Veterinary Technician

Veterinary Technician

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Veterinary Technician to support the Animal Care Division.

Provides medical care to animals. Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences. Requires one (1) year of clinical experience in a veterinary clinic or hospital; high volume spay-neuter clinic; municipal or animal welfare organization. Must possess or obtain the Euthanasia certification within six (6) months of hire.

This position is considered a safety-sensitive position. Candidates selected for employment will be subject to pre-employment verifications to include but not limited to; post-offer physical examination/drug test and clearance of the Department of Children and Families Affidavit of Good Moral Character.

Duties and Responsibilities: Provides medical evaluations and treatments to animals in the shelter; maintains the health of the animals received or sent out to partnering locations. Performs routine medical procedures upon adopted, incoming, and redeemed animals; administers vaccinations, oral and injectable medications; checks temperature; uses a microscope and other diagnostic equipment for the purpose of identifying parasitic conditions and diseases; conducts health exams and administers first-aid when necessary. Preps animals for surgeries, places animals on the surgery table, ensuring they are properly hooked up to the anesthesia machines and monitors all animals under anesthesia to ensure heart rate and respirations remain stable, assists the veterinarian during surgery, and monitors all animals post-surgery to ensure that they recover safely from anesthesia. Speaks with adopters/potential adopters and co-workers when questions arise about medical conditions or animals at the shelter; provides foster parents, and owners, assistance and knowledge of how to care for the animals, administers medicines; places medications and microchip information into packs for adopters on pickup. Performs walk throughs of the shelter several times daily to find animals that require medical attention; cleans, disinfects, and maintains all cages, floors, and work surfaces in clinic area; enters all medical data into the computer to maintain accurate medical records for all animals seen. Performs humane euthanasia as needed to mitigate pain, suffering, and animals posing safety concerns. Maintains cleanliness of all clinic area's. Performs related work as assigned.

Competencies: Decision Quality, Action Oriented, Ensures Accountability, Manages Ambiguity, Nimble Learning, Being Resilient, Situational Adaptability.

Physical Demands: Performs medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, stretching, or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or exceptional skill, adeptness, and speed in the use of fingers, hands, or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy. Involves routine and frequent exposure to animals; disease/pathogens.

County Core Values: Collaborates, Customer Focus, Instills Trust, Values Differences.