Shelter Veterinary Assistant & Medical Support

City of Indianapolis; Indianapolis (IN); Presencial; USD 38 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

City of Indianapolis Animal Care Services seeks a Veterinary Technician to assist the Veterinarian in daily shelter operations, performing exams, vaccinations, medication administration and record-keeping to support animal welfare and public health.

Applicants should have at least 2 years in a veterinary setting, strong communication with diverse staff, and flexibility for weekends/evenings. This on-site role offers hands-on medical work and contributions to shelter medicine.

Qualificações

• Must have at least 2 years working experience in a veterinary clinic or animal shelter.
• Must be able to communicate with a culturally diverse staff and public and to display professional and courteous behavior at all times.
• Must be able to write legibly and learn to use the shelter management computer system.
• Weekend and evening hours may be required.
• Must have a strong knowledge of animal health and diseases.
• Must have a strong knowledge of veterinary medicine.
• Must have veterinary technician skills such as performing diagnostic tests and physical examinations of animals.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with veterinarians, managers.

Responsabilidades

• Performs exams on every animal entering the building, including but not limited to: identifying age, breed, sex, spay or neuter status, obtaining weights, assessing animals for pregnancy, administering vaccines, de-worming, flea preventive, performing nail trims and ear cleanings as needed and triaging animals for the medical team.
• Administers medications to animals.
• Maintains clear and accurate records.
• Assesses the health of animals in the shelter.
• Provides input on euthanasia decisions for medical reasons.
• Provides feedback on the behavior of animals.
• Performs animal euthanasia.
• Performs diagnostic skin scrapes on animals.
• Performs diagnostic fecal parasite tests on animals.
• Clips and cleans wounds.
• Assesses animals for fleas, ear mites, and other external parasites.
• Grooms severely neglected animals.
• Transports animals to veterinary clinics for spay-neuter surgery or other medical treatments.

Conhecimentos

Vet tech skills

Animal health knowledge

Vet medicine knowledge

Descrição da oferta de emprego

City of Indianapolis Animal Care Services seeks a Veterinary Technician to assist the Veterinarian in daily shelter operations, performing exams, vaccinations, medication administration and record-keeping to support animal welfare and public health.

Applicants should have at least 2 years in a veterinary setting, strong communication with diverse staff, and flexibility for weekends/evenings. This on-site role offers hands-on medical work and contributions to shelter medicine.