Veterinary Technician Assistant
About this role
This position is supervised by: Shelter Medical Services Supervisor
This position supervises/manages: None
Job Summary: Responsible for providing daily routine care for animals under veterinary care in the general shelter population. Perform intake medical and behavior evaluations and intake diagnostics/treatments in compliance with established protocols.
Summary of Essential Responsibilities:
• Care for, feed, monitor and medicate shelter animals.
• Perform all work in accordance with SPCA of Texas protocol.
• Humanely treat and care for all animals entrusted to the SPCA of Texas.
• Evaluate animals medically and behaviorally; assess overall condition; clip nails, screen for parasites, clean ears.
• Administer medications and vaccines as directed.
• Perform point-of-care tests, distal blood draws and fecal testing.
• Report observed behavior issues to supervisor and/or veterinarians.
• Fill in for other areas/positions by performing tasks/functions as needed.
• Actively engage with volunteers in such a way that provides support for our volunteers and staff and proactively improves our volunteer program.
• Be an ambassador for the SPCA of Texas, sharing the work and mission with your friends and family and be knowledgeable of the various ways to support our work.
Summary of Essential Job Tasks:
• Must possess clear verbal and written communication skills to ensure accurate reporting of staff, animal health, or equipment concerns.
• Working knowledge of breeds, diseases, medical conditions, and animal handling and behavior.
• Collect, prepare and label samples for laboratory testing, culture or microscopic examination.
• Ability to learn and quickly adapt to changes in programs and procedures.
• Follow all written and verbally communicated departmental standard operating procedures.
Abilities Required:
• Static Strength: the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 40 pounds.
• Judgment and Decision Making: the ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Oral and Written Expression: the ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.
• Monitoring: the ability to monitor and assess the performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Emotional and Mental Requirements: the ability to work effectively under stressful conditions. Ability to rapidly and accurately process information.
Applicant Information:
• The individual performing this job may be required to work more than 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week. Shift times may vary and include weekend hours.
Normally scheduled 5 days per week, 8 hours per day between the hours of 7am and 7pm.
Company at a glance
Founded in 1938, the SPCA of Texas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization that operates one shelter, one spay/neuter clinic, one mobile adoptions vehicle and an animal rescue center, all located in Dallas County, and maintains a team of animal cruelty investigators who rescue hundreds of animals from cruelty each year in North Texas counties. Moreover, the SPCA of Texas serves as an active resource center for an array of services that bring people and animals together to enrich each other’s lives.
The SPCA of Texas is not affiliated with any other entity and does not receive general operating funds from the City of Dallas, State of Texas, federal government or any other national humane organization. SPCA of Texas is dedicated to providing every animal exceptional care and a loving home. To learn more about the SPCA of Texas, visit www.spca.org.
Every time you support the SPCA of Texas—whether by coming out to our wonderful events, through a donation, by volunteering your time or by simply spreading the word about the great work we do—you support the animals and people we serve. We’re the voice for the animals who cannot speak for themselves. And we humbly thank you for making our work possible.
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