Registered Veterinary Technician

The ASPCA’s Community Medicine (CM) team provides expert veterinary care to support the welfare of animals and their people through stationary and mobile veterinary clinics, serving the most underserved communities in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. We help pet owners overcome barriers to care by bringing quality services directly to the communities that need us most, partially or fully subsidizing the cost of basic and preventive care.

CM treats people and pets with dignity and respect, assisting pet owners in making informed decisions about their pets’ health and wellbeing regardless of their financial circumstances. When you join the ASPCA, you become part of a team of over 1,000 dedicated colleagues with deep knowledge, skills, and passion for the animals we serve.

Help animals in need! Our highly skilled technicians play a crucial role on our team, working with CM veterinarians and assistants to provide essential services to pets and rescue animals. The ASPCA’s Community Veterinary Clinic (CVC) offers high‑volume spay/neuter, preventive care, and treatment for minor illnesses and injuries. CM technicians use their education and license to the fullest, focusing exclusively on medical duties, working some days in spay/neuter surgery and others seeing appointments or assisting with outpatient procedures.

• Work/life balance: paid vacation time to relax
• paid sick time to heal
• three paid continuing education days and a CE stipend
• ten paid holidays to observe
• plus paid personal time off
• medical, dental, and vision insurance; pre‑tax dependent care and health FSAs; 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions after one year; employer‑paid life and long‑term disability insurance and more (subject to change annually)
• room to grow: robust professional development programs
• support: a strong team to lean on and cheer you on

Starting pay depends on education, training, experience, location, and other factors. The target hiring range for this role is $34.60 – $37.00.

Monday – Friday, 8‑hour schedule with occasional flexibility to work beyond the scheduled day. This is an on‑site position at the Carson Community Veterinary Clinic, with occasional flexibility to travel to other ASPCA locations in the Greater LA Area.

• Medical (60%)
  • Care for cats and dogs each day presenting for spay/neuter surgery up to clinic capacity
  • Administer injections, including anesthetics, pain medications, vaccinations, and other medications
  • Intubate animals, place intravenous catheters, perform venipuncture, and administer fluids as needed
  • Monitor vital signs of sedated and anesthetized patients in pre‑operative, operative, and post‑operative phases
  • Provide treatments and supportive care according to CM SOPs and attending Veterinarian
  • Use low‑stress handling techniques to provide a safe and compassionate environment for animals, staff, and clients
  • Assist with patient exams, take medical history, perform diagnostic testing, and prepare medications for clients
  • Maintain controlled‑substance logs and patient records
  • Stay current on emergency drugs and protocols
  • Ensure anesthetic machines, pulse oximeters, scales, and other equipment function and report issues
  • Assist with humane euthanasia per ASPCA policy and CM protocols
  • Work with coworkers to clean and disinfect animal areas, equipment, instruments, and facility using PPE
• Customer Service (30%)
  • Communicate with all clients in a non‑judgmental, effective, and professional manner
  • Explain basic veterinary medical concepts, vaccine protocols, and anesthetic risks
  • Explain information provided by the veterinarian about an animal’s condition to clients
• Other (10%)
  • Enter medical information into digital databases
  • Represent the ASPCA professionally and courteously
  • Adhere to OSHA protocols
  • Follow all CM SOPs
  • Collaborate and foster communication with ASPCA colleagues
  • Participate in veterinary/medical training of CM staff, ASPCA staff, and students by coaching and demonstration
  • Attend staff meetings and training sessions
  • Perform other duties as assigned

• Must have current California State Veterinary Technician License (or obtain within 30…