Licensed Veterinary Technician, Community Medicine
Core
Provide essential veterinary care including high-volume spay/neuter surgery, preventive care, and treatment for minor illnesses to underserved pets in NYC, Miami, and Los Angeles.
Role type
Licensed Veterinary Technician (Community Medicine)
Builds
Spay/neuter surgeries, preventive care services, and minor illness treatments for rescue animals and pets in underserved communities
Domain
Animal welfare / Veterinary medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Veterinary technician licensure, animal handling (cats/dogs), IV catheter placement, intubation, anesthetic monitoring, vital signs monitoring, medical record keeping, low-stress handling techniques
Preferred skills
Surgery/anesthesia experience, bilingual Spanish
Technologies
Digital databases, anesthetic machines, pulse oximeters, scales
Responsibilities
Administer anesthetics and pain medications, intubate animals and place IV catheters, monitor vital signs of sedated patients, assist with spay/neuter surgeries, perform diagnostic testing, maintain controlled substance logs, assist with humane euthanasia, communicate medical concepts to clients
Seniority
Individual Contributor, mid-level technical role