Licensed Veterinary Technician- Pet Health Center

External Retirement Plan TRS

Employment Type:

Employee Benefits Eligibility Benefits Eligible Full/Part time Full Time Work Schedule Additional Schedule Information

Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, but flexible with potential changes to schedule for earlier or later.

Advertised Salary:
Commensurate with Experience

Posting Date: 08/28/2025 Open until filled Yes Closing Date Proposed Starting Date 09/28/2025 Special Instructions to Applicants Location of Vacancy Athens Area

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Classification

Title:

Animal Care Veterinary/Animal Science Paraprofessional/Professional FLSA Non-Exempt FTE 1.00

• Requires technical knowledge in the field acquired through an apprenticeship, a 2-year degree, or professional certificate. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

• Active Licensed Veterinary Technician in the state of Georgia
• Experience with in a general veterinary practice

The Licensed Veterinary Technician working within the College of Veterinary Medicine's Pet Health Center (PHC) will perform the following duties: monitoring the receiving schedule, technician appointments, monitoring records, inputting charges, specimen collection, patient treatments, RX refills, sedating and recovering patients, fielding questions, consults and calls for the clinicians, helping and training senior veterinary students and technician students with physicals, treatments, phlebotomy, bandaging, as well as assisting during patient receiving, and cleaning and organizing the ward with adherence to Infectious Dx protocols.

This individual will aid in these duties as well as enhance patient receiving and diagnostic imaging, timely patient call backs, and surgical support with patient prep and as a scrub nurse. This technician will also be responsible for obtaining radiographic images and coordinating transports between the Pet Health Center and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

• Graduation from an accredited Veterinary Technician program and passing the VTNE with confirmed LVT license in the state of Georgia or ability to obtain an LVT license in the state of Georgia within 6 months of employment.
• Experience properly handling animals.
• Capable of dealing with stressful situations.
• Ability to perform phlebotomy on animals.
• Capable of manually calculating basic formulas for weight conversions, medication dose conversions.
• Knowledge of animal anatomy.
• Demonstrate competency with medical/surgical equipment, including care, cleaning and maintenance.

• Lift and carry up to 75 pounds.
• Sit, stand, stoop, bend and walk intermittently during the day on hard floor surfaces.
• Dealing with stressful situations.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to accurately work with small, delicate pieces of equipment or large heavy objects/containers/machinery.
• Wear all protective gear including mask, gloves, gown, hairnet, safety goggles, etc.
• Work for long periods of time with arms extended.
• Work within an environment that has high levels of animal sounds, bodily fluids that need disposal, and open wound management.

Perform day to day duties in the Pet Health Center including Technician duties that consist of dental procedures, otic lavage, wound clipping, prepping, flushing, bandaging, casts, sedate, suture skin, dental procedures, catheterize, venipuncture, cystocentesis, injections, medicating, CPR, maintaining of airway and circulatory system management, drug dosage calculations, reconstituting and administering drugs including controlled substances, I.V. fluids, assist clinicians with neurology examinations.

Work with senior…