnostics

• Assist with digital radiography, ultrasound, and other emergency diagnostics

• Prepare patients for emergency procedures

• Assist with treatments, wound care, bandaging, catheter placement, and other nursing procedures

• Maintain accurate and timely electronic medical records

• Monitor patients closely and promptly identify changes in condition

• Assist with emergency procedures and surgeries

• Monitor anesthesia using ECG, pulse oximetry, capnography, blood pressure, temperature, and other monitoring equipment

• Support perioperative patient care and pain management

• Monitor patients throughout recovery

• Communicate changes in patient status promptly to the medical team

• Partner closely with Emergency Veterinarians, Criticalists, specialty clinicians, and fellow technicians

• Maintain organized patient flow during overnight hours

• Communicate patient status and changes clearly and efficiently

• Provide detailed shift-to-shift patient handoffs

• Support clients compassionately during difficult and emotional circumstances

• Maintain a clean, organized, and prepared treatment environment

• Work collaboratively to ensure patients receive consistent care from admission through discharge, transfer, or continued hospitalization

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of Emergency, Intensive Care Unit, Urgent Care, or Specialty Veterinary Medicine experience
• Strong emergency triage and patient assessment skills
• Advanced proficiency with drug calculations, CRIs, anesthesia, and emergency nursing
• Experience with IV catheter placement, blood collection, diagnostics, and hospitalized patient care
• Ability to remain calm, organized, and decisive during high-acuity cases
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to work effectively and independently during overnight hours
• Passion for Emergency and Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed, Registered, or Certified Veterinary Technician
• RECOVER CPR certification
• Advanced anesthesia experience
• Specialty or Emergency Continuing Education
• Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) aspirations encouraged

Veterinary Technicians who are early in their careers or still developing Emergency Medicine skills are encouraged to watch for future opportunities that better align with their current experience level.

Physical and Environmental Requirements

Working in a busy Emergency and Specialty Veterinary Hospital is physically active and requires the ability to safely handle patients and perform hands-on nursing duties throughout a shift.

This position requires the ability to:

• Safely lift, carry, and restrain animals weighing up to 50 pounds, with appropriate assistance or equipment available for heavier patients
• Stand and walk for extended periods throughout the workday
• Frequently bend, stoop, kneel, reach, squat, and move between treatment areas
• Safely handle and restrain animals of varying sizes, temperaments, and medical conditions, including fractious, fearful, or injured patients
• Perform repetitive tasks such as cleaning, disinfecting, stocking, and preparing treatment areas
• Maintain appropriate infection-control and sanitation standards in a fast-paced hospital environment
• Work around animal hair, dander, saliva, urine, feces, blood, bodily fluids, and other biological materials
• Work around common veterinary cleaning and disinfecting products, medications, and other hospital chemicals while following appropriate safety protocols
• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when required
• Remain alert and responsive in a fast-paced, high-acuity Emergency environment during overnight hours

Candidates should be comfortable working in an environment where exposure to animals, animal-related allergens, medical waste, cleaning products, and bodily fluids is a routine part of veterinary medicine.

Grow Your Career at Dogwood

We believe exceptional technicians deserve exceptional support.

Our nursing team receives:

• Generous annual Continuing Education allowance
• Two paid CE days annually
• Mentorship alongside Board-Certified Criticalists and specialty clinicians
• Support for advanced certifications and VTS pathways
• Leadership development opportunities
• Career advancement throughout Emergency and Specialty Medicine

Full-Time Benefits

Competitive compensation based on experience, technical skill, and licensure.

Full-time team members enjoy:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Employee Pet Care Discounts
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Calm Health wellness resources
• Rocket Lawyer legal services for eligible team members and their immediate family
• Career advancement opportunities
• HeadStart Student Loan Support Program

Is This Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician Opportunity Right for You?

This opportunity is ideal for technicians who:

• Thrive in Emergency Medicine
• Enjoy working the overnight shift and managing unpredictable cases
• Stay calm and focused when patient conditions change quickly
• Value hands-on patient care and strong technician utilization
• Want to practice alongside five Board-Certified Criticalists
• Enjoy collaborating with Emergency Veterinarians and specialty clinicians
• Want to strengthen their emergency nursing skills
• Are committed to lifelong learning and clinical excellence
• Want to build a rewarding long-term career in Emergency and Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Ready to Own the Overnight?

If you're an experienced Overnight Veterinary Technician, Emergency Veterinary Technician, ER Vet Tech, Emergency Veterinary Nurse, Licensed Veterinary Technician, Registered Veterinary Technician, or Certified Veterinary Technician looking for a hospital where your experience is respected and your career can grow, we want to meet you.

Join Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency and help deliver exceptional Emergency Medicine when patients need it most.

Own the Overnight. Make an Impact. Grow With Dogwood.

Apply Today.

About Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency - Marietta

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency strives to be at the forefront of veterinary emergency and specialty medicine, to offer the most effective diagnostics, and treatment options for each of our patients. We are also committed to the veterinary profession, in partnering with veterinarians and advancing the practice of veterinary medicine.

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency is a proud partner of Innovetive Petcare. Where we believe that you are the future of veterinary medicine. Cultivate, innovate, develop, and collaborate. Excellent pet care comes from exceptional teams.

Equal Opportunity Employer Policy
Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. We are proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate based on age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability, or any other non-merit factor. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.