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Infographic showing various Gopher job openings in Texas as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $40,021 per year, or $19.2 per hour.
Veterinary Technician (Full Time)

Veterinary Technician (Full Time)

Austin Pets Alive!

Austin, TX • On-site

$17.50 - $18/hr

Full-time

Posted 20 days ago


Austin Pets Alive! rating

6.9

Company rating: 6.9 out of 10

Based on 5 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

Veterinary Technician
APA! BACKGROUND
Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) is one of Austin’s most dynamic and best-loved nonprofits. The organization is the leader in the no kill movement nationally and is considered a national thought leader in animal welfare. APA! locally rescues, treats, and adopts out 10,000 homeless dogs and cats each year, providing the safety net for Austin’s most at-risk shelter pets, which helps Austin to be a no-kill city, while also assisting other communities in saving homeless animals. The organization is distinguished by the scrappiness of its grassroots, non-traditional community-based animal rescue work.

The organization continues to innovate best practices to save lives and teaches its renowned lifesaving model through American Pets Alive!, APA!’s national division. In 2020, AmPA! began the Human Animal Support Services (HASS) project, a collaborative movement of more than 10,000 animal welfare professionals working in nearly 1,900 organizations. HASS is the first-of-its-kind collective of shelters and animal welfare professionals coming together to build community-focused animal services that better meet the needs of people and pets by keeping human-animal families together and keeping pets unnecessarily out of shelters.
The APA! Medical Clinic works on the cutting edge of shelter medicine, treating the most critical and vulnerable animals that other shelters and even some private clinics don't have the resources to help. This makes APA! the ideal learning environment for anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of veterinary medicine and no-kill animal sheltering, with the added benefit of knowing you are helping homeless animals from all over Texas and the United States.
POSITION SUMMARY/OVERVIEW
Our technicians rotate through different roles in the clinic including Wellness Technician, Emergency Technician, Hospital/Onsite Technician, and Prescription Technician. Once trained, our techs also assist in high volume spay/neuter surgery; including Recovery of patients, Gopher tech role, and ultimately Surgery Technician. Our veterinary technicians are crucial to the success of our lifesaving programs, providing hands-on care and treatment to the 10,000+ animals who come through our doors every year. The ideal candidate is passionate about creating the best experience for the public, adopters, and volunteers who visit APA!, all while making a difference for Austin’s most vulnerable pets. This is a full-time, nonexempt position and reports to the Medical Clinic Manager on duty or another individual designated by APA!.
The Veterinary Technician plays a key role in advancing the goals of APA!’s Clinic Team. This position contributes directly to APA!’s mission to increase the live release rate across Texas by supporting a sustainable, inclusive, and high-impact model for shelter operations.
The Veterinary Technician is responsible for managing their daily responsibilities, maintaining clear priorities, and delivering consistent, high-quality work that aligns with APA!’s values and goals. This includes staying organized, using data or feedback to inform decisions, and following through on key tasks and responsibilities with minimal oversight. This is a hands-on, mission-driven role focused on results, reliability, and teamwork.
APA! is a volunteer-powered organization, so every staff member is expected to work alongside and support volunteers. The Veterinary Technician collaborates closely with volunteers to complete day-to-day tasks, helps create a positive and inclusive environment, and actively contributes to a culture of shared effort and mutual respect.

This position may involve shift flexibility, weekend hours, and responsiveness during times of high need.

Every individual at APA! is responsible for working in collaboration with volunteers; making sure volunteers are recruited, trained and feel impactful through their efforts at APA!. A core part of this role is creating a welcoming and empowering experience for volunteers, including assisting with onboarding, training, and volunteer engagement as part of the day-to-day workflow.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
This position reports to the Medical Clinic Management team, specifically their Clinic Team Manager. This position will work closely with fosters, adopters, other clinic staff and APA! veterinary staff. This position also requires regular communication with all other teams in the organization to provide quality patient care.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
(Work assignments vary and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor)
  • Actively contribute to a volunteer-powered culture by partnering with volunteers during every shift and helping create an inclusive, welcoming environment
  • Work alongside volunteers to complete daily tasks, ensuring the work is shared and collaborative—not siloed
  • Support the recruitment and onboarding process by welcoming new volunteers and helping them get oriented to the program
  • Help retain volunteers by offering encouragement, guidance, and feedback during shared work
  • Recommend strong volunteers for deeper involvement or specialized roles to your supervisor or volunteer manager
  • Contribute to a positive culture by recognizing volunteer contributions through appreciation, gratitude, and shoutouts
  • Help set volunteers up for success by clearly explaining tasks, providing hands-on guidance, and offering in-the-moment support
Level 0.5: Veterinary Technician in Training (Typical proficiencies expected in order to move up to Level 1)
  • Complete hospitalized treatment, from beginning to end, at any complexity level
  • Manage wellness appointment schedule efficiently and on time
  • Follow technician protocols independently
  • Understand x-ray positioning and terminology
  • Use med chart proficiently
  • Job duties may include some or all of the above, and other duties as assigned by manager
Level 1 (Typical work functions expected of Veterinary Technicians designated as Level 1)
General
  • Able to train for all non-surgical roles: Wellness, Emergency, Hospital/Onsite and Prescription Technician (see below); learning the positions’ duties quickly and willing to take on solo shifts within 30 days of commencing the role
  • Ability to complete everything on the veterinary technician training checklist within 6 months of commencing the role, with surgical duties as an exception
  • Treats animals with the highest level of compassion and consideration at all times.
  • Works professionally with all staff, volunteers, and visitors
  • Arrives to work on time and ready to work for all shifts and stays for the duration of all shifts to support other tasks if needed and unless otherwise scheduled.
  • Based on APA Medical Protocols, elevates medical concerns to Clinic Managers, Veterinarians, and Medical Directors
  • Administers medications as indicated in APA! Medical Protocols as prescribed and within the required timeframes
  • Perform blood draws
  • Perform point-of-care diagnostic tests
  • Perform and read PCV/TP/BG
  • Start learning microscopy: fecals, skin scrapes
  • Diff Quick Staining
  • Administer insulin to diabetic cats
  • Able to identify common illnesses, injuries, and general health concerns, and respond and treat according to APA Medical Protocols
  • Learn, understand, and calculate the uses of all medications in the APA! Medical Dose Chart
  • Able to administer SQ and IM injections.
  • Administer vaccines and maintain the associated data and records. Rabies vaccinations are administered with Veterinarian approval.
  • Perform blacklight exams for ringworm.
  • Concurrently document all vaccinations, preventatives, medications administered, and/or any diagnostic tests completed for a specific cat and the results in the electronic medical record and in a timely manner
  • Basic APA! software knowledge - ShelterLuv, Waitwhile and Google Suite
  • Records thorough and accurate patient histories and elevates information to veterinarians as outlined in APA! Medical protocols.
  • Able to perform radiographs on patients with assistance
  • Learn and understand X-ray positions
  • Vaccinate animals and administer necessary treatment (oral, SQ, IM, IV etc) in accordance with protocols and/or directions received from veterinarian
  • Monitors animal behavior and eating patterns
  • Cleans and sanitizes cages, kennels, equipment, and treatment areas to maintain the sanitary conditions of the APA! Medical clinic
  • Ability to run appointments with some assistance needed
  • Assists in euthanasia appointments and appropriately stores and labels deceased animals
  • Identify, triage and respond to emergency situations with assistance
  • Assist colleagues in other clinic positions as outlined by management and as scheduled in Paycor
  • Appropriately and effectively restrains and handles animals for exams and treatments
  • Answers questions and provides information to the public and fosters/adopters on APA! policies and procedures
  • Assists in maintaining accountability of scheduled drugs
  • Maintain a safe, clean, and sanitary work environment
  • Provide excellent customer service to all clients
Wellness Technician: This position is responsible for providing wellness services (vaccines, preventatives, intakes, HW injections etc) to scheduled appointments in the APA! medical clinic.
  • Provide quality and timely wellness-related medical care for scheduled medical clinic clients
  • Follow vet-approved protocols for diagnostics and treatment of routine medical concerns
  • Seek manager or vet involvement for all non-routine or chronic patients
  • Provide fosters and adopters with clear communication and information regarding the animals in their care
  • Prepare for daily appointments in advance, including reviewing medical history for each patient
  • Maintain updated animal records through immediate data entry during and after each appointment
  • Assist other team members when there is down time
Emergency Technician: This position is responsible for assisting the veterinarian with emergency and urgent appointments in the APA! medical clinic.
  • With veterinarian, provide quality and time-efficient medical care for offsite, emergency and urgent medical clinic clients
  • Triage and react accordingly to urgent, critical, and contagious animals
  • Follow veterinarian instructions or approved protocols for diagnostics and treatment of medical concerns
  • Provide fosters, adopters, and animal program staff with clear communication and information regarding the animals in their care, including relevant APA! handouts when applicable at patient discharge
  • Prepare for daily appointments in advance when applicable, including reviewing medical history for each patient
  • Maintain updated animal records through immediate data entry during and after each appointment
Hospitalized/Onsite Technician: This position is responsible for the treatment and care to all hospitalized animals under the care of the APA! medical clinic.
  • Provide scheduled treatments to all hospitalized animals
  • Request and administer all assigned medications appropriately and within acceptable time frames, as directed by clinic protocols and the veterinary staff
  • Maintain proper care of all hospitalized animals, including identifying, monitoring, and documenting illness symptoms and changes
  • Work with receptionists and clinic managers to coordinate intake and care for all incoming animals needing hospitalization
  • Triage and react accordingly to urgent, critical, and contagious animals
  • Report declining hospitalized patients and urgent needs to veterinary staff immediately
  • Work closely with onsite care teams to identify animals that need medical triage
  • Triage requests for all onsite animals at the start of the day.
  • Round with cat team amp; dog teams to address medical concerns
  • Responsible for any appointments scheduled under the onsite column in our scheduler
  • Ensure hand-off of hospitalized patients to other teams is effective and they go with their medications/treatments
Prescription Technician: This position is responsible for filling all prescriptions in a timely manner for the APA! medical clinic.
  • Efficiently and accurately fill all approved medical prescriptions for the APA! medical clinic in a timely manner
  • Learn dosages for commonly used medications and calculate doses based on weight, dose and medication concentration
  • Review medical records as needed to ensure all requested prescriptions are accurate and appropriate for the specific animal
  • Follow veterinarian-approved protocols and written medical instructions regarding medication use
  • Communicate with animal caregivers regarding prescriptions, as needed
  • Maintain updated animal records through immediate data entry
  • Make sure at-home-parvo packs are filled and handed off in a timely manner
Job duties may include some or all of the above, and other duties as assigned by manager
Level 2 (Typical work functions expected of Veterinary Technician designated as Level 2)
General
  • All duties and responsibilities identified in Level 1
  • Ability to perform all skills from the clinic Veterinary Technician training checklist without assistance
  • Performs animal triage and treatment with limited assistance
  • Proficient with blood draws, catheter placement, and all forms of injection
  • Microscopy: fecals, skin scraping, cytology
  • Able to read glucose curves.
  • Calculates out dosages for all medications with no assistance
  • Able to assist in surgery; including Recovery of patients and Gopher role duties
  • Ability to perform radiographs on patients with minimal assistance needed
  • Knowledgeable on all