Registered Veterinary Technician/Technologist (RVT) - Walker Road Animal Hospital
Are you an RVT looking for an emergency veterinary role where your skills are valued, your voice is heard, and you can work alongside an experienced and supportive team?
Join Walker Road Animal Hospital, a dynamic 24-hour general, emergency, and critical care hospital in Windsor, Ontario, where no two days are the same. Our team sees a diverse range of emergency and critical care cases while also providing some wellness care, giving our RVTs the opportunity to build their skills and explore their clinical interests.
Why Join Walker Road Animal Hospital?
Our greatest strength is our team. We genuinely support one another, both professionally and personally, and have created an environment where everyone feels valued and cared for.
Our team includes 9 DVMs, 21 RVTs/VAs, 6 VAs, 7 Client Care Representatives, and 2 administrative team members, including full-time, part-time, casual, locum, and independent contract team members.
We are proud to support veterinary professionals at every stage of their careers. Many of our team members began their careers with us as new graduates and have grown within our organization through mentorship and ongoing development opportunities. At the same time, our team includes clinicians with extensive industry experience, creating a collaborative environment where knowledge is shared and professional growth is encouraged.
Whether we're celebrating achievements, sharing knowledge, leveraging each other's strengths, or helping a teammate through a difficult time, we work together as a united team. Emergency medicine can be demanding, but we maintain a positive, engaging, and supportive workplace where collaboration, compassion, and camaraderie help us provide the best possible care for our patients and their families.
A Diverse and Engaging Caseload
Our hospital primarily sees emergency and critical care patients, providing RVTs with the opportunity to work with a varied and interesting caseload.
Our veterinary team also has special interests in:
Exotic companion animals, including pocket pets and birds
Soft tissue surgery
Emergency and critical care medicine
We offer advanced diagnostic tools, including ultrasound and endoscopy, helping our team provide high-quality, comprehensive patient care.
Our brand-new facility was designed to support around-the-clock veterinary care and provide our team with the tools and space they need to deliver excellent medicine.
As an RVT, you’ll have the opportunity to be involved in a variety of cases and develop your skills in areas such as emergency nursing, anesthesia, diagnostics, patient monitoring, treatment, and critical care.
Mentorship & Professional Growth
Whether you're an experienced emergency RVT or looking to build your confidence in emergency medicine, you'll have the opportunity to learn alongside a knowledgeable and collaborative team.
We believe in supporting emerging professionals while also providing experienced RVTs with opportunities to share their knowledge and continue developing their own skills. Our team culture encourages questions, collaboration, case discussion, and learning from one another.
If there are particular areas of veterinary nursing you'd like to develop, we'd love to hear about them and explore how we can support your professional goals.
What You’ll Do
As an RVT at Walker Road Animal Hospital, you’ll play an important role in providing high-quality patient care. Your responsibilities may include:
Providing nursing care to emergency, critical care, and hospitalized patients
Monitoring patients and recognizing changes in their condition
Assisting with anesthesia and surgical procedures
Performing and assisting with diagnostic procedures, including imaging
Supporting emergency and critical care cases from triage through treatment and recovery
Administering medications and treatments
Placing and managing IV catheters and fluid therapy
Communicating…