Registered Veterinary Technician, Emergency

$27–34 CAD/hr based on experience, with premiums for evening and overnight shifts

Full-time and part-time opportunities in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Schedule: 4 on, 4 off, including evenings, weekends, and rotating overnights (typically one month per year). Open to candidates interested in overnights only. Full-time and part-time positions considered based on staffing needs.

Step into a role where variety, challenge, and room to grow come standard. As a Registered Veterinary Technician at Fairfield Animal Hospital, you'll work alongside a collaborative team delivering emergency and critical care to small animal patients. Whether you're a new graduate or a seasoned RVT, you'll find a supportive, fast-paced environment that respects your experience at every level.

Why Join Fairfield Animal Hospital

At Fairfield Animal Hospital, part of Ethos Veterinary Health, you'll join a long-standing, community-rooted clinic celebrating 50 years of serving Kelowna's companion animals. As the only 24-hour emergency animal hospital in the Central Okanagan, Fairfield operates 24/7/365 on an emergency triage basis, giving you exposure to a steady, varied caseload. Voted the #1 Veterinary Hospital in the Central Okanagan and a repeat Gold winner for Best Emergency Vet, our team holds fast to a culture of respect, kindness, and community, with real investment in your growth and work-life balance.

In your day-to-day, you will:

• Handle, restrain, and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery
• Assist the veterinarian before, during, and after surgery
• Prepare and administer medications and vaccines under veterinarian direction
• Provide nursing care and monitoring for emergency and critical care patients
• Perform ongoing triage assessment and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Produce diagnostic radiographs, collect samples, and perform laboratory tests
• Provide wound and bandage care
• Counsel clients on animal health care
• Help mentor visiting practicum students and peers
• Work closely with veterinarians, technicians, and support teams
• Contribute to a positive, team-focused hospital culture

What You Bring

• Registration as a Veterinary Technologist, or recent graduate preparing to write the Veterinary Technician National Examination
• A passion for emergency and critical care medicine for small animals
• The ability to recognize and manage multiple priorities, including ongoing triage assessment
• Commitment to maintaining professional registration and continuing education
• Strong team skills with excellent oral and written communication
• Accuracy, organization, flexibility, and initiative
• The physical ability to meet the demands of the role: standing for extended periods, bending, crouching, and lifting
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to exceptional patient care

Perks & Benefits

Benefits for this role may include health insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement benefits, paid time off (including sick leave and vacation), short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance

• Competitive compensation, with premiums for evening and overnight shifts
• RRSP matching program
• Comprehensive extended health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Health & wellness benefit (annual allowance)
• Employee assistance program (professional counseling)
• Paid vacation time, sick days, and bereavement leave
• Uniform allowance
• Generous staff discounts on services and products, plus staff pet facilities
• Paid licensing and membership dues 
• Continuing education allowance plus paid conference days 

Location Highlight

Kelowna sits in the heart of the Okanagan Valley, known for its lakes, wineries, and year-round outdoor recreation. Fairfield's team enjoys the mix of a tight-knit community feel with easy access to hiking, water sports, and a growing local food and arts scene.

About Ethos Veterinary Health

Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.

Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You'll work alongside respected veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.

Here, mentorship is a two-way street. You'll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.

At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest level, together.

Join Us

At Ethos, this isn't just a job, it's an opportunity to practice medicine at the highest level and help shape the future of veterinary care.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.