Anesthesiology Technician

CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is a 24-hour emergency and specialty referral hospital in Charlotte, NC. We seek an Anesthesiology Technician who partners with the anesthesiologist to deliver safe, efficient anesthesia and to coach teammates in best practices.

This role emphasizes clinical expertise, initiative, and service, with varied duties from intraoperative care to equipment preparation and interdepartmental collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical judgment and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coach and mentor teammates in real time.

Responsibilities

• Consults with anesthesiologist and veterinary teams on case priorities and workflow.
• Prepare, clean, restock anesthesia equipment and workspaces for patient care.
• Perform pre-anesthetic assessments and vital signs under supervision.
• Place and maintain IV catheters and run in-house labs for anesthetized patients.
• Accurately calculate and administer drug dosages and follow controlled substance policies.
• Induce, monitor, and recover patients from anesthesia with veterinarian oversight.
• Perform advanced anesthesia procedures per training and credentialing.
• Position patients for radiographs and operate anesthesia machines safely.
• Provide basic emergency care and maintain detailed anesthetic records.
• Coach and support technicians to uphold gold-standard anesthesia practices.
• Identify ways to improve anesthesia workflow, safety, and cross-department collaboration.

Education

Registered Veterinary Technician license

2+ years anesthesia experience

1+ year specialty/emergency anesthesia experience

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

CARE| Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is an independently owned 24-hour Emergency and Specialty Referral Hospital in Charlotte, NC that offers its employees a fun company culture, supportive work environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth! Board-certified specialty services offered include internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology, and ophthalmology. Our advanced diagnostic services include ultrasonography and echocardiography, electroencephalography, endoscopy, rapid-scan CT imaging, high field MRI, and cardio cath lab, in addition to many others.
The Anesthesiology Technician works in close partnership with the anesthesiologist to support safe, efficient, gold-standard anesthesia throughout CARE. This is not a management position and does not have direct reports; instead, this role leads through clinical expertise, initiative, collaboration, and service to others. The role is intentionally varied, at one moment serving as the anesthetist for a critically ill or complex patient, at another preparing equipment, restocking supplies, or assisting a teammate so the next case can move forward. No task that improves patient care or helps the team function effectively is beneath this role.
Success requires someone who continuously scans the environment, anticipates what will be needed next, and acts within the anesthesiologist's priorities. Just as importantly, this person serves as an approachable and enthusiastic champion for excellent anesthesia practices, helping colleagues build knowledge, skill, confidence, and independence through modeling, encouragement, and supportive in-the-moment coaching.

7 AM - 5:30 PM, M- Th (eventually Tues-fri)

SHIFT AVAILABLE

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Consults with the anesthesiologist and veterinary teams daily on case priorities and anticipated workflow, continuously assessing needs across the hospital and proactively acting to keep cases moving safely and efficiently
• Moves fluidly between highly skilled clinical responsibilities and routine support tasks, including preparing, cleaning, resetting, and restocking anesthesia equipment and workspaces, based on what best supports patients and the team
• Maintains flexibility and responds calmly and constructively as schedules, patient acuity, and priorities change throughout the day
• Performs patient assessments and pre-anesthetic vital signs, and develops and implements individualized anesthesia plans under veterinarian supervision
• Places and maintains intravenous catheters and performs routine in-house laboratory procedures for anesthetized patients
• Calculates and administers drug dosages accurately and complies with controlled substance policies
• Induces, maintains, monitors, and safely recovers patients from anesthesia; recognizes and communicates complications promptly and initiates appropriate interventions under veterinarian supervision
• Performs advanced anesthetic procedures, including epidural drug administration, arterial line placement, and central line placement, consistent with training, credentialing, and veterinarian direction
• Positions anesthetized patients for radiographs per radiation safety standards, and safely uses, troubleshoots, cleans, and maintains anesthetic machines and monitoring equipment
• Performs basic emergency care, CPR, and intensive care as needed, and maintains accurate, timely, complete anesthetic records
• Models and reinforces gold-standard anesthesia practices, providing supportive in-the-moment coaching to technicians and assistants to help build their skill, confidence, and independence
• Identifies opportunities to improve anesthesia workflow, safety, or consistency, and builds trust across departments by being responsive, helpful, and willing to step in wherever support is most valuable

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Current Registered Veterinary Technician license (required)
• 2- years' experience as clinical Veterinary Technician with demonstrated competence and confidence in anesthesia, including patient assessment, monitoring, recognition of complications and recovery (required)
• At least 1 year of experience in veterinary anesthesia or substantial anesthesia experience within a specialty, emergency, or high-acuity clinical setting

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Able to kneel, bend, reach and lift patients while assessing, positioning and/or restraining them.
• Able to safely lift 40 lbs unassisted and assist with lifting or moving objects and patients up to 100lbs.
• Able to remain active and move between clinical areas for extended periods during a shift.

OTHER

• Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and attention to detail, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  Highly proactive, with strong situational awareness and the ability to anticipate needs and act without waiting to be directed
• Demonstrates humility, approachability, curiosity, and respect when sharing knowledge or coaching others in an encouraging, nonjudgmental way focused on patient safety and shared learning
• Able to influence and support others without formal authority, building trust through clinical expertise, collaboration, consistency, and service
• Demonstrates a team-first, service-oriented mindset, comfortable moving rapidly between complex clinical responsibilities and routine support tasks as needs change
• Able to prioritize effectively, manage time well, and remain calm in a fast-paced environment; receptive to feedback and committed to continued growth
• Dedicated to promoting a culture of teamwork, patient advocacy, and psychological safety; comfortable using computers and electronic medical record systems