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Now Accepting Applications: Surgery Prep Technician

Enjoy a rewarding career helping to keep pets with the people who love them!

If you’d like to apply to be a MN SNAP Surgery Prep Technician, please send a cover letter and resume to Operations Director Christie Daluge at [email protected].

MN SNAP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, works to keep pets with the people who love them. Through low- and no-cost spay and neuter surgeries and core vaccinations for cats, dogs and rabbits, MN SNAP collaborates with communities across Minnesota to increase access to affordable veterinary care. MN SNAP’s mission is accomplished via a mobile surgery clinic and a stationary clinic in North Minneapolis. Since 2010, MN SNAP has completed more than 200,000 surgeries in partnership with low-income families and nonprofit rescues and shelters.

The Surgery Prep Technician administers inhalant anesthesia, prepares patients for surgery, and monitors patients in all stages of anesthesia. The Surgery Prep Technician is also responsible for performing limited physical exams on patients.

The candidate must be a certified veterinary technician or have equivalent experience. Additionally, the candidate must be detail oriented, a good communicator and someone who loves working with pets and their people!

MN SNAP seeks to create a diverse work culture that closely matches the diversity of our clients and community. To that end, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and people who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ are encouraged to apply.

Benefits include:

  • Competitive compensation ($21-$23/hour starting wage)
  • Health and dental insurance covered at 75% including Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Retirement plan with 3% organization match
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Condensed work weeks
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) 
  • Generous paid holidays (2 weeks/year)
  • Generous discounts on pet services, medication and products
  • Training and career advancement
  • Rabies vaccinations and titers
  • $500 annual paid continuing education (CE)

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