Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician/Assistant

CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is an independently owned 24-hour Emergency and Specialty Referral Hospital in Charlotte, NC that offers its employees a fun company culture, supportive work environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth! Board-certified specialty services offered include internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology, and ophthalmology. Our advanced diagnostic services include ultrasonography and echocardiography, electroencephalography, endoscopy, rapid-scan CT imaging, high field MRI, and cardio cath lab, in addition to many others.

Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is seeking experienced veterinary technicians for our busy Internal Medicine (IM) Service. IM Technicians are responsible for facilitating client consultations, maintaining daily charting/charges for emergency transfers or hospitalized patients, facilitating in-house procedures, and more. Efficiency and attention to detail are imperative. At CARE, IM technicians work side by side with board-certified Internists using advanced equipment such as CT, endoscopy, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy!

• High School degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years of veterinary technician experience is required
• RVT preferred, but not required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to lift up to 40 lbs. unassisted
• Emotionally intelligent
• Critical thinking skills
• The ability to safely restrain patients for extended periods of time
• Proficiency with technology, including electronic medical record systems, automated lab analyzers, digital radiology, etc.

Shift Available:

• 10-hour daytime shifts from 7am - 5pm, Monday - Thursday
• Rotating On-call Schedule for Holidays and Weekends will be required
• Overtime available

Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician Responsibilities include:

• Assisting the Internists in all aspects of care
• Providing advanced nursing care to patients with compassion
• Performing venipuncture (jugular, cephalic, saphenous)
• IV Catheter placement
• Performing automated and manual laboratory analysis
• Digital radiology
• Performing medical calculations
• Inducing anesthesia, endotracheal intubation, and monitoring anesthesia
• Providing compassionate customer service to our clients

Benefits include:

• An initial 80-hours of PTO (increases with tenor)
• Company Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k with Company Match
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• $1,500/yr HRA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount
• $750/yr CE Allowance
• Uniform Allowance
• Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

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