DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital
Certified Veterinary Technician (Recovery/Surgery)
Portland, US
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 15 days ago
Patient CareCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Join a Team Focused on Exceptional Recovery Care At DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital, our patients deserve more than excellent medicine — they deserve an exceptional recovery experience. We are seeking a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) to join a newly focused team dedicated to helping surgical and hospitalized patients recover
- safely, efficiently, and compassionately. This role is ideal for a technician who enjoys anesthesia recovery, patient monitoring, nursing care, and coordination across teams. Recovery Team CVTs work closely with surgery, anesthesia, specialty, and inpatient teams to ensure patients recover smoothly following procedures while supporting continuity of care
Responsibilities
- Place and maintain IV catheters and support fluid therapy needs.
- Provide compassionate nursing care to support patient comfort and healing.
- Support seamless patient handoffs between departments.
- Coordinate patient transportation throughout the hospital to support efficient patient flow.
- Provide updates to referring veterinary hospitals to support continuity of care.
- Hospital Support & Operations Help maintain clean, organized, and efficient recovery and treatment areas.
- Assist with treatment space turnover to support patient flow and efficiency.
- Drive the hospital transport van as needed.
- Support training and onboarding of new team members.
Requirements
- Current Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) license in good standing (or ability to obtain Oregon licensure).
- Ability to prioritize multiple patient needs while maintaining attention to detail and compassion.
- Comfort working in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment.
Nice to have
- Join a Team Focused on Exceptional Recovery Care At DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital, our patients deserve more than excellent medicine - they deserve an exceptional recovery experience.
- This role is ideal for a technician who enjoys anesthesia recovery, patient monitoring, nursing care, and coordination across teams.
- Recovery Team CVTs work closely with surgery, anesthesia, specialty, and inpatient teams to ensure patients recover smoothly following procedures while supporting continuity of care and outstanding client experiences.
- If you are energized by patient advocacy, anesthesia recovery, collaboration, and helping patients move through critical moments successfully, we would love to meet you.
- Our teams care for some of the most medically complex and critically ill patients in the region while supporting the human-animal bond at every stage of care.
- As a Recovery Team CVT, you will play a key role in helping patients transition safely following anesthesia and procedures while supporting inpatient treatment and continuity of care.
- Patient Recovery & Monitoring Recover patients following anesthesia and sedation procedures.
- Monitor patient comfort, pain levels, mentation, cardiovascular and respiratory status, and overall recovery progress.
Benefits
- Client & Referral Communication Support patient discharges through client education and discharge instruction review.
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