Veterinary Technician Anesthesia
Job Responsibilities
- Provide primary anesthesia care to clinical patients
- Provide primary anesthesia care to research patients
- Provide primary anesthesia care after hours (nights, weekends, holidays)
- Teach veterinary anesthesia to vet students & tech students
- Stock appropriate areas
- Participate in weekly anesthesia department rounds (twice weekly)
- Maintain anesthesia equipment (anesthesia machines, monitors, blood gas machines, fluid pumps, etc.)
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
This position is eligible for a one-time sign-on incentive of $1,000. Please contact Sally Tunstall at tysons@vet.upenn.edu for further details regarding this position.
Qualifications
The candidate should be a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT), Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT), or Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT). Extensive knowledge of physiology is required. Anesthesia experience is preferred but not required. Large animal experience also isn’t required, but candidates must be comfortable working with all farm animal species. On-call hours are required (nights, weekends & holidays). Position requires rotating and on-call schedules as well as occasional overtime, with some weeknights, weekends, and holidays as assigned. Position requires the ability to be within a 30-minute travel time to the hospital when on-call.
Veterinary Technician B
An Associate of Science and 1 to 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Veterinary Technician C
An Associate of Science and 3 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Veterinary Technician D
An Associate of Science and 5 to 7 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Veterinary Technician E
An Associate of Science and 7 to 10 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.