Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician (Relief)

Job overview

The Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician (Relief) role is onsite in Princeton, NJ, and pays $25–$44 per hour. Veterinary Emergency Group’s mission is to help people and their pets when they need it most; this role supports emergency veterinary care in its hospitals. The technician provides nursing care across emergency cases, from triage through discharge, and works with doctors and teammates on treatment and diagnostics. The role also supports pet parents with compassionate communication during stressful situations.

What you'll do

• Provide triage, treatments, diagnostics, anesthesia, monitoring, and critical-care nursing
• administer medications and support IVs, CRIs, and blood transfusions
• perform CPR
• assist with diagnostics, imaging, sample collection, and tube placement
• use advanced techniques such as central lines, endoscopy, and ultrasounds
• support patients and pet parents through tests and treatments.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

emergency veterinary technician

veterinary emergency group

princeton nj

emergency veterinary care

triage

critical care

anesthesia

diagnostics

cpr

cvt rvt lvt lvmt

$25–$44/hour

rotating nights weekends holidays

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible work schedules, employee referral program, scrubs, company merchandise, and food at work.

Why this role

State credentialing as a veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, or LVMT) is required; 1+ years of veterinary technician experience is required, with emergency or specialty experience preferred. Nights, weekends, and holidays may be scheduled on a rotating or as-needed basis. The posting lists flexible schedules, referral rewards, scrubs, company merchandise, and food at work.

About the employer

Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) is hiring for this role. Industry: Veterinary Services. Sector: 54.