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Registered Veterinary Technician
LA County Animal Care and Control
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Long Beach, CA 90805
Description
What will you do:
- Conducts physical examinations to determine the nature of illness, injury, and abnormality.
- Administers medications and immunizations orally and by intramuscular, intravenous, and subcutaneous injections, as prescribed by a veterinarian.
- Takes and records temperature, pulse, and respiration.
- Collects and labels specimens of blood, urine, sputum, feces, brain tissue and various kinds of smears for culture or microscopic examination.
- Administers whole blood or plasma to animals.
- Assists veterinarians in surgery by correct equipment, instruments, and packs, and assuring that monitoring and support equipment such as cardiac monitors, scopes, and breathing apparatus are operable.
- Renders emergency treatment to animals; determines need to send animal for private veterinarian assistance in the absence of the animal care center/shelter veterinarian.
- Maintains inventory of all pharmaceutical, equipment, and supplies.
- Maintains records of all animal treatment or disease investigations.
- Assists in the maintenance of animal health care programs within County animal control facilities.
- Establishes procedures for the proper housing and feeding of animals and the cleaning of kennels.
- Maintains effective relations with other County departments, outside agencies, and the public.
- Assists departmental personnel in investigation and retrieval of animals in the field by anesthetizing or euthanizing animals when necessary.
- Scans for and applies microchip and other special identification media.
- Assists public health veterinary unit staff in zoonosis activities including decapitation of rabies suspect animals for brain tissue testing.
- Provide limited technical direction to animal control personnel an animal health matters, as necessary.
- Advise animal control personnel on the development of programs related to the retention and relocation of animals, as necessary.
How to Apply
WE ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FILED ONLINE. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX, OR IN PERSON ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
Visit hr.lacounty.gov and search for Registered Veterinary Technician.
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