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Veterinary Outpatient Technician, SCVIM
Ethos Veterinary HealthColorado Springs, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Jun 2025
💰 $68,000/yr($44,000/yr – $68,000/yr)
About the role
Veterinary Outpatient Technician
Join our team at Southern Colorado Veterinary Internal Medicine and Oncology (SCVIM), where we are proud of our longstanding tradition of delivering exceptional specialized care to pets across Southern Colorado. Recently honored with the Ethos Elite Award for our outstanding leadership and culture, SCVIM stands as one of the largest veterinary internal medicine practices in the country.
Despite our growth, we remain deeply connected to our community, providing personalized care and fostering strong, lasting relationships with our clients. Our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with advanced technology, including ultrasound, video endoscopy, CT scanning, and chemotherapy services, allowing us to offer comprehensive and compassionate specialty care.
As our Internal Medicine service continues to grow, we’re seeking a dedicated Outpatient Technician to support a new Internist joining our team.
Position Overview:
The purpose of this position is to ensure quality care for pets and promote greater efficiency by relieving veterinarians of technical and administrative work. The Outpatient Veterinary Technician performs a variety of patient and client-care duties and conducts patient assessments and performs procedures and treatments. This person communicates clearly with the veterinarians, other hospital personnel, and clients to ensure that patients receive the care they need. The Outpatient Veterinary Technician provides for patient and client comfort by keeping the hospital clean and presentable.
Compensation:
Join our team at Southern Colorado Veterinary Internal Medicine and Oncology (SCVIM), where we are proud of our longstanding tradition of delivering exceptional specialized care to pets across Southern Colorado. Recently honored with the Ethos Elite Award for our outstanding leadership and culture, SCVIM stands as one of the largest veterinary internal medicine practices in the country.
Despite our growth, we remain deeply connected to our community, providing personalized care and fostering strong, lasting relationships with our clients. Our state-of-the-art facility is equipped with advanced technology, including ultrasound, video endoscopy, CT scanning, and chemotherapy services, allowing us to offer comprehensive and compassionate specialty care.
As our Internal Medicine service continues to grow, we’re seeking a dedicated Outpatient Technician to support a new Internist joining our team.
Position Overview:
The purpose of this position is to ensure quality care for pets and promote greater efficiency by relieving veterinarians of technical and administrative work. The Outpatient Veterinary Technician performs a variety of patient and client-care duties and conducts patient assessments and performs procedures and treatments. This person communicates clearly with the veterinarians, other hospital personnel, and clients to ensure that patients receive the care they need. The Outpatient Veterinary Technician provides for patient and client comfort by keeping the hospital clean and presentable.
Compensation:
- $22 - $34/hr, based on experience and skillset
- Full Time
- 4 x 10-hour shifts weekly
- Weekends/holidays as necessary
- Provides compassionate patient care and ensures comfort and hygiene
- Monitors patient condition and alerts veterinarians to changes
- Maintains accurate and up-to-date medical records
- Follows protocols for contagious diseases and safe patient restraint
- Assists with diagnostics, treatments, and procedures (e.g., catheter placement, venipuncture, anesthesia, endoscopy, CT scans)
- Administers medications under veterinary or technician direction
- Performs lab work, fills prescriptions, and processes medication refills
- Admits and discharges patients for outpatient and inpatient care
- Manages feeding, walking, and basic care for hospitalized patients
- Packages and sends lab samples to external laboratories
- Keeps the hospital clean, stocked, and organized
- Launders linens and maintains a sanitary environment
- Generates and communicates financial estimates for patient care
- Takes initiative to assist teammates and stay productive during downtime
- Assist in inventory counting and processing
- Troubleshooting medical equipment
- Assist in training veterinary assistants
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