Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician
Description
Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician:
Love a good medical mystery? Enjoy learning something new and working with people who share your passion? Join our Internal Medicine team at ECoVets (a privately owned veterinary Specialty and ER hospital)!
You’ll work alongside our Internal Medicine Specialist and specialty teams to help uncover answers for patients with complex medical conditions. From advanced diagnostics and specialized treatments to hands-on patient care and patient monitoring, you’ll put your skills and curiosity to work every day.
Get ready for exciting, minimally invasive urinary, respiratory, and GI procedures alongside an adventurous, fun, and progressive veterinary internist who loves exploring new possibilities in patient care!
We’re looking for a technician who is seeking to grow their career in the specialty field learning new skills, performing advanced procedures, communicating with kindness, and enjoys connecting the pieces of a challenging case. Strong technical skills matter—and so do teamwork, mutual respect, and a willingness to keep learning.
What makes ECoVets special? Our people. We’re a fun, supportive team where coworkers become friends, laughter is part of the day, and we enjoy spending time together outside of work, too. We take excellent patient care seriously and love having a team we can count on.
Bring your skills, your curiosity, and your sense of humor. Come grow with us at ECoVets!
Skills & Responsibilities
- Assist with endoscopy and minimally invasive diagnostic procedures.
- Feeding tube placement and maintenance.
- Support ultrasound-guided procedures, fine needle aspirates, and diagnostic sample collection.
- Assist with bone marrow procedures and other specialized diagnostic techniques.
- Perform IV catheter placement, venipuncture, advanced laboratory sample collection.
- Assist with blood transfusions.
- Provide anesthesia, patient monitoring and recovery.
- Monitor hospitalized patients, assist with the management of gastrointestinal, endocrine, respiratory, renal, hepatic, hematologic, and immune-mediated diseases.
- Prepare patients, equipment, and supplies for specialized diagnostic procedures.
- Assist with diagnostic imaging including ultrasound, digital radiographs, fluoroscopy, CT.
- Urinary catheter placement.
- Extracorporeal blood purification (hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, hemoperfusion and therapeutic plasma exchange).
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
You’re a skilled, compassionate veterinary technician who loves learning, enjoys a good medical challenge, and believes great patient care starts with great teamwork!
Our ideal candidates bring:
- Hands-on experience: Previous veterinary technician experience, ideally in Internal Medicine, Emergency, Neurology, Critical Care, Surgery, Anesthesia, or another specialty.
- Strong clinical skills: Confidence with venipuncture, IV catheter placement, laboratory sample collection, and monitoring hospitalized patients.
- A solid medical foundation: Knowledge of veterinary treatments, diagnostic procedures, pharmacology, fluid therapy, anesthesia, and patient safety.
- A curious mind: An interest in advanced diagnostics, complex cases, and connecting the clues that help us find answers.
- An attentive eye: The ability to notice subtle changes in a patient’s condition and speak up when something needs attention.
- Clear communication and thoughtful problem-solving: Strong organizational skills and the ability to stay calm, focused, and compassionate when the day gets busy.
- A team collegial attitude: A willingness to jump in, support coworkers, and collaborate with doctors, technicians, assistants, and hospital leadership.
- A desire to keep growing: A commitment to excellent medicine, continued education, and sharing knowledge with others.
Bring your curiosity, kindness, and sense of humor—we’re excited to meet you!
