Veterinary Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate or bachelor's degree in Animal Science, Veterinary Technology, or a related area, or equivalent training and related experience as a veterinary technician assistant.
• Ability to lift and restrain dogs weighing 50 pounds or more.
• Ability to work Saturday through Wednesday from 3:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
• Availability for emergency duties, including weekends, evenings, overnights, and holiday coverage.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and balance multiple priorities while providing consistent, professional service.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good organizational skills, including attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to maintain complete confidentiality, demonstrate professional demeanor, and exercise discretion.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed, certified, or graduate veterinary technician.

Responsibilities

• Assist with whelping, using Whelpwise, ultrasound, Doppler, and chemical or physical assistance as needed to support perinatal viability.
• Provide nursing care to adult breeders and puppies at the Breeding Station.
• Perform barium esophagrams on German Shepherd puppies, tube-feed neonates, position and restrain dogs for digital radiography, assist veterinarians with surgery and C-sections, and resuscitate puppies.
• Follow kennel maintenance and canine husbandry protocols to help exclude infectious and non-infectious disease and maintain a clean, healthy environment.
• Administer oral, topical, and injectable medications and treatments, including IV, IM, and SC medications; administer IV fluids using fluid pumps as needed.
• Record health data accurately for staff veterinarians.
• Assist with adult and puppy socialization programs as needed.
• Enter data in SEIS III, including PEs, re-checks, procedures, laboratory reports, and scanned images.
• Create puppy vaccination cards, prepare labeled go-home medications for puppies leaving the next day, update the whelping calendar, and take puppy donor pictures.
• Collect, prepare, and interpret blood, urine, and stool samples, and perform in-house laboratory tests.
• Assist dogs with natural or artificial insemination and perform ultrasound examinations to determine pregnancy.