Kelly Science is seeking a **Surgical Veterinary Technician** for a successful research hospital located in **Boston, MA.**


**Pay** : $34/hr


**Employment Type:** Contract (6 months)


**Summary:**


The Surgical Veterinary Technician will be working closely with the veterinarian to provide animal treatments as instructed and will be responsible for performing surgical technical duties to assist with surgical procedures.


**Job Duties Include:**


+ Perform technical functions required by research protocols, such as daily clinical observations, diagnostic testing, administering medications and health examinations of sick animals, prior to reporting adverse findings to Veterinarian responsible for that area.

+ Receipt of new animals- generating records and doing initial health assessments.

+ Recovery of post-operative animals

+ Provide anesthesia support to all surgical cases, including placement of IV catheters, intubation, and administration of anesthetic agents.

+ Maintain sterile ORs by cleaning and breaking down the OR at the end of cases.

+ Prepare the OR for cases, as well as, maintaining equipment and ensuring it is in proper working order.


**Qualifications:**


+ Bachelors degree in animal science or a related field required

+ Minimum of 2 years experience in veterinary technology

+ Minimum of AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level


**Interested? Apply today for immediate consideration!**


**You should know:** Your safety matters! Vaccination against COVID-19 may be a requirement for this job in compliance with current client and governmental policies. A Kelly recruiter will confirm and share more details with you during the interview process.


**Why Kelly** **** **?**


Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire talented people just like you. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills and interestsits the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background/education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get you noticed.


**About Kelly** ****


At Kelly, were always thinking about whats next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, were a leading advocate for temporary/nontraditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live (plus, did we mention we provide a ton of benefits ?). Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best, and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels, and industries around the world.


Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce, including, but not limited to, minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, sexual orientation, gender identity. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law. (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm)