Senior Vet Tech - Advanced Surgical Anesthesia, 4-Day Week

Petvet-Care-Centers; Matthews (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with employer contribution

CE stipends

Pet discounts

Mental health support

Hardship assistance

Competitive pay

Job summary

Carolina Veterinary Specialists – Matthews, NC is seeking an Experienced Surgery Veterinary Technician (RVT or equivalent) to join our Surgery team. This advanced role centers on anesthesia management, monitoring, and perioperative care for high-acuity cases.

A minimum 3–5+ years of hands-on surgical anesthesia experience is required. We offer a 4-day work week with rotating on-call, and competitive pay with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of hands-on surgical anesthesia monitoring experience in a high-acuity environment.
• RVT preferred OR 3–5+ years equivalent surgical anesthesia monitoring experience.
• Competency in live surgical anesthesia monitoring and anesthetic pharmacology, physiology, and response to anesthesia.

Responsibilities

• Full anesthesia management: induction, maintenance, and recovery monitoring.
• Continuous intraoperative anesthesia monitoring and intervention.
• Surgical assisting across elective, emergency, and specialty procedures.
• Advanced patient care including airway management, stabilization, and critical nursing support.
• Venipuncture, IV catheter placement, surgical prep, diagnostics, and lab sampling.
• Patient recovery monitoring, triage support, and discharge communication.
• Accurate and timely medical record documentation.

Skills

RVT experience

Surgical anesthesia monitoring

Airway management

Venipuncture

IV catheter placement

Independent in high-acuity environment

Tools

IV catheter placement

Venipuncture

Surgical prep

Lab work

Job description

Carolina Veterinary Specialists – Matthews, NC is seeking an Experienced Surgery Veterinary Technician (RVT or equivalent) to join our Surgery team. This advanced role centers on anesthesia management, monitoring, and perioperative care for high-acuity cases.

A minimum 3–5+ years of hands-on surgical anesthesia experience is required. We offer a 4-day work week with rotating on-call, and competitive pay with comprehensive benefits.