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Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician

DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital

Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician

Portland, OR
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital is hiring a full-time VETERINARY TECHNICIAN to join our Internal Medicine team.

    Wage: Starts at $21-$25 hourly.

    Why do employees love working for DoveLewis?

    • We live up to our mission of providing the best emergency, critical, and specialty care to our patients.
    • Your work makes a difference to the animal-loving community and to individual pet owners on a daily basis
    • You learn so much! We are a teaching hospital dedicated to the growth of our employees.

    As a Technician in our internal medicine department, you will be responsible for providing our clients with a top-notch experience as well as working closely with the internist to manage chronic and new internal medicine patients. You will also assist the internist with diagnostics including GI endoscopy, CSF collection, arthrocentesis, bone marrow aspiration/biopsy, percutaneous endoscopic gastric tubes, and more. In addition, you will manage communication with owners and take detailed histories, calculate medical dosages and administer medications, run in-house lab work, place tubes and catheters, assist with procedures, run anesthesia and support the doctor in any way needed.

    What are we looking for in a candidate?

    • Minimum of three years working in the veterinary field as a technician or experienced assistant.
    • Preferred minimum of one year specialty small animal care experience.
    • CVT or LVT strongly preferred.
    • Any suitable combination of experience or education may substitute for the above.

    To be considered for this position, you MUST complete the online application and upload a resume. Resumes received without a completed online application will not be considered.

    Our employees receive generous health benefits, a veterinary discount, premium pay for holidays worked, and accrued vacation time. DoveLewis is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity and a drug-free workplace. Pre-employment drug screen for illegal substances and background screen required.