Certified Veterinary Technician, Day Shift

Are you a veterinary technician who is looking to advance your skills and expand your knowledge of veterinary medicine?  Is your ideal work environment one in which you receive detailed training and are not only encouraged to grow within the veterinary field, but are also provided support along the way?  Have you mastered wellness exams, vaccines, ear infections, nail trims, and routine spays, neuters, and dentals?  Do you want to positively impact pet’s lives by performing proficient patient triage, speedy trauma assessments, extensive diagnostics, emergency patient stabilization, and in-depth patient care?

Well, you’ve come to the right place, and we are so happy you found us!  At Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center (WVRC) in Waukesha Wisconsin, we encourage employee growth and take pride in our exceptional patient care.  Our emergency hospital is under one roof with ten different specialties including: anesthesia, cardiology, critical care, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, radiology, rehabilitation, and surgery.  We are fortunate to have over FIFTEEN board certified veterinarians and a technical team of over FORTY certified technicians including three veterinary technician specialists (VTSs) in emergency/critical care (ECC) and anesthesia.  Our technicians are entrusted to do all patient treatments, blood draws, tube placements, CRI calculations and SO much more on a wide variety of patients from a stable vomiting dog to a ventilation case.  Our hospital was proudly the 2025 Ethos Veterinary Health President’s Award winner, which recognizes well-run hospitals within the Ethos network that have shown sustained revenue and profit growth stem from great medicine, outstanding client service, and best-in-class resource utilization.  Hospitals excelling in these areas share common traits, including strong leadership and exceptional teams.

WVRC in Waukesha Wisconsin is eagerly searching for a full-time veterinary technician to join our first-shift emergency team.  Could that be you?

We are offering a $1500 hiring bonus for this role!

• Candidates for this role must hold a certified veterinary technician (CVT) license in the state of Wisconsin OR are planning on obtaining their CVT license within nine months of hire.
• This is a full-time position, working first-shift in the emergency department of a busy 24/7/365 hospital, therefore the candidate must be available 36-40 hours per week, every other weekend, and four out of the eight company-recognized holidays a year.  Shift details, (such as length of shifts, start and end times, and number of days a week) will be discussed at the time of a scheduled interview and will be based on the current needs of the department.
• Technical skill sets such as restraint, phlebotomy, catheter placement, general nursing care, and drug calculation experience are required. General anesthesia and anesthesia monitoring knowledge, and the ability to calculate CRI’s is preferred.
• Fluent English skills (speaking and reading) are required for the role.  Fluency in a language (or languages) other than English is a plus!

• Minimum of one year of veterinary technician experience (emergency experience preferred but not required)
• Recognizes and accepts change by acknowledging it is essential for continuing to reach high levels of outstanding patient care
• Accepting constructive feedback about one’s performance and the ability to use that feedback to make immediate adjustments
• Desire to work in a collaborative environment and a commitment to develop long-term relationships with colleagues, clients, and our community
• Possess excellent communication skills with the ability to adjust communication in-the-moment based on individuals and situations
• An advocate for exceptional patient care, comfort, and safety
• Self-motivated with a passion for veterinary medicine with an ever-lasting goal of advancing one’s own knowledge and skills
• Ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment

• We offer a competitive hourly wage which is based on experience and skillset. 
• We are moving into a large, shiny-and-new hospital in September 2025, and we can’t wait to share it with our community!
• Benefits for full-time employees include:
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401K with a small company match
  • Long-term disability (standard) and short-term disability (optional)
  • Life insurance options
  • $170/year uniform allowance
  • Paid time off is accrued based on hours worked; full-time employees accrue approximately three weeks per year; accrual rates increase after 5 and 10 years of employment
  • Pet benefits for personal and family pets
  • Continuing education money and day allowance
  • Other benefit programs include: LegalEASE, BenefitHub, pumpkin (pet insurance), NortonLifeLock, and One Pass Select
• Onsite Veterinary Social Worker available to employees and clients
• Onsite Human Resource Manager
• Extensive training for all employees with our Learning & Development Trainers to advance their skills and career goals
• Referral bonuses for the hire of veterinarians and certified technicians