Registered Veterinary Technician Pool - Ongoing

Western University; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA is building a continuous recruitment pool for full-time Registered Veterinary Technicians to support the College of Veterinary Medicine and teaching hospital. These roles contribute to clinical teaching, student mentorship, and public practice across wellness, surgery, and ambulatory services.

Ideal candidates are RVTs licensed in California with a passion for education, teamwork, and high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• RVT license in California is required.
• Completion of RVT schooling is required.
• Experience in teaching or mentoring is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Teach veterinary clinical and surgical skills to students.
• Provide high-quality nursing care for multiple species.
• Support wellness, surgery, shelter medicine, ambulatory and clinical rotations.
• Assist with anesthesia, surgical nursing, patient treatments, and lab procedures.
• Educate and mentor veterinary students during clinical experiences.
• Assist with client communication and high-quality service.
• Prepare laboratories, equipment and teaching materials.
• Maintain inventory and clinical facilities.
• Ensure sanitation and infection control across facilities.
• Occasionally drive university vehicles for mobile services.
• Contribute to curriculum development and research activities.

Skills

Medical records

Client billing & dosages

Teaching students

Animal restraint

Surgical nursing

Infection control

Teamwork

Leadership

Training staff

Computer skills

Education

RVT license (CA)

RVT school degree

College degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Registered Veterinary Technician Pool - Ongoing

As you take your first step onto a Western University of Health Sciences campus, each path, each person, each structure comes with a transformative story. WesternU is more than the practice of medicine. We are defined by character and culture.
At WesternU, you will discover humanism at the heart of every interaction: a warm welcome, a sincere smile, a positive word, a kind deed, a thoughtful gesture. You will see students work together on case studies; a parade of pets in campus parks; student clubs offering opportunities for career growth and community involvement; and faculty, staff and students designing their future and the future of WesternU. We display a collaborative mindset in how we operate, educate, and serve others.
Although, geographically, we are two campuses - as humanists, we are one: to enhance and extend the quality of life in our communities and achieve excellence in everything we do. We attract diverse, professional faculty, staff and students that thrive in an environment of humanistic health care education. Join our team of faculty and staff and make a difference.

Position Title

Position Title Registered Veterinary Technician Pool - Ongoing

Position Control Number

Position Control Number 999357 - P

Type of Position

Type of Position Staff

Position Status

Position Status Full-time

Campus

Campus Western University Campus-Pomona, CA

Position Location

Position Location California

Department

Department 1701-College of Veterinary Medicine

Job Summary

This is a continuous recruitment for an application pool to fill – full time hourly Registered Veterinary Technicians on an as-needed basis. Applications are accepted year-round and will remain in the pool.

Join a Team Dedicated to Veterinary Education and Patient Care:
To support clinical teaching and service in the curriculum and public practice of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Veterinary Medicine is building a talent pool of passionate Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs) to support our teaching hospital, clinical skills laboratories, community outreach programs, and public practice. Applications are accepted year-round, and qualified candidates will be considered as full-time positions become available.
If you are passionate about veterinary medicine, enjoy mentoring future veterinarians, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply.

What You’ll Do:
As a Registered Veterinary Technician, you’ll play a vital role in supporting both exceptional patient care and the education of future veterinary professionals. Responsibilities include:

• Assist faculty in teaching veterinary clinical and surgical skills to DVM students.
• Provide high-quality technical nursing care for a variety of animal species.
• Support wellness, surgery, shelter medicine, ambulatory, and clinical rotations.
• Assist with anesthesia, surgical nursing, patient treatments, diagnostics, and laboratory procedures.
• Educate and mentor veterinary students during clinical and laboratory experiences.
• Support client communication and exceptional customer service.
• Prepare laboratories, equipment, and teaching materials.
• Maintain inventory, equipment, and clinical facilities.
• Ensure proper sanitation, infection control, and workplace safety.
• Assist with mobile veterinary services, including occasional driving of university vehicles.
• Participate in clinical education initiatives, curriculum support, and research activities as assigned.
• Perform additional technical and operational duties that support the College’s educational mission.
• Demonstrate a commitment to working in an organization that values and promotes humansim.

What We’re Looking For:
Successful candidates are compassionate professionals who enjoy teaching, teamwork, and delivering excellent patient care.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Individuals must possess the knowledge, as well as the following skills and abilities or be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

• Ability to read and write medical records and recommendations.
• Ability to calculate client’s bills, drug dosages, and dilutions.
• Ability to teach students in technical skills. Ability to supervise veterinary students and decide if intervention is required for the safety of students and/or nonhuman animals. Must possess the knowledge and ability to fairly evaluate and document veterinary student’s clinical/surgical skills.
• Ability to restrain, handle and perform a physical exam on a variety of animal species. Broad species experience is desirable.
• Knowledge and enthusiasm for small animal preventative care recommendations (including nutrition, dentistry, behavior, and immunizations), veterinary medical terminology, veterinary medical procedures, surgical nursing, and basic sanitation and upkeep of veterinary medical equipment and environments.
• Ability to perform a variety of basic veterinary office procedures.
• Ability for logical, independent problem solving, and attention to detail and process.
• Must be able to interact effectively with administration, faculty, staff, students, clients and outside visitors/vendors.
• Ability to use computers for Internet searches and for Excel, Word and PowerPoint documents.
• Demonstrate a commitment to working in an organization that values and promotes humanism.
• Demonstrated leadership.
• Is a Lead Primary RVT at one rotation sight or experience of a lead position at their previous employment.
• The ability to train new RVT staff at all RVT levels.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• College Degree or any combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the job.
• Completion of a degree from RVT school.
• RVT License in the State of California.

Experience:

• Entry level, no experience necessary or up to 5 years of experience in general practice.

License:

• A valid California Driver’s License is required, as the role involves travel to off-site locations as part of regular job responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Internship or externship experience completed during RVT training.
• Experience of one to 3 years of general practice is welcomed.
• Experience training or mentoring colleagues or veterinary technicians students.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in teaching veterinary students clinical and surgical skills through wellness rotations, clinical skills laboratories, and third- and fourth-year courses administered by the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in the development and implementation of clinical services by performing technical and nontechnical duties typical of a registered veterinary technician within the Pet Health Clinic; VACS II and VACS III (Veterinary Ambulatory Community Service) units; first- and second-year clinical courses; third-year Small Animal Medicine, Shelter Animal, and Surgical courses; and fourth-year clinical courses. Nontechnical duties may include driving mobile veterinary vehicles.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with client services and patient care in applicable courses, rotations, and public-facing clinical practice settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide faculty with technical and nontechnical support, administrative assistance, and preparation and planning for courses, rotations, and public practice activities, as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with cleaning, disinfection, and organization of CVM facilities in accordance with infection control protocols for rotations, courses, and public practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in the development and implementation of the clinical skills curriculum. Assists with the preparation and