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Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital is Hiring an Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician (RVT) Near Durham, NC
Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician (RVT) Durham, NC
Title: Registered Veterinary Technician- Internal Medicine Schedule: FT Hours - Internal Medicine technicians are on-call for endoscopic emergency anesthesia 5-7 days per month.
Job Summary
The Internal Medicine technician is an integral part in ensuring a functioning and efficient service to clients and their pets. The Internal Medicine technician will assist the Internist in starting appointments, discharging patients, providing exceptional nursing care to patients, maintaining paperwork, client education, and having exceptional client communication skills to maintain relationships with families who are coping with their pet’s chronic illnesses. The Internal Medicine technician will also be responsible for inducing and maintaining anesthesia for patients undergoing CT scans and endoscopic procedures. A solid knowledge base of anesthesia and analgesia is a must.
Essential Job Functions
Regular duties include client communication and education; taking patient histories; in-patient nursing care, monitoring and treatments; medication calculations and administration; venipuncture; IV catheter placement; digital radiography and more.
Assist our Internal Medicine doctors and other team members
Restrain animals safely using stress-free handling techniques
Work collaboratively and positively with all coworkers
Enter medical record notes and ensure that information in medical record is accurate and up to date in a timely fashion
Provide nursing care to hospitalized patients and medical care to outpatients
Admit Internal Medicine patients for outpatient visits and obtain through history including current medications and dosages, response to treatment and side effects, intensity and duration
Ability to admit Internal Medicine patients for hospitalization, enter hospitalization orders and charges, appropriately round ICU on the case
Successfully use all in house laboratory equipment to provide accurate results
Safely and effectively take digital radiographs
Be able to calculate drug dosages
Give medications via all prescribed routes: PO, SC, IM, IV
Proficiency with venous catheterization
Possess or acquire knowledge of frequently performed reference laboratory tests and proper shipment protocols (ACTH Stim, GI Profiles, Bile Acids, etc).
Effectively care for and communicate with clients
Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia for internal medicine procedures such as endoscopy, bone marrow aspirates, and CT scans
Clean and maintain endoscopy room and supplies
Ability to maintain and care for anesthesia equipment
Required Education and Experience
Graduation from high school or GED equivalent
Associates degree in Veterinary Technology or higher
Current RVT in NC
2 years of work experience as a veterinary technician in a veterinary specialty/ER setting
1 years of work experience as an internal medicine technician (preferred)
In addition to a competitive salary, TVRH offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
Health, vision, and dental
HSA and FSA Plans
Short-term and long-term disability
Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity
Life Insurance
401k with employer match
Paid Parental Leave
Internal benefits include PTO, CE PTO and allowance, uniform allowance, and veterinary services discount.