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Veterinary Outpatient Technician, SCVIM
Ethos Veterinary HealthColorado Springs, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 May 2026
💰 $66,000/yr($46,000/yr – $66,000/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.
As our hospital continues to expand, we are actively growing our team to support a rising caseload and the upcoming addition of two new specialists. This is an exciting period of strategic growth for SCVIM, offering team members the opportunity to be part of a thriving, collaborative environment with strong leadership and a stable, engaged team.
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.
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.
As our hospital continues to expand, we are actively growing our team to support a rising caseload and the upcoming addition of two new specialists. This is an exciting period of strategic growth for SCVIM, offering team members the opportunity to be part of a thriving, collaborative environment with strong leadership and a stable, engaged team.
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.
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:
- $23 - $33/hr, based on experience and skillset
- Full Time
- 4 x 10-hour shifts weekly
- Weekends/holidays as necessary
- Provides compassionate patient care, keeping patients clean, dry, and comfortable.
- Alerts the veterinarian(s) to changes in patients’ condition.
- Keeps up to date medical records with consideration of referral veterinarians changes in care.
- Recognizes patients with contagious disease and follows relevant procedures.
- Provides safe and effective patient restraint.
- Medicates patients by order of prescribing veterinarian or technician.
- Uses proper safety techniques and positioning for radiological procedures.
- Assists with and documents patient treatments.
- Walks, cleans, and feeds patients.
- Sets up and performs with procedures, such as IV catheterization and other common treatments.
- Performs venipuncture on commonly used veins.
- Places urinary catheters.
- Performs anesthesia and sedation for common procedures.
- Sets up and assists veterinarian with common procedures ie: endoscopy
- Performs CT scans
- Places nasal cannulas for oxygen delivery.
- Places nasoesophageal and nasogastric tubes in patients.
- Fills prescriptions accurately; asks for guidance if necessary.
- Runs lab tests as needed in hospital.
- Discharges of hospitalized patients.
- Processes patient medication refills accurately.
- Admits patients for outpatient procedures.
- Properly packages and sends samples to outside laboratories.
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