Veterinary Technician II – Trauma Hospital

ARIZONA HUMANE SOCIETY; Phoenix (AZ); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Competitive salary

Generous PTO program

8 paid holidays per year

401(k) with employer contribution

Medical, Dental and Vision plans

PSLF program eligibility

Discounts on veterinary services

Resumo da vaga

The Arizona Humane Society is seeking a dedicated full-time Veterinary Technician II for our Trauma Hospital, located at the Rob and Melani Walton Papago Park Campus. You will support shelter medical teams, assist veterinarians, and help determine adoptability with compassion and clinical excellence.

Ideal candidates have a veterinary technician program or relevant experience, proficiency with standard software and shelter-specific tools, and a commitment to animal welfare and community service.

Qualificações

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Completion of a veterinary technician program or 2 years veterinary hospital/clinic experience; CVT not required.
• Must assist veterinarians in all medical services including surgery, radiology, dentistry, lab diagnostics, client education, and fluid therapy.
• Proficiency in phlebotomy, immunology, parasitology, endocrinology, pharmacology and safe animal handling.
• Must be proficient in anesthesiology, vaccine administration, microchip implantation, prep, fluid therapy, lab procedures and injections.

Responsabilidades

• Assist the operations of the Shelter Medical teams and support patient care.
• Assist veterinarians in treatments and independently evaluate animals for adoptability.
• Collaborate with veterinarians, technicians and department leaders to solve problems and implement improvements.
• Build relationships and work with the team to maintain high levels of patient care.

Conhecimentos

Phlebotomy

Immunology

Parasitology

Endocrinology

Pharmacology

Animal handling

Anesthesiology

Vaccine administration

Microchips

Formação

High school diploma or GED

Veterinary technician program or 2 years veterinary hospital/clinic experience

Ferramentas

Chameleon software

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Explorer

Descrição da vaga

Veterinary Technician II - Trauma Hospital

The Arizona Humane Society is seeking a dedicated full-time Veterinary Technicians to join our Trauma Hospital team. This role is based at our state-of-the-art Rob and Melani Walton Papago Park Campus. If you're a skilled veterinary medical professional with a passion for delivering exceptional patient care, we encourage you to read on and learn more about this exciting opportunity.

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 assists veterinarians in the treatment of animals and independently evaluative animals to determine adoptability. You will work alongside the team to ensure high levels of patient care. You will be a relationship builder who collaborates with veterinarians, veterinarian technicians, and department leaders to solve problems and implement positive changes.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma OR GED.
• Completion of a veterinary technician program OR 2 years of experience at a veterinary hospital or clinic. CVT not required. Education may substitute for experience.
• 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 may be occasional 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.

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