Animal Services Veterinary Technician

City of El Paso•Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, this role involves supervising daily clinic administration and participating in animal health care. The technician will perform a variety of tasks to provide medical care and evaluations on shelter animals based on veterinarian protocols, direction, and recommendations.

Requirements

Graduation from a Veterinary Medical Technician program or an Associate’s Degree or higher in Animal Health, Biology, Zoology or related field or High School Diploma/GED and two (2) years of paraprofessional or technical animal health care experience assisting a veterinarian.
Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by time of appointment.
Euthanasia Technician Certification (Health and Safety Code Chapter 821) within the first year of employment (renewed every three (3) years).

Responsibilities

Deliver routine, surgical and critical animal health care under direction of veterinarian.
Perform physical examinations, anesthesiology and radiology procedures.
Immobilize animals for treatments, surgery, ultrasounds and endoscopy studies.
Monitor vital signs during surgery and recovery.
Oversee and care for animal hospital quarantine and necropsy areas.
Handle and restrain animals for examination and treatment.
Prepare and dispense prescribed medications and other pharmaceuticals.
Monitor sanitation, schedule and oversee routine parasite control.
Participate in scheduling procedures and coordinate personnel resources.
Compile and input data into the computerized medical records system.
Coordinate international species inventory system record keeping with curatorial staff.
Contact and correspond with other institutions regarding specific and unique clinical cases.
Ensure maintenance, cleanliness and sterility of veterinary facilities.
Prepare surgery room for surgery.
Order and maintain inventory control of medical supplies and veterinary drugs and supplies.
Perform test to provide data for research or diagnosis and treatment of disease in animals and its probable source.
Direct or perform basic lab tests, such as cultures for bacteria, blood work, fecal analysis, tissue stains, urinalysis and related tests.
Process and send samples to outside laboratories for blood work profiles, pathology, microbiology, and disease diagnosis.
Perform necropsies of animals.
Write and input data into medical records.
Arrange for pathology lab consulting firms and disposition of remains.
Schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work.
Appraise employee performance.
Provide training and development.
Enforce personnel and safety rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.
Interview applicants.
Recommend hiring, termination, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.