Veterinary Technician II – Sunnyslope Trauma Hospital

ARIZONA HUMANE SOCIETY; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

PTO

Up to 8 paid holidays per year

401(k) with employer contribution

Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

PSLF program

Discounts on veterinary services

Job summary

The Arizona Humane Society is seeking a dedicated Veterinary Technician II to join the Trauma Hospital team at our Sunnyslope Campus. This full-time role offers four 10-hour shifts, providing three days off each week to support work-life balance.

You'll assist the Shelter Medical team in urgent and intensive care, support veterinarians in treatments, and help maintain high standards of patient care and safety across services such as surgery, radiology, dentistry, lab work, and medications.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum 2 years of experience at a veterinary hospital or clinic.
• Emergency or anesthetic experience required.
• Must know phlebotomy, immunology, parasitology, endocrinology, pharmacology and humane animal handling.
• Proficiency in anesthesiology, vaccine administration, microchips, prep, fluid therapy, laboratory procedures, injections, and medications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and experience with Chameleon software.

Responsibilities

• Assist Shelter Medical teams in urgent and intensive care.
• Assist veterinarians in treatment and procedures.
• Maintain high levels of patient care and safety.
• Support radiology, dentistry, laboratory diagnostics and medication administration.

Skills

Emergency care experience

Anesthesia support

Phlebotomy

Laboratory diagnostics

Animal handling

Microsoft Office

Chameleon software

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Chameleon software

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Veterinary Technician II - Trauma Hospital

The Arizona Humane Society is seeking a dedicated and compassionate full-time Veterinary Technician to join our Trauma Hospital team at our Sunnyslope Campus! This position offers a four-day workweek with 10-hour shifts from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM. If you're a skilled Veterinary Technician with a passion for providing exceptional care to animals in need, we'd love to hear from you!

Work-Life Balance (THREE DAYS OFF!)

By joining our team, your schedule will be four 10-hour workdays with three-days off every week, giving you extra time to enjoy life outside of work!

Paws Up For Great Benefits!

• Competitive salary
• Generous PTO program
• Up to 8 paid holidays per year
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Got student loans? Employment with AHS may qualify you for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program!
• Discounts on veterinary services and other pet perks!

A Day in the Life:

As a veterinary technician, you will assist the operations of the Shelter Medical teams, championing AHS' core values of innovation, compassion, and excellence. You will play a critical role in providing urgent and intensive care to animals in emergency situations. You will assist veterinarians in the treatment of animals and work alongside the team to ensure high levels of patient care.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma OR GED.
• Minimum 2 years of experience at a veterinary hospital or clinic.
• Emergency or anesthetic experience required.
• Must be able to assist veterinarians in all aspects of AHS' medical services including surgery, radiology, dentistry, laboratory diagnostics, client education, clinic asepsis, fluid therapy and the administration of prescribed medications.
• Must know phlebotomy, immunology, parasitology, endocrinology, pharmacology and perform safe and humane animal handling.
• Must be proficient in anesthesiology, vaccine administration, implanting microchips, prep, fluid therapy, laboratory procedures, injections, and medication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Explorer; able to learn other software programs as necessary. Proficiency with or able to learn/use Chameleon software for use with animals in shelter.

Work Environment / Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. There will be wet floors, animal noises, odors, and dander. Most time will be spent in a typical air conditioned and heated office environment.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Information

The Arizona Humane Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a participant in the E-Verify program.

Must pass pre-employment drug and background screening to be compliant with DEA requirements for dispensing controlled drugs.