Experienced Veterinary Assistant/Technician
Full Time $17.00 - $25.00 / hourJob Overview
Compassionate Care. Critical Medicine. Career Growth.
If you’re an experienced Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Assistant looking to advance your emergency medicine skills in a supportive and fast-paced hospital, the Emergency Veterinary Clinic of Niceville (EVC) is ready for you.
As the only 24/7 emergency and critical care hospital in the Niceville and Emerald Coast region, we provide urgent veterinary services after hours, on weekends, and during holidays. Our team is known for its commitment to excellence, collaboration, and delivering compassionate care during high-stress moments.
Whether you’re already working in emergency vet med or ready to make the leap into it, you’ll find mentorship, challenge, and opportunity here.
🌟 Key Highlights:
- Full-Time Position with steady hours and opportunities for growth
- Shifts: Day, Evenings & Overnights shifts shared among the team for fairness and work- life balance
- Pay Range: $17–$25/hour (commensurate with veterinary experience)
- 📍 Location: 203 Government Ave, Niceville, FL 32578
🩺 What You’ll Do:
You’ll play a key role in supporting our emergency and critical care teams—helping deliver high-quality care when pets (and their people) need it most.
- Assist veterinarians and licensed technicians with emergency triage, urgent procedures, treatments, and surgery prep
- Provide skilled handling and restraint for critically ill, injured, or fractious patients
- Perform and support diagnostics: venipuncture, in-house lab work, radiographs, fecals, urinalysis, etc.
- Administer medications: oral, IM, SQ, and IV
- Monitor anesthesia and assist in surgical procedures, including induction and recovery
- Observe, monitor, and chart vitals and behavior of hospitalized patients overnight
- Maintain cleanliness, stock supplies, and support shift transitions
- Deliver excellent communication and client education when needed, including discharge instructions
✅ What You’ll Bring:
- Minimum 2+ years of veterinary experience, preferably in emergency, critical care, or specialty settings
- Proficient in patient restraint, IV catheter placement, blood draws, and emergency protocols
- Familiarity with anesthetic monitoring, surgical assisting, and post-op recovery protocols
- Comfort and competence in performing diagnostics (Idexx/Heska labs, fecals, urinalysis, cytology, etc.)
- Experience using veterinary software (PIMS) and medical recordkeeping systems
- Ability to stay focused and calm under pressure, especially during trauma cases or overnight surges
- A strong sense of initiative, accountability, and teamwork
- Flexible availability for nights, weekends, and holidays, on a rotating basis