Professional On Call, Veterinary Technician

Overview

THIS IS A TEMPORARY ON CALL POSITION ONLY - WORK DAYS AND SCHEDULE WILL VARY

Orange County Animal Services is proud to be the municipal shelter serving Florida's fifth most populous county. Orange County, Florida is home to approximately 1.5 million people and includes "The City Beautiful," Orlando. Orange County Animal Services is a large and evolving animal welfare organization, with approximately 100 full-time employees and is aided by support networks of 450 volunteers, 400 foster parents and more than 80 local rescue groups. The mission of Animal Services is to protect both the people and pets of Orange County.

The shelter receives approximately 15,000 homeless pets annually and strives to find as many as possible appropriate placement. Animal Services staff comprises four distinct teams - an enforcement operations team responsible for upholding local law in regards to animal welfare, a kennel team that handles the intakes and day-to-day care for the hundreds of shelter guests, a clinic team that handles the medical care and spay/neuter surgeries for the shelter animals and a communications team, which facilitate reclaims, adoptions, rescue placements and foster arrangements.

Interested applicants are encouraged to learn more about Animal Services at www.ocnetpets.com.

Representative Duties

The On Call Veterinary Technicianwill assist the veterinarians in ensuring shelter pets receive prompt and proper medical care and continued monitoring for individual health and welfare. Veterinary technicians handle a myriad of tasks and are essential to both the clinic team and overall shelter.

Representative Duties:

• Receives animals from clients and briefly checks the animals.

• Prepares the prep room prior to surgery, ensuring that the oxygen is on, vaccinations are drawn up, and diagnostic tests are ready.

• Prepares the surgery room and reviews the surgery list.

• Sedates and preps animals for surgery.

• Monitors animals before, during, and after surgery to ensure animal is recovering from anesthesia.

• Cleans and sanitizes the clinic area and surgical instruments.

• Medicates animals throughout the facility per veterinarians' instructions. Administers treatments and performs procedures per veterinarians' guidance.

• Release animals to their owners/fosters/adopters; educates owners/fosters/adopters on post-operative care, general husbandry, and relevant Division policies and procedures.

• Performs data entry to document veterinary care, communications among staff and owners/fosters/adopters, and any other pertinent info to ensure seamless quality of care and exceptional customer service.

• Supports the mission and vision of Animal Services.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from High School or equivalent and one year of experience in conducting medical, researched-based and/or surgical procedures in a Veterinary Clinic. Position may include evening, weekend and holiday work.

Work days will be Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and/or Thursday; and work hourswill depend on availibility to work:

Four days - 9am to 4pm

Three days: 8:30am-5:30pm

Two days: 7:30am-6:30pm

Work schedule is subject to change based on department's needs

Application Deadline

Open: May 7, 2024

Close: May 21, 2024

Subject to close without notice

Salary Information

$21.00/hour, based on Orange County Policy

This position is not eligible for County employee benefits

Veterans Preference

If you are claiming Veterans' Preference, you are responsible for providing the required eligibility documentation by the close date of the posting. Please submit a cover letter and copies of documents, not originals, to Orange County Human Resources Division, PO Box 1393, Orlando, FL 32801-1393 or fax to (407) 836-0098 (only Veterans' Preference documentation will be accepted by fax). Your cover letter should include the position posting number you are applying for, the title of the position and the last 4 digits of your social security number.

Educational Requirements

If your education was obtained in the United States, the County recognizes degrees or diplomas which are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). If you have obtained education from a country other than the United States, your degree or diploma must be evaluated to determine the United States equivalency by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Service (NACES) or the Association of International Credentials Evaluations (AICE) at your expense.

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Notes

Please complete each section of the application in detail as only information provided by the applicant regarding their work experience and education on the application will be used to determine the applicant's qualifications for the position.

Applications that show no employment history, no employment dates, leave number of hours worked per week blank, show duties left blank, or state "see attached resume" will be disqualified, considered incomplete, and will not be reviewed.

Applicants selected for hire in Orange County must successfully complete a background check, physical and drug screening prior to start of employment.

Please ensure that the phone number and email address on your application is accurate. Should we need to communicate with you, we will only use the email listed on the application. Please check your spam/junk email folders as well your inbox.