Relief Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) - Community Medicine

ASPCA; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 44 000 - 55 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

ASPCA's Community Medicine team seeks a licensed veterinary technician to support high-volume care across stationary clinics and mobile units in New York City. The role focuses on spay/neuter, preventive care, and treatment for minor illnesses, working closely with CM veterinarians and assistants to deliver compassionate, high-quality medical services.

Expect to care for 25–40 animals daily, administer injections and vaccines, monitor anesthesia, maintain records, and uphold safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Licensed Veterinary Technician with valid licensure.
• Experience with injections, anesthetics and vaccinations.
• Ability to work in high-volume spay/neuter settings.

Responsabilités

• Medical care for 25-40 cats and dogs per day in spay/neuter surgery.
• Administer injections including anesthetics, pain medications, vaccinations and other medications.
• Intubate animals, place intravenous catheters, perform venipuncture and administer fluids as needed.
• Monitor vital signs of sedated and anesthetized patients in pre-operative, operative, and post-operative phases.
• Provide treatments and supportive care according to CM SOPs and as directed by attending Veterinarian.
• Provide a safe and compassionate environment for animals, staff and clients using low-stress handling techniques.
• Assist with patient exams, take medical history, perform diagnostic testing, and prepare medications to go home with the client.
• Maintain controlled substance logs and patient records.
• Stay current in knowledge of emergency drugs and protocols.
• Ensure anesthetic machines and monitoring equipment are functional and report issues.
• Assist with humane euthanasia in accordance with ASPCA policy and CM protocols.
• Clean and disinfect animal areas, equipment, instruments and facility; use PPE.
• Communicate veterinary concepts to clients and explain procedures.
• Enter medical information into digital databases; represent ASPCA professionally.
• Follow OSHA protocols and CM SOPs; collaborate with colleagues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Formation

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Description du poste

Overview

Have you ever wondered what happens to cats and dogs whose owners are unable to afford veterinary care? We did. The ASPCA’s Community Medicine (CM) team provides expert veterinary care to support the welfare of animals and their people through our stationary and mobile veterinary clinics, serving the most underserved communities in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.

Who We Are

We help pet owners overcome barriers to care, bringing quality services directly to the communities that need us most and partially or fully subsidizing the cost of basic and preventive care. CM treats people and pets with dignity and respect, assisting pet owners in making informed decisions about their pets’ health and wellbeing regardless of their financial circumstances. When you do relief work at the ASPCA, you join a team of over 1,000 dedicated colleagues with deep knowledge, skills, and passion for the animals we serve.

What You’ll Do

Help animals in need! Our highly skilled technicians play a crucial role in our program, working as a team with CM veterinarians and assistants to provide essential services to the pets and rescue animals that need us most. The ASPCA’s Community Medicine (CM) program offers high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN), preventive care and treatment for minor illnesses and injuries, which we call Primary Pet Care (PPC). CM technicians build a wide range of skills and you’ll use your education and license to its full extent exclusively concentrating on medical duties, working some days in spay/neuter surgery and others seeing appointments or assisting with outpatient procedures. All of our services are provided at one of our stationary clinics (Bronx, Brooklyn, or Queens) or on one of our state-of-the-art, custom-built mobile veterinary clinics.

Temporary Role Details

This is a temporary, contingent position and the person hired will be employed through a third-party staffing agency. Relief work is available Monday through Friday. This is an on-site position at the stationary clinics or mobile spay/neuter clinics across the five boroughs of New York City and requires flexibility in reporting location. The target hiring range for this temporary role is $32 - $40 per hour (dependent upon location)

What's Expected of You-Position Responsibilities & Qualifications:

• Medical Care for 25-40 cats and dogs per day in spay/neuter surgery
• Administer injections including anesthetics, pain medications, vaccinations and other medications
• Intubate animals, place intravenous catheters, perform venipuncture and administer fluids as needed
• Monitor vital signs of sedated and anesthetized patients in pre-operative, operative, and post-operative phases
• Provide treatments and supportive care according to the CM Standard Operating Procedures and as directed by attending Veterinarian
• Provide a safe and compassionate environment for animals in our care, our staff, and for our clients by using low-stress handling techniques
• Assist with patient exams, take medical history, perform diagnostic testing, and prepare medications to go home with the client/patient
• Maintain all necessary controlled substance drug logs and patient records
• Stay current in knowledge of emergency drugs and protocols
• Ensure anesthetic machines, pulse oximeters, scales, and other equipment are functional and report equipment that is not working properly
• Assist with humane euthanasia in accordance with ASPCA policy and CM protocols
• Work with coworkers to clean and disinfect animal areas, equipment, instruments and facility while utilizing appropriate personal protective equipment
• Provide support and medical services in special cases as needed, including evaluation of animals living in hoarding situations
• Customer Service kommunikować with all clients in a non-judgmental, effective and professional manner
• Communicate basic veterinary medical concepts to clients, including, but not limited to vaccine protocols and anesthetic risks
• Explain information provided by the veterinarian about an animal’s condition to clients
• Other
• Enter medical information into digital data bases as appropriate
• Represent ASPCA in a professional and courteous manner
• Adhere to all protocols put forth by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Follow all written and verbally communicated CM Standard Operating Procedures
• Collaborate and foster good communication with ASPCA colleagues
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education and Work Experience

Licensed Veterinary Technician -American Association of Veterinary State Boards Language: English

The ASPCA was founded in 1866 on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment by humans and must be protected under the law. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with more than two million supporters nationwide, the ASPCA is committed to preventing cruelty to dogs, cats, equines, and farm animals throughout the United States. The ASPCA is headquartered in New York City, where we maintain a full-service animal hospital, spay/neuter clinic, mobile spay/neuter and primary pet care clinics, a rehabilitation center for canine victims of cruelty, kitten nursery, adoption center, and two community veterinary centers. The ASPCA also operates programs and services that extend nationwide. We assist animals in need through on-the-ground disaster and cruelty interventions, behavioral rehabilitation, animal placement, legal and legislative advocacy, and the advancement of the sheltering and veterinary community through research, training, and resources. At the ASPCA, we are committed to fostering a collaborative and compassionate culture and we welcome all voices to contribute to our lifesaving mission. Our staff represent a vast array of backgrounds and diversity dimensions, bringing with them valuable experiences and perspectives. They join the ASPCA to learn, grow, and continually do their best work on behalf of animals. We are inspired by our staff, partners, and the communities we support across the country who work to improve animal lives. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the ASPCA because it elevates our organizational culture, aligns with our Core Values, and enables us to move further and faster toward the ASPCA’s vision – that all animals live good lives; valued by society, protected by its laws, and free from cruelty, pain and suffering.