Veterinary Clinic Technician

Rescue Village is seeking a skilled, compassionate, and dependable Veterinary Clinic Technician to support the daily work of our shelter medical team.

Under the direction of the Director of Veterinary Services and appropriate veterinary supervision, the Veterinary Clinic Technician helps provide humane, timely, and high-quality medical support for animals in Rescue Village’s care. This position supports medical intake, daily treatments, hospitalized animal care, preventive medicine, surgery preparation and recovery, medical records, foster and shelter medical needs, and overall clinic readiness.

The Veterinary Clinic Technician works closely with veterinarians, the Clinic Manager, Shelter Services, Foster, Humane Law Enforcement, and other departments. This hands‑on role requires strong animal-handling skills, sound judgment, accurate documentation, professional communication, and the ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced shelter and clinic environment.

• Administer medications, treatments, vaccines, preventives, microchips, oral medications, topical medications, and related care as directed by a veterinarian and according to Rescue Village medical protocols.
• Provide daily care, feeding, monitoring, and support for hospitalized or clinic‑housed animals.
• Support safe triage, intake exams, and medical intake procedures.
• Use Fear Free-informed, low‑stress, safe animal‑handling practices.
• Observe animals for changes in health, behavior, appetite, comfort, mobility, recovery status, and other clinical concerns.
• Communicate promptly with veterinarians and clinic leadership regarding medical needs, treatment concerns, urgent changes, or questions.
• Assist with biological sample collection, preparation, submission, and basic in‑house laboratory testing as assigned.
• Label, prepare, and dispense patient medications under veterinary supervision.
• Support preventive care, infectious‑disease prevention, disease control, and general medical care across the organization.

• Prepare patients for surgery according to veterinary direction and clinic procedures.
• Assist with surgical setup, patient handling, pre‑operative preparation, and documentation.
• Monitor animals during surgery and recovery within training and assigned responsibilities.
• Observe and report changes in patient status during recovery.
• Clean, prepare, wrap, and maintain surgical instruments and instrument packs.
• Maintain surgery, treatment, recovery, and related clinical spaces in clean, organized, stocked, functional, and safe condition.

• Enter exam findings, treatments, vaccines, medications, microchips, behavioral observations, medical notes, and other required information accurately and promptly in the electronic medical record system.
• Help ensure animals in shelter and foster care remain current on vaccination, preventive medicine, treatment, and recheck schedules.
• Maintain accurate, complete, timely, and confidential medical records.
• Track assigned follow‑up needs, rechecks, treatments, pending lab work, medication refills, foster medical needs, and other clinical tasks through completion or appropriate handoff.
• Monitor clinic, intake, surgery, treatment, and medical supplies; restock assigned supplies and communicate ordering needs to the Clinic Manager according to delegated clinic procedures.
• Identify and report equipment, facility, supply, sanitation, documentation, or safety concerns that may affect animal care or clinic operations.

• Serve as a professional liaison between the Clinic and Shelter Services, Foster, Humane Law Enforcement, and other Rescue Village departments.
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