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Registered Veterinary Technician - San Luis Valley
Dumb Friends League
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Alamosa, CO
Description
Purpose of Position: Provide medical care and treatment for shelter animals. Provide medical care and treatment of both shelter and owned animals during all parts of surgery.
Responsibilities
- Efficiently lead high volume surgery day focused on spay/neuter procedures.
- Collect samples for testing and perform laboratory tests.
- Medicate, vaccinate, and treat animals as prescribed by veterinarian.
- Administer anesthesia and monitor animals under anesthesia.
- Assure successful recovery of animals post-surgery
- Assist veterinarians in medical and surgical procedures. This includes using proper restraint.
- Use and maintain medical equipment.
- Perform physical examination of animals.
- Perform accurate data entry to update animal records and controlled drug logs.
- Clean and maintain work areas.
- Handle and move animals prior to and following medial procedures.
- Perform euthanasia and other related tasks.
- Contribute to and lead initiatives to improve processes and procedures.
- Oversee medical supply inventory process and provide accurate counts as well as data weekly.
- Participate in other shelter daily tasks as needed and assigned by supervisor.
Registered Veterinary Technician Compensation: Starting at $23.40 - $24.85 per hour (starting pay commensurate with market, experience, and equity)
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