Assists a veterinarian with a variety of animal health care duties including caring for ill and injured, animals, monitors the health of animals for signs of disease, and performs other care giving activities in a caring and compassionate manner.
Prepares animals for surgery and other treatments by sterilizing instruments and equipment, assists the veterinarian during surgical procedures or treatments, restrains and stabilizes animals when necessary, and provides post-operative care.
Performs routine laboratory tests by collecting and preparing samples for requested tests, conducts laboratory tests, and reads and records results.
Provides specialized nursing care for ill and injured animals, administers vaccinations and other injections, and dispenses medications.
Observes animal behavior, reports behavioral changes such as aggression and injury, and prepares daily reports detailing events in the veterinarian clinic.
Evaluates an animal’s health condition in the intake process, prioritizes treatment of animals that enter the shelter, and assesses the health condition of animals prior to placement for adoption.
Exercises, bathes, waters, and feeds animals and cleans, maintains, and disinfects cages and medical areas.
Requests and orders supplies as necessary to keep materials on hand at all times.
Operates vehicle and two-way radio in performance of duties.
Along with all department staff, this position will actively participate on an emergency preparedness and response team to support DDPHE’s responsibilities outlined in the City’s Emergency Operations Plan. This may require being ‘on-call’ from time to time to help respond to emergencies. Additional training commensurate with assigned duties will be provided.
Requirements :
Education requirement: Associate's Degree in Veterinary Technician.
Experience Requirement: None
Education/Experience Equivalency: A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree may be substituted for the minimum education requirements.
License/Certifications: Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.
Possession of a Certified Veterinary Technician License issued by the Colorado Association of Certified Veterinary Technicians within six (6) months of hire. Registration as a Certified Veterinary Technician or equivalent (such as Registered Veterinary Technician and Licensed Veterinary Technician) issued by another state will be accepted in lieu of this requirement by the completion of the probationary period.
Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.