***This role has a $5,000 sign-on bonus . Bonus paid at 30 days and has a mandatory 12-month retention period***
Credentialed Veterinary Technicians don't come along every day — and we know it.
VCA Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center of Kalamazoo is looking for a compassionate, experienced Licensed Veterinary Technician to join an ER/ICU overnight team that values your skills, respects your expertise, and gives you the tools to actually use them. This is a hands-on role where your skills and experience will be put to real use — patient care, treatment support, anesthesia, surgery assisting, and everything in between.
Overnight shifts put you at the center of the action — this is when the most critical, high-acuity cases come through the door, giving you hands-on experience you simply can't get anywhere else. With a smaller, tight-knit overnight team, you'll take on more autonomy and responsibility, sharpening your clinical skills in triage, critical care, and emergency procedures.
This Overnight role comes with shift differential pay on top of your base rate, plus a quieter, more focused environment between emergencies to really connect with your patients. If you thrive under pressure and want to fast-track your growth as a technician, overnights are where the real learning happens.
Compensation : $24.00 - $34.00 / hr based on skill set, experience and licensure status.
Schedule : Full-time (3) 12 hr shifts. Overnights
Learn more about us here: https://vcahospitals.com/kalamazoo
What You'll Do
Whether you're a credentialed veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT) or a technician in training, we want you using every skill you've worked hard to build:
Certified Veterinary Technician Skills, ER/ICU
Triage incoming emergency patients, quickly assessing severity and prioritizing care in high-acuity, fast-moving situations
Monitors critical patients continuously overnight, providing scheduled treatments, tracking vitals and recognizing early signs of deterioration
Places IV catheters, draws blood, and manages fluid therapy and CRIs for critically ill patients
Assists with stabilization and emergency procedures, including CPR, oxygen therapy, and wound management for trauma and critical cases
Administers medications accurately per veterinarian orders, including emergency drugs and controlled substances, with careful documentation
Performs and assists with diagnostics overnight — radiographs, blood work, and point-of-care testing — to support rapid clinical decision-making
Manages recumbent and hospitalized ICU patients, including turning, padding, bladder management, and nutritional support
Maintains composure and sound clinical judgment under pressure, often with a smaller overnight team and greater independence
Communicates clearly and efficiently with the overnight veterinarian and team, providing timely updates on rapidly evolving cases
Maintains accurate, detailed medical records under time constraints, ensuring seamless handoff to the day team
As a CVT at VCA Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center of Kalamazoo , you'll work in a fast-paced, 24/7 emergency and specialty hospital in Portage, MI, gaining hands-on experience across emergency/critical care, diagnostic imaging, internal medicine, neurology and surgery. Our AAHA-accredited hospital was established in 2002 and has built a reputation for excellence, high-quality patient care, and a collaborative, team-based approach to medicine.
You'll work alongside board-certified specialists and a dedicated emergency team, tackling complex and high-acuity cases using state-of-the-art technology in a hospital that values communication and teamwork as much as clinical skill. It's an environment built for CVTs who want to keep learning, stay challenged, and grow their technical skills in emergency and specialty medicine.
We're looking for someone positive, motivated, and ready to bring ideas to the table — our team meets frequently, and your input genuinely shapes how we grow. We…