Surgery Clinic Technician - Pima Animal Care Center

This job was posted by : For moreinformation, please see: Job Description SummaryDepartment - Pima Animal Care Center# Job DescriptionOPEN UNTIL FILLEDJob Type: ClassifiedJob Classification: 5864 - Animal Care Technician IISalary Grade: 4Hiring Pay: $19.16The first review of applications will be on3/13/2026.Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) shelter clinic provides advanced medicalcare and management of animals at PACC, overseeing daily care routines,and administering medications as directed by veterinarians. ClinicTechnicians assist with medical treatments, ensuring compliance withanimal welfare standards in a high-volume care setting.PACC is currently looking to add a Surgery Clinic Technician to ourteam. In this position, you will prep animals for surgery byrestraining, premedicating, collecting temperatures, and weights forshelter and fostered animals. This includes working directly with fosterand adoptive parents providing pre and post op instructions. Skillsinclude data entry, knowledge of Vet Med terminology and abbreviations,and attention to detail to keep the animals and teams safe duringsurgery.Surgery Shifts: Monday to Friday; five (5), eight (8) hour shifts.- 6:00 am - 2:00 pm- 6:30 am - 2:30 pm- 7:00 am - 3:00 pm- 8:00 am - 4:00 pm- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm- 11:00 am - 7:00 pm- 12:00 pm - 8:00 pmMandatory weekends for spay and neuter events. This applies to allclinic staff.Position requires physical including push/pull/lift up to 100 lbs.Essential Functions:As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, thisclassification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge,skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and isnot a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed byincumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on thedepartments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbentby the supervisor.- Checks incoming animals for obvious health problems and injuries;- Ensures humane treatment of all animals at PACC;- Ensures the accuracy and completeness of documentation concerning incoming animals;- Assists in administering medication to sick animals as prescribed and directed by a veterinarian;- Cleans and sanitizes cages, kennels, floors, walls, windows, equipment, and treatment areas to maintain the sanitary conditions of the PACC;- Assists in performing euthanasia of animals, including following safety protocols for use and maintenance of DEA Schedule II drugs;- Reviews and organize documents, creates new records and inputs and retrieves information using automated systems;- Prepares and updates files, logs, status records, and other documentation to reflect the current status of a process and performs required purges;- Assists in maintaining accountability of scheduled drugs;- Administers necessary treatment in accordance with directions received from veterinarian;- Administers medications to sick animals as prescribed and directed by a veterinarian;- Performs animal triage and treatment;- Performs daily health checks on impounded animals;- Documents pertinent animal health data;- Prepares and processes euthanized, potentially rabid animals for laboratory analysis;- Collects and disposes of dead animals according to shelter procedure and health codes.Minimum Qualifications:High school diploma or General Education Development (G.E.D.)certificate AND six months of experience in a veterinary clinic orposition involving handling animals OR completion of a vettechnician/vet assistant certification. (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college oruniversity may be substituted.)OR:One year of experience working with Pima County as an Animal CareTechnician I, Animal Care Response Technician or closely relatedposition as determined by the department head at the time ofrecruitment.Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the

Created: 2026-03-10