Veterinary Technician
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Lollypop Farm is hiring for a part-time Veterinary Technician. The Vet Tech’s role is to assist veterinarians in providing surgical and medical care to shelter animals as allowed by licensure.
Flexible Weekend Schedule! We are looking for Veterinary Technicians to join our team for weekend coverage. We have openings for Saturday and Sunday, and we are flexible for the right candidate.
You can work:
- Saturday only
- Sunday only
- Both Saturday and Sunday
We are open to hiring one Veterinary Technician to cover both days or separate Veterinary Technicians for each day. If you are looking for a consistent weekend schedule that fits your availability, we’d love to hear from you!
Essential Job Duties:
- Assist animals through the adoption process by providing support to our veterinarians during initial health exams, surgical preparation, surgery, dental prophylaxis, anesthetic monitoring and post-operative recovery
- Perform digital radiography and understand animal positioning techniques
- Perform venipuncture, intravenous catheter placement, and cystocentesis
- Perform laboratory work including fecal analysis, urinalysis, cytology, titer testing and prepare samples for shipment to other reference laboratories
- Administer medications to hospitalized and shelter patients
- Assist with cruelty examinations and forensic necropsies
- Work with large and exotic animals
- Perform euthanasia
- Maintain appropriate medical records and comply with all inventory processes
- Provide excellent customer service to staff, volunteers and the community in accordance with Lollypop Farm values
- Observe all safety rules and regulations for Lollypop Farm in accordance with OSHA
- Maintain good housekeeping
- Carry out responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable state and Federal laws
- Perform other duties as requested