Veterinary Specialty Technician Surgery

ADVANCED VETERINARY CARE; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401K

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Annual retention bonus

Employee discounts

CE allowance

Job summary

Advanced Veterinary Care in Orlando, FL, is seeking a Surgical Veterinary Technician to support urgent care and specialty services. You will work closely with surgeons, provide nursing care, and help prepare patients for procedures in a fast-paced hospital environment.

The role requires prior veterinary experience, strong anesthesia skills, and the ability to perform imaging and lab tasks. We offer competitive benefits, on-site work, ongoing professional development, and a collaborative team

Qualifications

• Prior veterinary experience is required and preferred in specialty/referral settings.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Proficient in drug calculation and anesthesia preparation.
• Comfortable with phlebotomy and IV catheter placement.
• Experience with imaging and lab work is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care and support under surgeon guidance.
• Develop anesthetic protocols and post-operative plans.
• Prepare patients for surgery, including clipping and positioning.
• Intubate and monitor patients under general anesthesia.
• Perform diagnostic imaging (digital radiographs, CT scans).
• Maintain sterile technique and assist with instrument care.

Skills

Veterinary experience

Communication skills

Anesthesia management

Phlebotomy

Radiography

Tools

Digital radiography

CT imaging

In-house lab equipment

Job description

***** DUE TO THE NATURE OF EMERGENCY & SPECIALTY VETERINARY MEDICINE, ONLY CANDIDATES WITH PRIOR VETERINARY EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED. *****

Advanced Veterinary Care (AVC) is a brand new state-of-the-art urgent care and specialty hospital located in the beautiful and always growing city of Orlando, Florida. What sets AVC apart is that we are dedicated to providing innovative, compassionate care through a collaborative approach while promoting a positive work environment and advocating for employee well‑being. Advanced Veterinary Care is Central Florida’s newest, privately owned urgent care and specialty hospital opening early 2023. We are seeking someone who is a great communicator, able to prioritize tasks, is detail oriented, enjoys a fast‑paced collaborative environment between the urgent care and specialty departments. We are looking for candidates that’s the “right fit” - ones that match our core values and help build a positive work environment.

Advanced Veterinary Care’s core values:

• Compassion: We approach every pet and their family with care and empathy.
• Advancement: We seek to improve the lives of pets and their families through the latest treatment, education, and meeting and exceeding the current standards of veterinary care.
• Respect: to encompass the best interest for our patients, their families, and our employees. Communicating honestly and building trust.
• Excellence: Setting the standard for all aspects of patient care, client service, and collaborative medicine. Through dedication and teamwork, to provide the highest level of care for you and your pets.
• Collaboration: Teaching, learning, and consulting with team members and colleagues in our community. To establish and expand the use of best practices. Discussing solutions within and beyond the team to provide the best care and positive outcomes for our patients.

Specialty Technician Job Purpose:

• Increase efficiency of the doctor staff by providing care and support to patients, clients, and hospital staff.
• Provide excellent medical support and compassionate care for patients and clients.
• Act as a point of communication between clients and internal hospital staff regarding the status of patients in hospital.

As a Surgery Veterinary Technician, you will:

• Provide nursing care to patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
• Review medical records, develop anesthetic protocol and develop post operative treatment plan with our surgeon and discharge patients.
• Prepare patients for surgery including clipping, prepping and positioning for surgery.
• Intubating and monitoring of patients under general anesthesia.
• Perform diagnostic imaging including digital radiographs, CT scans and digital cytology.
• Basic knowledge of surgical packs, sterilization protocols and instrumentation.

Expectations / Requirements

• Prior veterinary experience is required. Previous experience working in a specialty/referral hospital preferred.
• Proficient in drug calculation and strong anesthetic skills.
• The candidate should be confident with phlebotomy, placing iv catheters, nasogastric tubes, radiographs, processing in house labs.
• The ideal candidate should be comfortable with standard anesthetic protocols, induction, maintenance, and monitoring of anesthesia.
• Display competency in general knowledge and nursing skills required to care for patients.
• As necessary, help with cleaning the procedure room, instruments and the setting up and breakdown of the procedure room.
• Must be comfortable to work on their feet, able to keel, bend to work with surgery patients. Adequate breaks will be provided (however will have times of being on your feet at times).
• Applicant should be able to lift patients and inventory up to 40 pounds.
• There will some on‑call responsibilities, however we do offer a competitive incentive for both being on call and when called in.

Employee Benefits and Perks include:

• Our comprehensive benefits plan will be reviewed yearly with employee surveys to potentially amend our package based on our entire team’s interest.
• Benefits advisor for employees (for health care, retirement, or general financial planning).
• Access to mental healthcare, mindfulness, and self‑care resources (through our employee assistance program).
• Medical, dental and vision plans.
• Other voluntary insurance benefits such as life, disability, health savings accounts available.
• 401K and 401k matching retirement planning.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Competitive paid time off.
• Commensurate salary with experience/credentials
• At AVC, we pride ourselves with optimizing our operational systems, and working as a team, to make the overall day‑to‑day workload more manageable.
• Employee discounts (including pet insurance premiums, products, and services).
• Education resources (atDOVE, VetGirl, VIN and major veterinary journals).
• Support of professional development and allowance for CE (for licensed staff).
• Technician license reimbursement
• Uniform allowance.
• Annual Retention Bonuses

We are excited at the possibility of meeting you and welcoming you on to our team!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace. All offers of employment at Advanced Veterinary Care are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and drug screening. Background checks and drug screening will be conducted on all final candidates and on all employees who are promoted, as deemed necessary.