Licensed Veterinary Technician, Community Medicine

About the role

The ASPCA's Community Medicine (CM) team provides expert veterinary care to underserved communities in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, helping pet owners overcome barriers to care. This on-site Licensed Veterinary Technician position works with Community Medicine veterinarians and assistants in the Queens clinic at 36-02 14th St, Long Island City, NY, focusing exclusively on medical duties, sometimes in spay/neuter surgery and other times seeing appointments or assisting with outpatient procedures. The schedule is typically Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, with occasional flexibility beyond the scheduled day.

Key responsibilities

• Care for 35-40 cats and dogs per day in spay/neuter surgery and provide preventive care and treatment for minor illnesses and injuries
• Administer injections including anesthetics, pain medications and vaccinations, intubate animals, place IV catheters, perform venipuncture and give fluids
• Monitor vital signs of sedated and anesthetized patients and provide treatments according to CM Standard Operating Procedures and the attending veterinarian's direction
• Assist with patient exams, diagnostics, medication preparation and record keeping, including controlled substance logs
• Maintain equipment such as anesthetic machines, pulse oximeters and scales, and assist with humane euthanasia
• Help clean and disinfect animal areas and equipment, and support special cases such as animals in hoarding situations
• Communicate clearly with clients about vaccines, anesthesia risks and an animal's condition, and enter data into digital databases
• Take part in training of CM staff, volunteers and students, attend staff meetings and follow OSHA protocols

Required profile

• Graduated from an accredited veterinary science technology program (2 or 4 years) or equivalent, with a current New York State Veterinary Technician license (or able to obtain it within 30 days)
• Surgery/anesthesia experience preferred
• English required; Spanish strongly preferred
• Fear Free Shelter certification required within 60 days of hire

Required skills

• Excellent animal handling and customer service skills
• Computer literacy and ability to lift 40+ pounds and stand for 8+ hours
• Bilingual (Spanish) strongly preferred

What we offer

• Target hiring salary of $34.60-$40.00 per hour, with a $2,000 signing bonus and a $2,000 retention bonus after one year, plus relocation assistance
• Flexible time off, paid parental leave, paid holidays and employer-paid dental, life and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching and veterinary license fee reimbursement
• Three paid continuing education days and a CE stipend