Licensed Veterinary Technician and Anesthetist
About The Position
Veterinary Eye Centers is seeking an experienced, intellectually curious Licensed Veterinary Technician to join its ophthalmology team at the Park Slope, Brooklyn location. The role involves both appointments and daily surgical procedures. Technicians run appointments and manage surgical-patient anesthesia from start to finish, including creating anesthesia plans, inducing and recovering patients, and monitoring anesthesia. The employee will spend the first months training and learning the specialty workflow at the flagship Hell's Kitchen location before moving to work full-time from the Park Slope office. The position combines medical and client-facing responsibilities with anesthesia and surgical support in a specialty ophthalmology practice. The team emphasizes exceptional medicine, thoughtful client communication, collaboration, professional growth, and supportive teamwork.
Requirements
- New York State Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) licensure.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly with clients and team members.
- Ability to adapt while maintaining a positive attitude.
- Highly evolved organizational skills and acute attention to detail.
- Openness to feedback, coaching, and continuous learning.
Nice To Haves
- One or more years of experience as a Veterinary Technician is preferred but not required.
- Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) credentials may qualify candidates for additional incentives.
Responsibilities
- Run appointments, including taking histories and performing ophthalmic diagnostics such as STT, IOP, and fluorescein stain application.
- Communicate with clients about patient histories and medications.
- Fill medications.
- Assist with short procedures during appointments, such as corneal debridement.
- Perform requested appointment diagnostics, such as venipuncture for bloodwork and blood pressure measurement.
- Maintain records, including entering patient histories.
- Create invoices for billing and estimates for procedures.
- Create anesthesia or sedation protocols for ophthalmic procedures using inhalant and injectable medications and, occasionally, paralytics.
- Induce patients for anesthesia.
- Closely monitor anesthesia and sedation throughout procedures.
- Troubleshoot anesthetic concerns and provide real-time treatments.
- Recover patients from anesthesia.
- Use paralytics during anesthesia for microsurgical procedures.
- Maintain accurate, detailed records throughout surgical procedures.
- Assist with pre-surgical diagnostics and patient preparation.
- Intake and discharge surgical patients.
Benefits
- $5,000 sign-on bonus based on experience.
- Four-day work week.
- No weekends, nights, on-call duties, or major holidays.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- FSA/HSA.
- Paid time off, up to 120 hours per year.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Scrub allowance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Elective benefits through MetLife.
- Employee pet discounts.
- Discounted pet insurance.
- Unlimited continuing-education registration reimbursement, including conferences, advanced skills labs, online subscriptions, and textbooks.
- Three fully paid continuing-education days each year.
- Up to $1,500 annually for related continuing-education travel expenses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
