Small Animal Internal Medicine Consultant

• Primary job responsibility is live phone consultation.

• Responsible for knowing proper specimen handling techniques for laboratory specimens for lab processing and interferences in the sample that may affect the test results.

• Responsible for knowing tests offered by IDEXX Reference Laboratories, specimen requirements for each of these tests, clinical utility of each test and how to interpret results.

• Familiar with in-house diagnostic (IHD) tests offered by IDEXX (i.e., SNAP tests, VetTest, CatalystDX, Lasercyte, ProCyte, etc).

• Expected to meet caseload and turnaround expectations, and to be accessible for client consultations during regular working hours.

• Expected to maintain proficiency and continually develop medical knowledge base by attending at least one continuing education meeting per year and maintaining familiarity with current literature.

• Expected to maintain active Diplomate status and State/Provincial Veterinary Licensure.

• Required to participate in scheduled consulting service meetings via teleconference; and to participate in other IDEXX educational or organizational meetings as they arise.

Schedule

• We are hiring full-time (5 days, 40 hours a week) or part-time (2.5 days, 20 hours per week) consultants.

• Consultation service hours are Monday through Friday, 8am - 9pm EST, and Saturday 8:30 - 5 pm EST. A full-time Internal Medicine Consultant will work 5 days a week, 8-hour shifts within that time frame; scheduling flexibility is preferred.

• Saturday duties will be scheduled (up to 2 per month). You will receive a rotation day off during the week during a week where a Saturday shift is scheduled.

Call Tracking

• Enter consultation information into the Customer Relationship Management System software per expectations.

Virtual Work Environment Requirements:

• Dedicated quiet office space

• High speed internet service with minimum speeds of 30 Mb/s download and 5 Mb/s upload with hardwire access.

Training

• Onboarding training will be completed virtually. Potential need to travel to Westbrook, ME for in person training events should they occur

• May be required to travel to a Reference Laboratory to become familiar with aspects of a commercial laboratory.

• Additional training on IHD products, reference lab diagnostics, and specialty tests offered by IDEXX will be provided as materials become available.

Why IDEXX?

We're proud of the work wedo, becauseour work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from diseases. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.