Urgently Hiring: Surgery & Anesthesia Vet Technician

Vetmeducate; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Laurel Animal Hospital is seeking a skilled Veterinary Technician – Anesthesia to join our fast-paced team. This role provides anesthetic, perioperative, and nursing support for diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic procedures, collaborating with veterinarians to ensure safe anesthesia and excellent patient care from preparation through recovery.

The ideal candidate has veterinary technician experience with anesthesia experience preferred, and credentialing is valued.

Qualifications

• Veterinary technician experience required; anesthesia experience strongly preferred.
• Credentialed Veterinary Technician preferred, though strong experienced candidates may be considered.
• Strong knowledge of anesthetic monitoring, patient recovery, drug calculations, and perioperative nursing care.
• Excellent attention to detail, critical thinking ability, and comfort working in a fast-paced clinical environment.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and time management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients, equipment, and medications for anesthesia and procedural support while ensuring procedural readiness and patient safety
• Induce, maintain, monitor, and recover patients under anesthesia, including patient assessment support, catheter placement, intubation, monitoring, and recovery care
• Recognize changes in patient status, communicate promptly with veterinarians, and adjust support as directed throughout procedures
• Operate and troubleshoot anesthesia machines, ventilators, infusion pumps, and monitoring equipment while maintaining accurate anesthesia and treatment records
• Support a clean, organized, and efficient workflow while collaborating with doctors, technicians, assistants, and other departments to ensure continuity of care

Skills

Vet tech experience

Anesthesia experience

English proficiency

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Credentialed Veterinary Technician

Job description

Mount Laurel Animal Hospital is seeking a skilled Veterinary Technician – Anesthesia to join our fast-paced team. This role provides anesthetic, perioperative, and nursing support for diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic procedures, collaborating with veterinarians to ensure safe anesthesia and excellent patient care from preparation through recovery.

The ideal candidate has veterinary technician experience with anesthesia experience preferred, and credentialing is valued.