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Exceptional People Providing Excellent Care.

CVETS has quickly become Columbia’s only privately owned veterinary hospital that provides 24 Hour Emergency and Specialty Care in Surgery, Critical Care, Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, Radiology, Oncology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Dentistry in one facility. As one of the fastest growing privately owned specialty hospitals, CVETS is adding 15,000 sq. feet to the existing hospital. CVETS is a high-tech hospital where EzyVet, Smartflow and Cubex are just some of the tools our technicians utilize and CVETS has its own MRI and CT scanner.

CVETS is looking for experienced Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVT) with leadership experience to lead our surgery nursing team. The right candidate will thrive in a fast pace, rapidly changing environment. A generous sign on bonus is available for the right candidate and relocation reimbursement is available for candidates outside of the South Carolina area looking for a move that will push your career to the next level!

As a LVT with CVETS your primary responsibility is to support the hospital, and staff in the attainment of its mission. We are looking for individuals with strong patient care abilities and experience with patient triage. Critical care skills are highly valued!

Key Individual Responsibilities:

• Be punctual and have strong dependability with attendance, work ethic and responsibility
• Participate in continuing education programs with at least ten (10) credit hours in approved lectures/forums per year.
• Obtain or maintain membership in a professional society.
• Responsible work ethic including working with others, working independently, and prioritizing with leadership quality patient care and focus.
• The ability to demonstrate leadership qualities while maintaining harmonious interpersonal relations with the team.
• The ability to provide exceptional client service and patient care.
• The ability to work and interact professionally across departments and with external clients representing CVETS with the highest level of teamwork and solution driven thinking.
• The ability to demonstrate emotional maturity during high stress situations.

Basic Essential Functions of Nursing:

• Taking vital signs and obtaining patient medical history; Performing emergency first aid
• Specimen collection and performing laboratory procedures.
• Administration of medication under direction of veterinarian
• Radiology/Imaging skills required including X-ray’s, MRI’s, and CT Scans
• Patient preparation for surgical procedures, intake and discharge as required.
• Proactively communicate patient status to on coming shift and frequently with doctors to facilitate the highest level of patient care.

Applicant Qualifications

Education: Completion of a LVT certification program (preferred)

Certifications: Licensed/Certified Veterinary Technician, specialty certifications 

Experience: At least one year working as a veterinary technician; preferred experience in performing MRI/CT; Leadership experience a plus

Salary: Competitive compensation to commensurate with experience

The right candidate will be prepared to step into a leadership role to guide the surgery nursing team with daily nursing surgery schedule, training, and workflow. As nursing manager for surgery, you will need to be able to thrive in a rapidly growing and changing environment where exceptional patient care is expected and teamwork is the only way. 

As a leader, the ability to display emotional intelliegence in a fast pace environment while juggling many responsiblites is vital to the surgery team. The right candidate will possess the finesse needed to motivate and manage a team of highly skilled nurses.