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CLASS CODE: 2369
OPEN DATE:   8/2/2002

JOB TITLE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
ANNUAL SALARY $43,242 - $53,724
In some positions, higher salaries are paid for night work and for certain assignments.
DUTIES A Veterinary Technician assists a Veterinarian by performing routine and subprofessional duties in the medical or surgical treatment of animals at the City's animal shelters or spay and neuter clinics, performs euthanasia-by-injection and immunizations under the direction of a licensed Veterinarian, administers emergency medical treatment to injured animals, and does related work.

NOTE:

Veterinary Technicians must be available to be assigned to any one of the shelters located throughout the City and may be required to work days or nights any five of a seven day workweek.
REQUIREMENTS A Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) certificate, formerly called Animal Health Technician, is required at the time of filing.

NOTE:

Candidates who choose to file a paper application must attach a copy of their RVT certificate at the time the paper application is submitted. Candidates who choose to file on-line will have 7 calendar days from the on-line submission date of their application to submit a copy of their RVT certificate. Candidates who fail to submit these documents within the time required will not be considered further in this examination and their applications will not be processed.
WHERE TO APPLY
APPLICATION DEADLINE
    Filing may close without prior notice at any time after sufficient applications have been received. For administrative purposes, filing will close periodically and reopen the following workday.
SELECTION PROCESS Examination Weight:
Application Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100%

The examination will consist solely of a review of applications conducted by Personnel Department staff.

You may file for this examination once every 180 days. Your name may be removed from the employment list after six months.

NOTES
  1. Applications are accepted subject to review to ensure that minimum qualifications are met. Candidates may be disqualified at any time if it is determined that they do not possess the minimum qualifications stated on this bulletin.
  2. A final average score of 70% is required to be placed on the eligible list.
  3. You must have received a regular appointment to a City position or be on a reserve list to file on a promotional basis.
  4. The promotional list will ordinarily be used ahead of the open competitive list. However, if open competitive candidates received a higher score, without military credits, than the highest available promotional candidate, after adding 0.25 of a point seniority credit for each year of service, the Civil Service Commission, upon request of the appointing authority, may approve certification of such open competitive candidates ahead of the promotional candidates.
  5. This examination is based on a content validation study.
  6. As a covered entity under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities.
  7. Some positions may require a valid California driver's license prior to appointment. Applicants will be disqualified and not eligible for hire if within the past 36 months they were convicted of a major moving violation, such as driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, and may be disqualified if there are three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents within the past 36 months.
  8. Some positions in the Department of Animal Services may require Veterinary Technicians to provide their own automobile, properly insured, for use in City service. Mileage will be paid according to established rates.
  9. Candidates filing on a promotional basis will have seniority credits added to their examination grade at the rate of 0.25 of a point for each year of continuous classified City service.
THIS EXAMINATION IS TO BE GIVEN BOTH ON AN
INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONAL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE BASIS

Class Code 2369 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REVISED 06-01-07
NOTICE

    If you receive and accept an offer of employment to a regular position with the City of Los Angeles, your employee benefit coverage (including health and dental coverage as well as life insurance) will commence approximately six weeks after your original regular appointment.

    Not all positions in the City receive benefit coverage; you should inquire regarding the availability of employee benefits prior to accepting a position.

    The City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, creed, color, ancestry, medical condition (cancer), or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Applicants or employees who believe that they have been discriminated against are encouraged to contact the Office of Discrimination Complaint Resolution at (213) 473-9123.