Veterinary Technician

SALARY: $40,824.99 ($19.62/hourly)

JOBSUMMARY

Under the general direction of the ShelterVeterinarian and Director, the Veterinary Technician will be responsible formedical and daily care of shelter animals. They will assist the Veterinarian as needed both in surgery and withshelter medicine responsibilities, as well as ensuring that the medicaldepartment and equipment is clean and in good working order. Additionally, they will monitor the health ofanimals in the shelter, provide care and treatment to sick and injured animals,and prepare animals for veterinary care ad spay/neuter and performs relatedduties as required.


ESSENTIALJOB FUNCTIONS
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• Otherduties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

To perform this job successfully, an individualmust be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below arerepresentative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability necessary. Reasonable accommodations may be made toenable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Qualifications:

• Licensure or certification as an RVT, LVT or CVT
• Two (2) years of verifiable veterinary experience working in an animal shelter or private practice. This includes recent experience within the last year in soft tissue surgery; examples include laceration repair, mass removal, spay/neuter surgery
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver's license (Class C) and a satisfactory motor vehicle record (MVR) if assigned job duties requiring the use of a vehicle.
• Possession of RVT, LVT or CVT credentials. Must maintain valid credentials while employed

Knowledge,Skills and Abilities:


PHYSICALDEMANDS

The physical demands described here arerepresentative of those that must be met by any employee to successfullyperform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Whileperforming the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit;use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk orhear. The employee is routinely required to stand; walk; reach with hands andarms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Theemployee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specificvision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,and the ability to adjust focus

WORKENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics describedhere are representative of those an employee encounters while performing theessential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Workis performed in an animal shelter environment
• Workmay include outdoor responsibilities and exposure to weather conditions
• Thenoise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud
• Workwill include interaction with live or deceased animals, up to and includinglivestock and small mammals