Veterinary Technician, Surgery
Core
Provide anesthesia management, surgical assistance, and perioperative nursing care for orthopedic, soft tissue, thoracic, and minimally invasive procedures in a specialty veterinary hospital.
Role type
Surgery Veterinary Technician (IC)
Builds
Surgical outcomes for pets undergoing advanced procedures
Domain
Veterinary Medicine / Specialty Surgery
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Anesthesia monitoring and recovery, CRI calculations, sterile technique, surgical instrumentation, venipuncture, IV catheter placement, patient assessment, diagnostic imaging, laboratory procedures
Preferred skills
LVT/CVT/RVT licensure, specialty surgery or anesthesia experience, emergency medicine experience
Technologies
Anesthesia machines, surgical instruments, diagnostic imaging equipment, laboratory analyzers
Responsibilities
Plan, induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia for surgical cases; serve as circulating nurse and scrub technician; prepare patients for surgery including positioning and instrumentation; administer anesthetic medications and CRIs; monitor patients during anesthesia and recovery; maintain accurate medical records
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC