Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician (RVT) or Assistant

Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental

HSA and FSA plans

Short-term and long-term disability

Life Insurance

401(k) with employer match

PTO and CE PTO

Uniform allowance

Veterinary services discount

Job summary

Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital in Durham, NC is seeking an Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician (RVT) or Assistant to support our internist and team. The role involves starting appointments, discharging patients, and delivering high-quality nursing care while educating clients and maintaining records.

Responsibilities include in-patient care, venipuncture, radiography, anesthesia induction and recovery for procedures, and collaboration with staff to ensure accurate documentation and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 2 years of veterinary assistant or RVT experience in specialty/ER.
• Preferred 1+ year as internal medicine RVT or assistant.
• Associate degree in Veterinary Technology or higher preferred.
• Current NC RVT and/or VTS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist Internal Medicine doctors and team members.
• Provide nursing care to hospitalized and outpatient patients.
• Take histories, monitor patients, and manage medications.
• Enter accurate medical records and communicate with clients.
• Induce and monitor anesthesia for procedures (RVT only).
• Maintain cleanliness of endoscopy and anesthesia areas.

Skills

Client communication

Nursing care

Venipuncture

Radiography

Anesthesia monitoring

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

2+ years veterinary assistant/RVT experience

Associate degree in Veterinary Technology

Current NC RVT or VTS

Tools

Digital radiography equipment

In-house laboratory equipment

IV catheter placement tools

Anesthesia equipment maintenance

Job description

Position: Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician (RVT) or Assistant

Location: Durham, NC

Job Id: 665

# of Openings: 1

Job Summary

The Internal Medicine technician or assistant is an integral part in ensuring a functioning and efficient service to clients and their pets. They 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.

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 the information in the 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 thorough 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
• 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 (RVT ONLY)
• 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
• 2+ years of work experience as a veterinary assistant or RVT in a veterinary specialty/ER setting

Preferred Education

• 1+ years of work experience as an internal medicine RVT or assistant
• Associate’s degree in Veterinary Technology or higher
• Current RVT and/or VTS in NC

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
• 401(k) with employer match

Internal benefits include PTO, CE PTO and allowance, uniform allowance, and veterinary services discount.