Veterinary Assistant

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Veterinary Technician to join our team at Best Friends Animal Society. As a Veterinary Technician, you will play a critical role in providing high-quality medical care to animals in our lifesaving and veterinary programs.

• Perform basic medical care, including intravenous injections, blood draws, medicating, vaccinating, subcutaneous fluids, catheter placement, and microchipping under the direction of a veterinarian.
• Maintain a clean and disinfected working environment, controlled substances logs, and accurately enter and maintain patient and client medical data.
• Support, empower, and enable volunteers and foster parents to expand Best Friends lifesaving capacity.
• Provide basic care, such as feeding, cleaning, walking, and socialization for animals temporarily housed or transported within Lifesaving Center vehicles, buildings, or facilities.
• Deliver superior customer service, communicate about and maintain knowledge of Best Friends and community partner programs.
• Work collaboratively with Best Friends' team members in all areas of operations to achieve lifesaving goals.

• Some formal education from an AVMA accredited veterinary technician certification program preferred but not required.
• A minimum of two years working experience in a veterinary medicine setting or equivalent work experience in an animal welfare or nonprofit setting.
• Bilingual or multi-lingual skills preferred but not required.
• Customer-centric, non-judgmental approach to engaging with adopters, partners, visitors, volunteers, and colleagues.
• Ability to work with, leash, kennel, walk, and handle cats and dogs, including those with health and/or behavior conditions/concerns.
• Strong interpersonal skills, a team player, personable, professional, and able to get along with people from different backgrounds.

• Perform repetitive tasks for extended periods of time, including typing, sitting, walking, arm, and hand motion.
• Work indoors and outdoors in a variety of weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold.
• Routinely lift 40 pounds and perform daily strenuous activity, including lifting, carrying, reaching, stooping, squatting, cleaning, and bending.

Best Friends Animal Society is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or domestic partner status.

Applicants for employment in the US must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the US by Best Friends Animal Society.