Full-time Medical Technician

SUMMARY
Heartland Animal Shelter is seeking a mission-driven, collaborative full-time medical technician. The technician is part of a small team that is responsible for all medical care of the animals under the organization’s care, ensuring the health and well-being of all cats and dogs, both at the shelter and in foster homes. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of a dedicated and results-oriented team who values collaboration, open communication, and a positive workplace culture. We do our best to leverage each other’s strengths and strive to create opportunities for the work to be fun, rewarding, and to meet our individual and collective organizational goals. We take our mission seriously to provide excellent and life-saving care to the most vulnerable dogs and cats. We envision a humane community where pets and people thrive together in Chicagoland and beyond, and we’re dedicated to making that vision a reality. Are you an energetic and experienced veterinary technician with a passion for helping shelter animals? If your answer is YES, we invite you to apply to be a part of our team!

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor the health of the shelter animals via daily rounds
• Follow-up on reported medical issues (verbal, email and via clipboard), using currently implemented standards and protocols
• Administer medications and vaccines per our shelter protocols
• Check in new animals through our medical intake process
• Assist in our weekly surgery vet days
• Field questions and concerns daily from staff, volunteers, adopters, fosters, etc. via phone, email, and in-person in a timely and professional manner
• May need to be “on-call” occasionally in addition to regular hours

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to routinely lift 50+ pounds
• Must be able to work around animals (including sick, injured, and/or potentially aggressive animals), loud noises, etc.
• Must be able to work in all environmental conditions

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Kindness and compassion toward animals including a low-stress, fear-free approach
• Previous experience handling and administering medications to both cats and dogs
• A willingness to learn all skills deemed needed to perform the best possible medical care for the shelter’s animals

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Experience as a veterinary assistant or technician at an animal shelter with surgical experience
OR
Certified veterinary assistant or technician with surgical experience

EXPECTATIONS

• Complete Fear Free certification within 8 weeks of hire
• Flexible schedule

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

The Medical Technician reports to the Director of Shelter Operations. This person also follows the direction of the Veterinarian on duty.

TIME COMMITMENT

This is a full-time role for 40 hours per week. Working evenings, weekends and holidays is a requirement of this role.

LOCATION(S) 

This is an onsite role at Heartland Animal Shelter.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• The pay range is $21 – 25/hour for a full-time role (40 hours/week), depending on experience.
• Benefits include paid time off, health insurance, and at-cost veterinary services and medications.
• Full-time positions receive continuing education support.

HOW TO APPLY

Email a one-page cover letter and resume to [email protected] along with a cute pic of your animal friend(s)!