Veterinary Technician Cardiology

Job Details

• Job Location:
  
  Walpole, MA 02081
• Position Type:
  Full-Time/Part-Time
• Salary Range: $26.00 - $36.00 Hourly
• Job Shift: Day
• Tufts V.E.T.S. is a multispecialty emergency and critical care VECCS level 1 certified facility in New England. It is an affiliate of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, providing a unique environment that integrates learning into a busy private practice setting. The hospital is committed to providing the highest standard of patient care from a wide range of specialty services including emergency and critical care, anesthesia, surgery, internal medicine, oncology, radiology, diagnostic imaging, ophthalmology, dermatology, cardiology, and urgent care.
  
  It continually seeks to unite highly skilled professionals in veterinary medicine to provide a collaborative environment that promotes and strengthens the human‑animal bond.
• Tufts V.E.T.S. strives to be a community where diversity and inclusion are a priority.

The Cardiology Veterinary Technician at Tufts VETS will play a crucial role in providing specialized care to patients with cardiovascular conditions. The role requires a strong background in veterinary medicine, exceptional technical skills, and a compassionate approach to patient care. The technician will assist the cardiologist in diagnosing, treating, and managing heart‑related conditions in patients, ensuring the highest standards of veterinary care.

The technician collaborates closely with veterinary teams, contributing to a multidisciplinary approach to animal health.

• Non‑Invasive Cardiovascular Services
  • Outpatient Receiving
    • Coordinate daily receiving schedule with doctors and liaison.
    • Coordinate daily patient diagnostic procedures.
    • Enter all patient charges for appointments and consultations.
    • Submit clinical pathology and anesthesia requests.
    • Submit and/or fill and sign‑off on patient prescriptions from the pharmacy.
    • Assist with filing and sending of outside scripts.
  • Electrocardiography
    • Enter patient data and obtain diagnostic ECG recordings.
    • Maintain and order supplies such as ECG paper, alligator clips, and batteries.
    • Interface with maintenance service.
    • Maintain ECG machines.
  • Non‑Invasive Blood Pressure
    • Obtain accurate blood pressure readings using Doppler, and maintain vitals recording in String soft.
    • Maintain and order supplies such as blood pressure cuffs and gel.
    • Maintain diagnostic equipment and manometers.
  • Echocardiography
    • Enter patient data in patient archive.
    • Assist with animal restraint during echocardiogram.
    • Coordinate ultrasound machine maintenance and biannual check‑ups.
    • Transfer ultrasound images to workstation.
    • Maintain ultrasound table.
    • Maintain and order supplies such as ultrasound gel, Isopropyl alcohol, and portable oxygen tank.
  • Centesis and Aspirates
    • Assist with procedure (handling, shave/prep site).
    • Submit samples for cytology, culture and/or fluid analysis.
    • Maintain and order supplies such as catheters and needles, extension sets, 3‑way stopcocks, syringes, and fluid collection devices.
  • Holter and Event Monitors
    • Hook up monitors.
    • Maintain patient log and communicate requirements with owners.
    • Receive and organize returned monitors; submit data to NAVIX where applicable.
    • Order and maintain monitors and associated supplies such as memory cards, electrodes, alcohol pads, and Holter vets.
  • Cardiac Nursing Care
    • Receive cardiology patients for routine and emergency appointments, including taking accurate histories and performing initial vitals acquisition.
    • Maintain an updated medical record; start SOAPs and document vitals in String soft.
    • Assist in admission of patients to ICU and help coordinate inpatient care/treatments when needed.
    • Collect blood and urine samples using proper techniques/sample handling.
    • Run in-house labs (renal panel w/ lytes, PCV/TPs, heartworm tests, blood gases, etc.).
    • Submit samples to clinical pathology or prepare for shipment to outside lab.
    • Administer medications as needed: PO, SQ, IM, IV.
    • Place IV catheters when need for inpatient hospitalization or outpatient procedures.
    • Administer flow‑by oxygen therapy as needed.
    • Perform digital radiographs.
    • Maintain and order supplies such as needles,…