Veterinary Technician - Farm Animal

Auburn; Auburn, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Auburn University seeks a Veterinary Technician to support Farm Animal Services for outpatient, inpatient, and ambulatory care, primarily livestock and large exotic animals. The role involves direct animal contact and requires rabies pre-exposure vaccination and antibody monitoring per CDC guidelines.

Hours are Mon–Fri, 7:30 am–5:30 pm, with occasional call-backs or weekend work. Licensure in Alabama and the appropriate experience level are needed for progression to Levels I–III.

Qualifications

• Level I, II or III depending on education and experience.
• Substitutions allowed for Experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with instruction of veterinary students in initial exams, catheter placement, intubation, hoof trims, animal handling, surgical preparation and fluid therapy.
• Provide direct patient care including physical exams, medications, vaccinations, catheter placement, sample collection and therapy.
• Maintain floor stock, order supplies, restock, and clean hospital barns, labs, and ambulatory vehicles.
• Assist with timely completion of client medical records and billing, and communicate with clinicians and audit department on bills.
• Assist clinicians, house officers and students with library work, records search, write procedures and reports, and prepare data for presentations.

Education

Associate's degree in Veterinary Technology

Associate's degree + 2 years experience

Associate's degree + 4 years experience

Job description

Overview

College of Veterinary Medicine seeks a Veterinary Technician to support Farm Animal Services by performing a variety of duties related to the care and treatment of animal patients, including outpatient, inpatient, and ambulatory cases.

This service primarily supports livestock and some large exotic animals.

This position is Mon – Fri from 7:30 am until 5:30 pm. Flexibility is required as call‑backs and/or weekends may be needed occasionally.

Learn more about VET MED and take a campus tour here: https://www.auburnvetmed.com/

This position involves direct contact with animals susceptible to rabies. Employees in this role must complete a rabies pre‑exposure vaccination series and maintain adequate rabies antibody titer (≥0.5 IU/mL) as recommended by CDC guidelines. Auburn University will cover the cost of the rabies vaccination series, periodic titer checks, and any necessary boosters.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the instruction of veterinary students in completing an initial exam, catheter placement, oral/nasogastric intubation, routine hoof trims, animal handling, animal behavior, surgical preparation, fluid therapy, usage of equipment used in performing medical procedures.
• Provide direct patient care, including but not limited to, physical exams, administration of medications/vaccinations, catheter placement, oral/nasogastric intubation, collection of biomedical samples, administration of fluid/blood/plasma therapy, case monitoring.
• Maintain an adequate floor stock through ordering of supplies, restocking, and perform routine cleaning of hospital barns, lab equipment, research facilities, and ambulatory vehicles.
• Assist with timely completion of client medical records, including bill, through clear communication with clinicians and residents, imputing charges as directed, clear communication with audit department on completion of bills.
• Assist clinicians, house officers and students with library, medical records search, write procedures and reports, prepare data for presentations and case load summaries.
• Communicate with clients with concerning bills, appointments, patient history.
• Assist with the preparation for medical procedures, including surgeries, by gathering supplies, preparing surgical fields, nerve blocks, sedation protocols. Operates, maintains, repairs, and clean animal handling equipment/laboratory/research/clinical equipment as needed to maintain proper functions of the services.
• Performs routine laboratory procedures on biomedical samples, inspects facilities, equipment, and supplies daily, as well as observes health status of university and client owned animals, environmental conditions, temperature, and sanitation.

Qualifications

Depending upon the combination of education and experience, the qualified candidate will be selected as Veterinary Technician and assigned Levels I, II, or III.

Level I: Requires an Associate's degree in Veterinary Technology or a related field that qualifies an individual to obtain national certification.

Level II: Requires an Associate's degree in Veterinary Technology plus 2 years of experience in Veterinary Technology or the professional care and comfort of animals.

Level III: Requires an Associate's degree in Veterinary Technology plus 4 years of experience in Veterinary Technology or the professional care and comfort of animals. Experience must include at least 2 years at the preceding level or equivalent.

Substitutions allowed for Experience: Degrees may be accepted in lieu of experience.

License and Certifications

• Active license with the Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medicine as a Veterinary Technician, OR
• Have met all requirements to become licensed in the State of Alabama. Licensure must be obtained within 6 months of hire date.

Contract Type

Continuing

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Posted Date

9/8/2026