Veterinary Technician (LVT or VTIT)

SPCA of Northern Nevada

Job Description

The SPCA of Northern Nevada is looking to add a skilled, compassionate, hardworking Licensed Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Technician in Training to our Woofderful Pawspital team!

As a Veterinary Technician, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality care for animals at the Adoption Center. You will assist veterinarians in diagnosing and treating various animal health issues while ensuring the comfort and safety of our patients while they wait for their loving homes. We are looking for someone excited about shelter medicine and reducing pet overpopulation through spay and neuter! We perform a high volume of surgeries and are a tight-knit team of honest and helpful collaborators.

Duties and Responsibilities

-Assist in Fear Free methods of restraint during exams, blood draws, and radiographs.

-Provide excellent care to our patients during surgery including surgical prep, anesthetic monitoring, and recovery.

-Place catheters and intubate patients.

-Maintain and distribute controlled drugs, logging, administering and drawing up medications.

-Clean and sterilize instruments, equipment, and tools.

-Ensure the clinic and surgical suite is stocked and ready for use at all times.

-Ensure all cages and kennels are clean at all times.

-Administering medications, including injectables.

-Taking x-rays.

-Speaking with foster parents, owners, and new adopters.

-Assist in collecting samples such as urine, fecal matter, and blood.

-Running blood work in our IDEXX machines, ordering tests to be sent to the IDEXX laboratory.

-Entering surgery notes, exams, and prepping medications to go home.

Qualifications

-LVT preferred.
-Will consider VTIT with 2+ years experience in a clinical setting.
-Reliability, emotional maturity, and positive attitude are a must! We work hard to maintain a positive working environment for all.

$20-23 per hour, DOE. We offer many benefits and perks including 2 weeks of paid time off, 56 hours of paid sick time, 13 paid holidays, annual scrub stipend, personal pet vaccinations, pet food/litter, one free pet adoption, and more!

This is a full time job