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Transfer Veterinary Technician



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About Harris County Public Health:

Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1,100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.


Our Values: 

HCPH embraces a foundation of progressive work anchored by the department’s cornerstone values guiding our work to improve the community’s health and well-being. 

  • Transparency -We share information openly and honestly so that staff, partners, and the community understand our actions and the reasons behind them.
  • Integrity -Our actions reflect strong ethical principles, ensuring we remain trustworthy, accountable, and consistent with our mission.
  • Respect - We foster a supportive environment by valuing diverse perspectives, listening intentionally, and treating people with dignity in every interaction.
  • Impact - We focus our efforts on activities that improve health, reduce disparities, and create meaningful, measurable outcomes for the communities we serve.
  • Collaboration - We actively partner across teams, disciplines, organizations, and communities to align our efforts toward common goals.

Position Overview:
Under the supervision of the Transfer Manager, the Transfer Veterinary Technician is responsible for communicating with rescue and transfer groups, monitoring health status of animals, evaluating shelter capacity, promoting animals for transfer, revenue receipting, and customer service.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Assists in evaluating and selecting animals to be placed in foster homes and conducting foster orientations.
  • Assists with maintaining the health, welfare, and medical care of all foster care animals placed in foster homes.
  • Maintains communications with foster homes on a regular basis and schedules return of animals for vaccinations, recheck exams, surgery and off-site adoption and transfer events.
  • Responsible for the cleaning, feeding, and care of the animals in the transfer center.
  • Monitors the health of the animals in the transfer center and advises veterinary staff of any medical problems.
  • Administers prescribed medications and vaccinations as directed per VPH protocols and VPH veterinarians. Insures that animals in foster or slated for rescue/transfer are appropriately worked up, kept up to date on vaccinations, internal and external parasite control (including heartworms), etc. and records are entered in timely and accurate manner.
  • Performs physical exams on animals including a variety of animal health procedures encompassing diagnostic laboratory tests, administration of medications, and assisting with or performing medical treatments.
  • Participates in various outreach programs such as vaccination clinics, health fairs, off-site adoption events and workshops.
  • Creates and updates medical records as necessary to ensure complete and current information.
  • Reviews all required forms to ensure they are complete, accurate and scanned correctly into the database.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or emailADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net

Requirements

Education:
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience:
  • At least two (2) years of experience in an animal shelter, veterinary practice or animal care environment.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Must be comfortable working with animals.
  • Must be able to cope with the difficulties associated with animal euthanasia.
  • Must have or be able to acquire the skills needed to provide humane animal restraint, place indwelling catheters, and perform venipunctures.
Core Competencies:
  • Data Analytics and Assessment Skills: Ability to use data to analyze community health needs and support decisions that improve community health outcomes.
  • Communication Skills: This competency focuses on using clear and effective communication to engage audiences, address misinformation, and build trust, supporting informed decisions and stronger public health outcomes.
  • Health Advancement Skills: This competency focuses on applying principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion to public health, addressing systemic barriers, and promoting fair access to resources for healthier communities.
  • Community Partnership Skills: This competency focuses on collaborating with communities to address the systems and policies affecting health, fostering engagement, shared ownership, and sustainable improvements in well-being.
  • Public Health Science Skills: This competency focuses on using public health science and evidence-based approaches to develop and improve policies and programs, ensuring effective delivery of the 10 Essential Public Health Services.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation, but ONLY the information stated on the application will be used for consideration.

Qualifications

Certifications/Licenses:
  • Veterinary Technician Certification.
Languages:
  • Bilingual: Spanish.
Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:
  • This is a full-time position requiring 40 hours per week. The shelter operates seven (7) days per week, and employees may be scheduled to work weekdays, weekends, and occasional evenings as needed.
  • Flexibility is required, as additional days or hours may be necessary to support emergency response efforts, shelter-related activities, or community events.
Work Environment:
  • This job operates in an animal shelter which may include noisy environments and pungent smells.
Physical Demands:
  • Will be required to bend, lift, stoop and stand for long periods of time.
  • Will be required to lift and restrain animals or other objects up to 50 pounds.
  • Consistently exposed to animals and animal allergens under conditions with limited alternatives available.
Work Location:
  • Harris County Pets: 612 Canino Rd, Houston, TX 77076.
Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
Date Posted
04/17/2026
Job Reference
16571
Organization
Public Health Services, Veterinary Public Health
Location
Harris County, TX
Category
Veterinary Medical Science
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