Job Description
Underdog Animal Rescue and Rehab located in beautiful Moab, Utah, has an opening for a Full Time Veterinary Technician to run the wellness and vaccine portions of our monthly field clinics on the Native American reservations of the Four Corners region. Experience in surgical field clinics, emergency and/or shelter medicine is a plus.
Our ideal candidate is enthusiastic about impacting a highly underserved community and tackling a challenging variety of tasks in a fast paced environment. If you are interested in field medicine and confident in your ability to make decisions on your feet, this may be a great fit for you. This position is more than a job, and will not suit every vet tech. A working interview (paid) is encouraged for the candidate to have a full understanding of the role .
This position works closely with the Clinic Surgery Manager to ensure the health and safety of clinic animals. While the focus of the position is vaccines and wellness, the successful tech will be skilled in induction, placing IVs, pre-medicating, recovery, and surgical support of vets as needed.
Responsibilities
- Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Preparation for spay and neuter clinics including helping to load and unload the mobile unit and clinic trailer
- Attend one clinic a month on the Navajo Nation - Thursday evening - Monday morning
- Effectively communicate and train volunteers in the vaccine and wellness side of the clinic
- Efficiently manage and inventory the wellness and vaccine clinic supplies and meds
- Comfortable driving the mobile clinic to field locations - as needed
- Help recruit volunteers for clinics and follow up data entry needs
- Work with the Surgery Manager to recruit and assign volunteer roles at clinics
- Assure that wellness records are entered to the clinic management program
- Understand and implement appropriate sanitation protocols to prevent disease spread Qualifications
- Your Skills and Traits:
- Models and embodies the Underdog Rescue mission, vision, values, and goals in actions and in words
- Demonstrates leadership, enthusiasm, team focus, and values quality results
- Are professional, flexible, and handle difficult and sensitive situations with diplomacy and discretion
- Work competently and respectfully with veterinarians and other staff and volunteers
- Show compassion for animals and their families in stressful situations
- Adaptable and flexible, responding well to unexpected changes and evolving protocols
- Strong Work Ethic - this is hard work with long hours
- Self-motivated, dedicated, calm under pressure, and eager to learn continuously
- Comfortable giving feedback to improve process or protocols
- Ability to triage and initiate emergency stabilization with indirect supervision from a vet is a bonus
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate medical record management
- Vet Tech license not required, but competence and experience in the field of veterinary care is crucial Additional Information
$41,500 base salary. Location: in person with some opportunity to work from home between clinics
Paid time off & holidays
CE allowance $500
Relocation bonus $1500*
Medical benefit contribution
For more information about this opportunity, visit our website: UnderdogRescueMoab.org/careers
To apply, send a letter of inquiry and a resume to: [email protected]
Underdog is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and wants to be a place where a diverse mix of talented, animal loving people want to come, stay, and have the opportunity to do their best work with a purpose
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