Licensed Veterinary Technician – Anesthesia

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for anesthesia, sedation, and advanced procedures
• Assist with patient assessment and anesthetic planning
• Perform anesthesia induction, intubation, maintenance, and recovery
• Provide continuous advanced anesthetic monitoring
• Monitor ECG, pulse oximetry, capnography, blood pressure, temperature, and other parameters
• Manage and troubleshoot advanced anesthesia equipment and monitoring systems
• Support patients requiring mechanical ventilation
• Manage CRIs, infusion pumps, and other continuous therapies
• Administer anesthetic, analgesic, and supportive medications under DVM direction
• Support high-risk anesthesia cases and medically complex patients
• Recognize and respond to changes in patient status during anesthesia
• Provide multimodal pain management and postoperative analgesia
• Recover anesthetized patients, including high-risk and specialty cases
• Provide postoperative monitoring and nursing care
• Maintain accurate anesthesia and treatment records
• Collaborate closely with surgeons, specialists, emergency clinicians, and nursing teams

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 2+ years of veterinary clinical experience
• Experience in anesthesia, surgery, specialty, emergency, critical care, or high-volume practice
• Strong anesthesia induction, maintenance, and recovery skills
• Experience with advanced anesthetic monitoring
• Confidence interpreting ECG, capnography, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, and other patient parameters
• Experience managing CRIs and infusion pumps
• Experience with mechanical ventilation or other advanced patient-support modalities
• Strong understanding of analgesia and pain management
• Confidence caring for high-risk or medically complex patients
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to patient safety
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Flexibility to work the set schedule established by the hospital team
• Ability and willingness to participate in the hospital’s on-call schedule

Physical & Work Environment

• Standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and reaching throughout the workday
• Lifting and assisting with patients weighing up to 50 pounds, with assistance when appropriate
• Safely handling patients of varying sizes, temperaments, and medical conditions
• Performing hands-on technical procedures requiring manual dexterity
• Working in a fast-paced specialty and surgical environment
• Maintaining close attention to patients and monitoring equipment for extended periods
• Participating in an on-call schedule as determined by the hospital team

Benefits

• Generous annual CE allowance
• 2 paid CE days
• Mentorship from experienced specialists and clinicians
• Exposure to advanced anesthesia, specialty procedures, and complex cases
• Support for specialty certifications and advanced training
• Opportunities to pursue VTS Anesthesia and Analgesia
• Career development and leadership opportunities

Full-Time Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

• Employee Assistance Program
• Calm Health wellness resources
• Mental health and wellbeing support

• Employee Pet Care Discounts
• Rocket Lawyer Legal Benefits
• Professional Membership Support

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