Veterinary Technician

Kate on Conservation; Utah; Presencial; USD 32.000 - 35.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Raptor Center in Utah is seeking a full-time Veterinary Technician to support diagnostic procedures, assist with anesthesia during procedures, and provide patient-care duties at the hospital. Scheduling includes weekends and extended hours as needed.

Typical pay ranges from $23.32 to $25.74 per hour, with an average of about 40 hours per week across five shifts. Flexibility and the ability to work in a fast-paced, emergency-room-type environment are essential.

Formación

• Graduate of an Animal Health Technician Program or equivalent training.
• Strong written and verbal communication, observation, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, provide excellent customer service, speak to audiences, take initiative, and adapt to a busy, changing environment.
• Basic competency with Microsoft and Google office tools.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements and work flexible shifts, including across seasons, weekends, evenings, holidays, and short-notice shifts.

Responsabilidades

• Perform laboratory tests and procedures, including CBCs and fecal evaluations; coordinate external lab submissions.
• Set up for surgery and anesthesia; pre-medicate and induce anesthesia; monitor and record anesthesia; assist with sterile procedures and post-operative recovery.
• Provide care and handling of wild avian patients, including restraint, bloodwork, radiographs, medications, and medical records.
• Assist with volunteer training, clinic engagement, and outreach activities as opportunities arise.
• Maintain clinic operations, instrument cleaning, restocking, inventory, and adherence to protocols.

Conocimientos

Laboratory tests

Anesthesia assistance

Patient care

Independent work

Educación

Animal Health Technician Program

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Descripción del empleo

Veterinary Technician — Job ID #373050

The Raptor Center (TRC) is seeking a full-time Veterinary Technician to provide veterinary technician services at its veterinary hospital. The position supports diagnostic procedures, assists with anesthesia during medical and surgical procedures, and performs veterinary medical support and patient-care duties. After training, the technician is expected to carry out assigned responsibilities independently. Scheduling is flexible and includes weekends, holidays, and work outside normal business hours.

Pay: $23.32–$25.74 per hour, depending on education, qualifications, and experience. Hours: An average of 40 hours per week, generally five 8-hour shifts; shifts vary with daylight hours.

Key responsibilities

• Veterinary technician duties (45%): Perform laboratory tests and procedures, including manual avian complete blood cell counts, blood lead testing, fecal evaluations, and culture and sensitivity testing; coordinate external lab submissions and record results. Set up for surgery and anesthesia; pre-medicate and induce anesthesia; monitor patients and address complications; place intravenous and intraosseous catheters; assist with sterile procedures; recover patients; maintain anesthetic records, instruments, and supplies.
• Clinic support and patient care (40%): Assist with care of wild raptor patients, including restraint, bloodwork, radiographs, medication and treatments, feeding, cleaning, and medical records. Help maintain the clinic through instrument cleaning, pack preparation, autoclaving, restocking, medication compounding, inventory, and receiving.
• Volunteer training and engagement (5%): Assist with training and supervising volunteers, daily volunteer interaction, and clinic training and engagement opportunities.
• Teaching and outreach (5%): Assist with hands‑on training for visiting students and professionals; contribute to clinical training offerings and conference presentations as opportunities arise; represent TRC professionally.
• Other duties as assigned (5%).

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Graduate of an Animal Health Technician Program or equivalent training.
• Strong written and verbal communication, observation, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, provide excellent customer service, speak to audiences, take initiative, and adapt to a busy, changing, emergency-room-type environment.
• Basic competency with Microsoft and Google office tools.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements and work flexible shifts, including across seasons, weekends, evenings, holidays, and some short-notice shifts.

Preferred qualifications: Certified or eligible for certification as a licensed veterinary technician in Minnesota; experience with avian hematology and manual CBCs, raptors or wildlife rehabilitation, volunteers, veterinary terminology, and animal restraint and handling; basic raptor knowledge.

Required training: ZIMS medical record software and TRC internal protocols and procedures.

Physical requirements

Ability to stand for prolonged periods; walk half a mile; climb stairs; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; perform fine motor tasks; lift up to 50 pounds and awkward heavy objects; and safely capture and restrain wild raptors, including large eagles. The role also requires wearing a fitted N95 respirator and personal protective equipment and working in a biosecure quarantine space for significant periods.