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| **Company** | Ethos Veterinary Health |
| **Location** | Redwood City, CA |
| **Salary** | $38/hr |
| **Type** | Full Time |
| **Posted** | Sep 22, 2026 |
## Description

![](https://assets.jazz.co/customers/customer_20170327213415_XFZHQ3KMDU0O7KXS/layout/20240703190144-image.png)

**CCU Veterinary Technician / RVT**  

Full-Time | Swing or Overnight Shift  
**$30–$38 per hour,** based on experience  
**$5.50/hr differential** for hours worked between 6pm-6am  
Sign-on bonus up to **$5,000**

SAGE Redwood City is seeking an experienced Veterinary Technician or Registered Veterinary Technician to join our Critical Care Unit (CCU). This position is ideal for a skilled veterinary professional who enjoys managing complex cases, providing advanced patient care, and collaborating with a dedicated emergency and specialty team.

**Responsibilities**

- Provide hands-on nursing care for critically ill and hospitalized patients.
- Closely monitor patients and promptly communicate changes in their condition.
- Administer medications, treatments, and continuous rate infusions (CRIs).
- Perform blood-product transfusions and monitor patients for transfusion reactions.
- Place and manage IV catheters, sampling lines, central lines, and nasogastric tubes.
- Collect and process diagnostic samples.
- Maintain accurate medical records and treatment sheets.
- Assist with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency procedures.
- Collaborate with veterinarians and team members to ensure continuity of care.
- Communicate compassionately and professionally with pet owners.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and well-stocked treatment environment.

**Qualifications**

- Previous veterinary technician experience in emergency, specialty, critical care, or a progressive general practice setting.
- Current California Registered Veterinary Technician license preferred.
- Experience caring for critically ill or hospitalized patients.
- Proficiency with blood-product transfusions, CRIs, NG tube placement, sampling line placement, and central line placement.
- Current CPR knowledge and the ability to respond calmly during emergencies.
- Strong patient-monitoring, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Availability to work a full-time swing or overnight schedule.

**Benefits**

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off
- Continuing education and licensure reimbursement
- VetBloom learning and development opportunities
- Uniform reimbursement
- Flexible spending and health savings account options
- Employer-paid disability and life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee pet-care benefits

**About Ethos Veterinary Health**

SAGE Veterinary Centers is part of Ethos Veterinary Health, a network of specialty and emergency hospitals dedicated to advancing veterinary medicine and delivering exceptional care. Our teams work collaboratively across disciplines to support patients, pet owners, and one another.

**Join Us**

If you are an experienced Veterinary Technician or RVT who is passionate about critical care nursing and wants to make a meaningful difference for hospitalized patients, we would love to hear from you.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

Ethos Veterinary Health is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
## Skills

- Emergency Procedures
- Medical Records
- Infusion Therapy
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr)
- Resuscitation
- Catheter Care
- Medication Administration
- Continuing Education
- Diagnostics
- Nursing Care
- Organizational Skills
- Central Line Management
- Communication
- Registered Veterinary Technician
- Continuity of Care
- Critical Care
## Benefits

- Professional Development
- Mental Health
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off (Pto)
- 401(k) Plans
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts

## How to Apply

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