MTS Level 6 - Registered Veterinary Technician - Small Animal Hospital Medicine and Float (Days) - Veterinary Teaching Hospital - Atlantic Veterinary College

Are you a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) looking to grow your skills in small animal medicine within a supportive, collaborative environment?

Join our Small Animal Internal Medicine service at the UPEI Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where you’ll work alongside board-certified Internal Medicine Specialists and experienced Medicine Technicians who are committed to mentorship, training, and your professional development.

Why Join Us?

• Structured, supportive mentorship to help you expand your clinical expertise
• Monday to Friday schedule — enjoy your evenings and weekends
• Opportunity to fully utilize and enhance your RVT skill set
• Exposure to a multi-disciplinary specialty referral hospital
• Flexibility to explore and collaborate across different services

What We Offer?

• On-campus access to our sports and fitness centre, swimming pool, restaurants, cafes, health and wellness centre, physiotherapy, and rehab facilities
• A comprehensive benefits and insurance package, including health and dental
• RRSP employer matched up to 6%
• UPEI tuition waivers for yourself and your spouse/dependents
• Progressive paid vacation and leave allowances
• Access to Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Professional development opportunities
• EVTA membership paid
• Staff discounts on veterinary services and pet food

RESPONSIBILITIES

This position will have primary responsibilities with the Small Animal Internal Medicine Service, and secondary responsibilities in the Small Animal ICU, Community Practice, Primary Emergency, and other specialty services:

• Rounding with technicians upon arrival, attend service rounds at the end of the day, and communicate treatment plans and patient updates to ICU technicians for hospitalized patients
• Monitoring, assisting with and completing treatments and procedures for patients
• Perform necessary nursing skills for the various levels of care required (including triage of emergency presentations, animal handling, restraint, and basic husbandry) and assisting with diagnostic procedures
• Completing and assisting with treatment orders for patients, including but not limited to sedated procedures, chemotherapy treatments, and blood donor collections
• Stocking and maintaining supplies, including reconciliation of Cubex inventory cabinets, in various hospital locations
• Support small animal hospital clinicians, VTH SA interns, and primary service technicians with client and referring DVM communication (including discussing estimates, consent forms, and client education and patient care)
• Assist in the maintenance of complete and accurate patient medical records and billing
• Participate in the training of veterinary students, technician students and post-graduate program veterinarians with confidence and support
• Maintain collegial and professional interactions and communication with colleagues, students and clients
• Maintain safe, respectful, professional and ethical conduct, handling and interactions with patients and during patient care as befitting a veterinary teaching hospital environment and in accordance with veterinary regulatory bodies
• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and biosecurity standards and other related technician duties as assigned
• May be required to participate in a rotational on-call schedule for urgent and emergency needs, as required. Additional compensation and overtime rates are provided for on-call duties, as per CUPE 1870

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a graduate of an Animal Health Technician program from a recognized facility
• RVT designation is required; Consideration will be given to those who are eligible to write the VTNE within the position's six-month probationary period
• Three (3) years of work experience with small animal patients is preferred
• Demonstrated interest in learning advanced technical skills in SA internal medicine. Training provided for the right candidate
• Excellent technical proficiency with experience and confidence with nursing and handling small animal patients, placing catheters and administering IV fluids, performing sample collection, assisting with diagnostic procedures including administering sedation and monitoring sedated patients, performing patient assessments and administering required treatments
• Must possess strong work ethic and accountability with demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills with colleagues and clients, with experience working in a teaching environment an asset