Animal Services Veterinary Technician

El Paso Water; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of El Paso seeks a Veterinary Medical Technician to provide routine, surgical and critical animal health care under a veterinarian's direction.

Responsibilities include monitoring vital signs during surgery, handling animals, preparing medications, maintaining records, and coordinating clinic operations at multiple city locations.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide animal health care under veterinarian direction, including examinations, anesthesia, radiology and treatments.
• Oversee daily clinic administration and scheduling, maintain records, and coordinate inventory of medical supplies.
• Supervise staff, train personnel, and ensure compliance with safety rules and regulations.

Skills

Paraprofessional experience

Veterinary assistance

Education

Veterinary Medical Technician program

Associate’s Degree in Animal Health/Biology/Zoology

High School Diploma/GED + 2 years relevant experience

Texas Driver's License

Euthanasia Technician Certification

Job description

Salary
$49,502.54 - $73,263.77 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
U0670-0826
Department
Medical Operations
Opening Date
08/06/2026
Closing Date
8/18/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
50
Requirements
MOS Code: 64F (Army)
Education and Experience: 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.
Licenses and Certificates: 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).
General Purpose: Under general supervision, supervise daily clinic administration and participate in animal health care. Perform a variety of tasks to provide medical care and evaluations on shelter animals based on veterinarian protocols, direction, and recommendations.
Typical Duties: Provide animal health care. Involves: 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.
Oversee daily clinic administration. Involves: 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, conduct and analyze tests. Involves: 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.
Supervise assigned staff. Involves: 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.
General Information
For complete job specification, click here.
Note: This is an unclassified contract position.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
01
Please select your level of experience from the below options. (Select only one)

• Graduated from a Veterinary Medical Technician program.
• Have an Associate's Degree or higher in Animal Health, Biology, Zoology or related field.
• Have a High School Diploma/GED or higher and two (2) years of paraprofessional or technical animal health care experience assisting a veterinarian.
• I do not have any of the above.

02
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?

• Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
• Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
• Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
• No, I do not have a valid driver's license.

03
You will need to obtain Euthanasia Technician Certification (Health and Safety Code Chapter 821) within the first year of employment (renewed every three (3) years).

• Yes, I am aware I will need to obtain Euthanasia Technician Certification within one (1) year of appointment.

04
Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?

• Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
• No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
• N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.

05
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.

• I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.

Required Question
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone [phone]
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov