Veterinary Technician (Small Animal Internal Medicine)

The McConnell Group, Inc. (TMG), a health science company and provider of clinical and research support services, is seeking an experienced Veterinary Technician to support a Small Animal Internal Medicine service in Tuskegee, Alabama. The position provides direct patient care and advanced clinical support in a veterinary teaching environment, working closely with faculty veterinarians, interns, veterinary students, hospitalized patients, and clients. The role is well suited to a technician who values teamwork, clinical learning, mentorship, and the careful coordination of complex medical cases.

Duties & Working Conditions

Responsibilities include

• Provide daily nursing care, safe handling, restraint, observation, and clinical monitoring of small animal patients receiving internal medicine services.

• Assist veterinarians with routine and specialized procedures, including physical examinations, diagnostic sample collection, medication administration, anesthesia monitoring, pain-management activities, CPR, and specialty procedures as assigned.

• Support and demonstrate veterinary technical skills for students and interns, including medication delivery, IV catheter placement, fluid therapy, bandaging, and patient monitoring.

• Coordinate patient schedules, maintain accurate medical records, and monitor inventory and supplies needed for efficient operation of the internal medicine service.

• Maintain internal medicine treatment areas, wards, and related equipment in a clean, organized, safe, and service-ready condition.

• Provide ongoing monitoring of hospitalized patients, document clinical observations, and promptly report significant changes in patient status to the veterinary team.

• Participate in academic rounds and contribute to the teaching and mentorship of veterinary students and rotating interns.

• Communicate appropriately with clients and support discharge education, home-care instructions, medication guidance, and follow-up information as directed by the veterinary team.

• Follow applicable hospital safety, infection-control, accreditation, animal-care, and regulatory requirements, including standards associated with IACUC, USDA, OSHA, and AVMA-COE.

• Assist other veterinary services when time and staffing permit and perform other related duties as assigned.