The Animal Emergency and Specialty Center in Reno, Nevada, is currently hiring a full-time Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our advanced imaging and endoscopy team.
We are seeking a detail-oriented, experienced Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) with a passion for diagnostic imaging. In this specialized role, the LVT will assist in performing advanced imaging procedures, including CT, ECG, ultrasound, digital radiograph, and endoscopy, ensuring precise and high-quality diagnostic support for our veterinary team. This position is ideal for a technician who is proficient in imaging modalities and committed to providing excellent patient care.
Job responsibilities as a licensed veterinary technician in our rehab facility include:
- Prepare patients for advanced imaging procedures, including proper positioning and restraint
- Operate imaging equipment (CT, ultrasound, endoscopy) safely and efficiently
- Monitor anesthesia during imaging procedures, ensuring patient safety and comfort
- Assist in maintaining and calibrating imaging equipment
- Adhere to radiation safety protocols and maintain proper documentation
- Collaborate with radiologists, cardiologists, and veterinarians for image review and interpretation
- Accurately log and archive images in the PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System)
- Maintain cleanliness, organization, and sterility in the imaging suite and endoscopy equipment
- Provide clear communication to clients about imaging processes when necessary
- Support cross-training in other departments as needed
A full-time position will result in:
Compensation: $ 28/hour based on skill and experience level.
Paid Health Insurance: We provide a PPO plan, allowing you to choose your own physician. Our plan features low deductibles and a low co-pay. If you prefer to keep your current health insurance plan, we offer a stipend of $500 per month to help cover your insurance costs.
Uniform allowance: We provide employees with an annual $500 uniform allowance and a $160 shoe allowance.
Generous employee pet discount
Opportunity to participate in our retirement plan
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Continuing education We provide a $1250/year continuing education allowance for all full-time licensed technicians.
AESC is a unique place. The hospital is privately owned by local veterinarians, and our philosophy has always been that if we practice good medicine and treat our people and our clients well, we will be successful. We keep our fees as reasonable as we can, which allows our staff to feel good about what we do. Despite exponential growth over the past couple of years, the hospital still has a family feel, and our people know that we care about them. Doctors and staff stay with us because they are proud of the medicine we practice and appreciate our culture. Reno is a smaller city with close proximity to the beautiful eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and Lake Tahoe along with the Truckee River and access to great open spaces of Nevada’s high desert making it the perfect location for an outdoor enthusiast with skiing, hiking, mountain biking, camping, fishing and trail running right outside your door. If you love what you do, want to keep learning and growing, and want to provide the best care to your patients and help save lives every day, join the incredible team at Animal Emergency and Specialty Center.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- License reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Uniform allowance
- Vision insurance
Experience:
Work Location: In person
