Guardian Veterinary Specialists

Weekend and Overnight LVT

Brewster, New YorkFull-time
$30 - $40 hourly
About the Job
Overnight Differential Provided

$10,000 Signing Bonus.
$30.00 to $40.00 per hour – Pay Range.
License Transfer Cost Covered by Guardian Veterinary.

Veterinary Technician (Full-time/Part-time).
Guardian Veterinary Specialists-Brewster, NY.

About Us:
Guardian Veterinary Specialists is an independently owned, 24-hour veterinary emergency and specialty hospital, offering day, swing, overnight, weekend shifts. We are committed to providing the highest quality care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients. Join a dedicated team that practices advanced medicine and compassionate care in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Position Overview:
We are currently seeking Veterinary Technicians to join our team on both a full-time and part-time basis. You will work with a talented and supportive group, delivering top-notch care to our patients.

We adhere to our core principles of respect, collaboration, caring and integrity. Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Exciting opportunity to join a hospital where we practice compassionate patient care. Pay commensurate with experience and skill level. 

The culture of Guardian Veterinary is team oriented and is geared to our team members being who they are with our full support.  Guardian Veterinary has growth and learning opportunities.  We support your growth by investing in you and your future by providing CE, career advancement opportunities as Guardian Veterinary grows; mentorship & training; ability to learn from notable talented professionals.

 
Qualified applicants for this role:
  • Shift and Schedule: 3- or 4-day work week. Weekends, holidays and on calls required. 
  • Perform nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments. 
  • Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients. 
  • Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications 
  • Set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy. 
  • Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care. 
  • Collect samples and perform in house diagnostic tests 
  • Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and/or maintaining urinary catheters, nasoenteral tubes, nasal oxygen tubes, chest and abdominal tubes. 
  • Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia 
  • Perform vascular access techniques including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement. 
  • Participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans. 
  • Conduct treatments according to protocolized plans. 
  • Aid in managing patient care workload to ensure the patients are receiving uncompromised care. 
  • Organize work area and exercise time management skills to maximize personal efficiency within the practice. 
  • Prioritize tasks and handle multiple tasks in a calm manor
  • Client Communication
  • Additional duties as assigned based on position/department

Veterinary Technicians Must:
  • Must have NYS Veterinary Technician’s license. 
  • Some experience working in a veterinary hospital preferred.
  • Must have reliable transportation.
  • Able to perform moderately physically demanding work, that requires lifting (up to 50 pounds). 
  • Flexibility and the ability to accommodate shift work in a hospital that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Have great people skills. 
  • Communicate well in person, over email, and on the phone.  
  • Love of animals and a passion to help and heal, first and foremost. 
  • Good work ethi.c 
  • Competitive wages with overnight differential.
  • 401(k) with employer contribution. 
  •  Health, Dental and vision insurance. 
  • Employee pet health care discounts.  
  • Paid time off. 
  • Parental leave. 
  • Referral program.

The hourly pay range is $30 to $40 per hour.

For those NOT local to NY and NOT licensed as Veterinary Technicians in NY we would cover the cost for those Veterinary Technicians to get their license to practice in NY

JOIN US:
If you’re ready to work at the forefront of veterinary medicine and be part of a passionate, expert-driven team, Guardian Veterinary Specialists is the place for you.

About Guardian Veterinary Specialists
A state-of-the-art facility. Skilled, compassionate veterinarians. A commitment to the community. And an overarching mission to say “yes” to helping as many pets as possible. This is what Guardian Veterinary Specialists is all about.

Our State-of-the-Art Facility

With a completely renovated 29,000-square-foot animal hospital in Brewster, New York, our facility serves pet owners and referring veterinarians throughout Putnam, Dutchess, Westchester, Orange, Rockland and Bronx counties in New York, Fairfield County in Connecticut—and beyond.

This modern, full-service facility includes:

Three surgery suites
14 exam rooms
A sophisticated intensive care unit
An isolation ward
Complete in-house diagnostic laboratory
Comprehensive onsite diagnostic imaging capabilities including MRI, CT, fluoroscopy, ultrasound and digital x-ray
Separate chemotherapy and endoscopy areas
A dedicated inpatient feline ward and separate feline waiting room area
A large rehabilitation center with a custom-designed, full-size therapy pool
Custom-designed private room for owners to visit their pets
In addition, we have a private, graciously appointed comfort room for those times when pet owners must make the difficult decision to let their pets go. Thanks to the generosity of a caring benefactor, pet owners have a serene setting in which to spend some peaceful last moments with their beloved pet and say goodbye.

Skilled Veterinarians, Advanced Capabilities

Equipped with the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies and staffed by board-certified veterinary specialists, licensed veterinary technicians and trained support staff, Guardian Veterinary Specialists provides the highest quality medical and surgical care in multiple disciplines, including:

24/7 Emergency & Critical Care
Blood Bank Program
Cardiology
Diagnostic imaging
Internal Medicine
Neurology & Neurosurgery
Ophthalmology
Oncology
Pets Get Fit
Rehabilitation Service
Surgery
Our Commitment to the Community

At Guardian Veterinary Specialists, we’re serious about giving back and making high-quality veterinary care accessible to as many pets as possible. That’s why we offer registered nonprofit animal shelters and rescue groups a generous 50% discount on our medical and surgical services.

We also support the region’s primary care veterinarians by sharing resources, ideas and knowledge—including through continuing education. This, in turn, helps them to help their patients and pet-owner clients.