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VCA Animal Hospitals Internal Medicine Technician/Assistant in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Join The VCA Vet Care Animal Hospital and Referral Center Team!
Location: 9901 Montgomery Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87111
At VCA Vet Care Animal Hospital and Referral Center, you can be the Veterinary Technician you have always wanted to be! We have a unique culture in our hospital that values each person’s individual skill and personality. There’s something special about you and we are excited to learn more!
Compensation: is dependent on education, experience, credentials, location, nature of practice, schedule and additional responsibilities.
Our Internal Medicine Department is expanding! Come join our team!
Why We Want You!
As a member of the VCA team, you will support Technician and Doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient. You’ve worked hard for your credentials (CVT, RVT, LVT) and we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in. The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to:
The successful Internal Medicine candidate will be a believer in the possibilities of high-quality veterinary medicine and patient care—with the expertise and technical know-how to make them happen.
The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to:
Venipuncture
Catheter placement
Radiology
Anesthesia monitoring
Physical examinations and patient assessment
Laboratory work
Pharmacy
Patient recovery
Compassionate care for our hospitalized patients
Experience Requirements include:
Previous Emergency or Specialty experience
Excellent problem-solving abilities
Strong attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal skills and focus on client care
Strong written and oral communication skills
Familiar with common disease processes
Strong medical math skills. (Including being able to calculate fluid rate, common CRI’s and multimodal drug infusion.)
Able to obtain Blood pressure, ECG, Sp02, and ETC02 and integrate clinical signs with disease processes to assist doctors in early and appropriate intervention of patient care.
Administer medications, and treatments prescribed by a veterinarian
Experience in advanced imaging (preferred)
Experience in advanced procedures (preferred)
If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find Jobs.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
*We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at * vcacareers.com
If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find Jobs.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com