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Veterinary Technician II

Kingsville, TX, US💼 Full-time💰 $20–$20🗓 2026-09-30

Core

Veterinary Technician supporting animal care, husbandry, and surgical assistance in a university teaching hospital vivarium.

Role type

Mid-level clinical veterinary technician (vivarium & surgical support)

Builds

Animal health surveillance, sterile surgical environments, and housing logistics for research animals

Domain

Academic research / Veterinary medicine

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Animal handling, sterile techniques, anesthesia support, cage cleaning, inventory management, equipment operation, health surveillance, data recording

Preferred skills

Bachelor's degree, advanced anesthesia knowledge

Technologies

Anesthesia equipment, autoclaves, large cage washing machines, animal monitoring & ventilators, laboratory equipment

Responsibilities

Perform daily animal rounds and husbandry; assist in surgical procedures under anesthesia; maintain vivarium sanitation and disease prevention protocols; monitor environmental conditions; manage animal inventory and diagnostic samples; operate sterilization and cleaning equipment.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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