Surgery Vet Tech - Four-Day Week & Anesthesia

Socket.dev; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paid time off

Continuing Education allowance and Vet

Bloom access

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional development and careerAdv

Job summary

VERC in Honolulu is seeking an experienced Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery team and work alongside board-certified surgeons providing advanced specialty surgical care.

This role is ideal for a candidate with hands-on veterinary clinical experience and strong anesthesia skills, who wants to handle complex orthopedic and soft tissue cases in a specialty hospital. RVT/CVT/LVT/VTS credentialing is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on veterinary clinical experience with a strong interest or background in Surgery and anesthesia.
• Experience with anesthetic induction, monitoring, and recovery.
• Knowledge of surgical instrumentation, sterile technique, and operating room protocols.
• Surgery, Anesthesia, Emergency, Critical Care, or Specialty veterinary experience preferred.
• RVT, CVT, LVT, or VTS credentialing preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients, surgical suites, equipment, and instruments for specialty surgical procedures.
• Induce, monitor, and recover patients undergoing anesthesia.
• Assist with orthopedic, soft tissue, thoracic, laparoscopic, and arthroscopic procedures.
• Provide hands‑on surgical nursing care throughout the perioperative process.
• Calculate and administer medications, fluids, and CRIs as directed.
• Maintain sterile technique and assist surgeons during procedures.
• Monitor patients closely and respond to changes during anesthesia and recovery.
• Maintain surgical equipment, instruments, anesthesia records, and medical documentation.

Skills

Veterinary clinical experience

Anesthesia experience

Anesthetic induction & monitoring

Surgical instrumentation knowledge

Sterile technique & OR protocols

Patient monitoring & nursing

Communication & teamwork

Education

Veterinary Technician credentialing (preferred)

Job description

VERC in Honolulu is seeking an experienced Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery team and work alongside board-certified surgeons providing advanced specialty surgical care.

This role is ideal for a candidate with hands-on veterinary clinical experience and strong anesthesia skills, who wants to handle complex orthopedic and soft tissue cases in a specialty hospital. RVT/CVT/LVT/VTS credentialing is preferred but not required.