Anesthesia Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT), Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT), or Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)
• Extensive knowledge of physiology is required.
• An Associate of Science and 1 to 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required (for Vet Tech B)
• An Associate of Science and 3 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required (for Vet Tech C)
• An Associate of Science and 5 to 7 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required (for Vet Tech D)
• An Associate of Science and 7 to 10 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required (for Vet Tech E)
• Must have your own transportation.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

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

Benefits

• Excellent healthcare
• Tuition benefits for employees and their families
• Generous retirement benefits
• Wide variety of professional development opportunities
• Supportive work and family benefits
• Wealth of health and wellness programs and resources
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition assistance here at Penn for employee, spouse, and dependent children
• Tuition assistance for dependent children at other institutions
• Generous retirement plans (Basic, Matching, and Supplemental)
• Substantial amount of time away from work
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Wellness and Work-life Resources
• Professional and Personal Development resources
• Access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities
• Discounts and Special Services (arts and entertainment, transportation, mortgages, new cars, cellular phone service, movie tickets, theme parks)
• Flexible Work Hours
• Penn Home Ownership Services
• Adoption Assistance