Veterinary Technician, Anesthesia
Location: Monroeville
Schedule: Full Time | 4 Ten Hour Shifts | Occasional Flexibility Will Be Necessary
Compensation: $27-34/hour, Dependent On Experience | Higher Compensation for VTS Credentials | Up to a $5000 Hiring Bonus!
Why Join Avets
For more than 25 years, Avets has been a trusted leader in emergency and specialty veterinary medicine, serving pets and their families across Western Pennsylvania and the tri-state area. Our brand-new, 19,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art hospital was designed to support exceptional patient care, featuring advanced technology including a 16-slice CT, 1.5 Tesla MRI, four surgical suites, a dedicated ICU, and expanded specialty services. You'll work alongside a collaborative team of specialists, emergency clinicians, and dedicated support staff who are committed to clinical excellence, continuous learning, and compassionate care. At Avets, we invest in our people by fostering a respectful, team-focused culture where every role makes a meaningful impact. If you're looking to grow your skills while helping deliver lifesaving care in a cutting-edge environment, you'll find an exceptional career at Avets.
In Your Day-To-Day, You Will:
Partner with surgeons, veterinarians, and teams across Surgery, Anesthesia, ICU, ER, and specialty services to anticipate procedural needs, coordinate patient transitions, and maintain efficient case flow.
Ensure clear ownership and timely completion of appointments, surgical preparation, sterile processing, patient care, and discharges.
Provide hands-on surgical and anesthesia support within your training, credentials, and scope of practice for surgical, diagnostic, and interventional procedures, including soft tissue surgery, orthopedics, wound repairs, CT, and MRI.
Monitor patients with a range of anesthetic risks, including ASA classifications I–IV; recognize abnormal readings, troubleshoot complications, and collaborate with the responsible veterinarian on appropriate intervention.
Administer prescribed anesthetic medications and implement veterinarian-directed analgesic plans, including local, systemic, and regional techniques and continuous rate infusions for conditions such as pain and hypotension.
Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot anesthesia machines and monitoring equipment to ensure readiness and safe operation.
Promote safe surgical nursing, anesthesia monitoring, infection control, pain management, and adherence to hospital protocols.
Obtain diagnostic samples, maintain accurate patient and anesthesia records in Smart Flow and ezyVet, and support other hospital departments as needed.
What You Bring:
An experienced Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) or seasoned Veterinary Assistant background, with at least two years of veterinary technician experience in a surgical setting or anesthesia-focused role .
Strong knowledge of veterinary surgery, anesthesia, analgesia, patient monitoring, and departmental workflows, with the ability to support complex and critically ill patients.
Previous leadership or supervisory experience, or demonstrated success leading and coordinating a clinical team.
The ability to delegate effectively, establish clear expectations, provide constructive feedback, and hold team members accountable.
Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to anticipate needs and prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced hospital.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills, including respectful communication under pressure and effective collaboration with veterinarians, clinical teams, and hospital leadership.
A positive, approachable, hands-on leadership style that welcomes feedback, recognizes individual strengths, and helps team members succeed.
A commitment to patient safety, continuous improvement, employee development, and a supportive team environment.
Familiarity with ezyVet & Smart Flow or similar veterinary practice management software.
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