Anesthesia Veterinary Technician

Ethos Veterinary Health • Monroeville, PA

6d • $27 - $34 • Onsite

About The Position

Avets is hiring a Veterinary Technician, Anesthesia, to provide surgical and anesthesia support in its emergency and specialty veterinary hospital in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The role collaborates with surgeons, veterinarians, and teams across Surgery, Anesthesia, ICU, ER, and specialty services to coordinate patient transitions and case flow, and to complete appointments, surgical preparation, sterile processing, patient care, and discharges.

The technician provides hands-on support for surgical, diagnostic, and interventional procedures within their training, credentials, and scope of practice. Procedures include soft tissue surgery, orthopedics, wound repairs, CT, and MRI. The role monitors patients with anesthetic risks across ASA classifications I–IV, identifies abnormal readings, troubleshoots complications, and works with the responsible veterinarian on interventions. Duties also include administering prescribed anesthetic medications, carrying out veterinarian-directed analgesic plans, maintaining anesthesia machines and monitoring equipment, promoting safe surgical nursing and infection control, obtaining diagnostic samples, and maintaining accurate records in Smart Flow and ezyVet.

The position is full time, scheduled for four ten-hour shifts, with occasional flexibility necessary. Compensation is $27–$34 per hour depending on experience, with higher compensation for VTS credentials and a hiring bonus of up to $5,000.

Requirements

• 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, including the ability to support complex and critically ill patients.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience, or demonstrated success leading and coordinating a clinical team.
• Ability to delegate effectively, set clear expectations, provide constructive feedback, and hold team members accountable.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, including 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.
• Positive, approachable, hands-on leadership style that welcomes feedback, recognizes individual strengths, and helps team members succeed.
• Commitment to patient safety, continuous improvement, employee development, and a supportive team environment.
• Familiarity with ezyVet and Smart Flow or similar veterinary practice management software.

Nice To Haves

• Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) credentials or a seasoned Veterinary Assistant background are identified as suitable experience backgrounds.
• VTS credentials are associated with higher compensation.

Responsibilities

• 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 appointments, surgical preparation, sterile processing, patient care, and discharges have clear ownership and are completed on time.
• Provide surgical and anesthesia support within 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 anesthetic risks across ASA classifications I–IV, recognize abnormal readings, troubleshoot complications, and collaborate with the responsible veterinarian on appropriate interventions.
• 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.
• Promote safe surgical nursing, anesthesia monitoring, infection control, pain management, and adherence to hospital protocols.
• Obtain diagnostic samples and maintain accurate patient and anesthesia records in Smart Flow and ezyVet.
• Support other hospital departments as needed.

Benefits

• Multiple medical plan options, dental insurance, and vision insurance, with HSA and FSA options.
• Life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage options.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Financial benefits for student loans, mortgages, and personal loans.
• Employee discounts, NVA Pet Resort discounts, and pet insurance discounts.
• Paid time off and provided uniforms.
• Veterinary Technician Education Sponsorships, credentialing opportunities, a 16-week VTNE Study Group, and VTS support.
• Professional development assistance, onsite continuing education events, and free VetBloom access with RACE-approved CE.
• Discounts on Fear Free Certification and RECOVER Training.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Stocked breakroom.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed