Surgery and Anesthesia Veterinary Technician

Mount Laurel Animal Hospital offers General Practice, Emergency, ICU and specialty services to our South Jersey community. We are conveniently located 1 hour from New York City and New Jersey short towns. Join our EPIC team to pursue your dreams and turn your passion for learning into a stepping stone for a successful career!

We offer flexible working conditions to encourage a well-rounded work/life balance. Access to in house training and opportunities to train and mentor team members. Benefits include: Health benefits, 401K, scrub allowance, CE allowance, paid time off and discounted veterinary care.

The surgical veterinarian technician will provide comfort, diagnostic, surgical, anesthetic, and nursing care to all patients.

The responsibilities of the surgical technician include, but are not limited to the following activities:

● Partner with surgery specialists in patient assessment, diagnostics, treatments, and procedures. ● Perform advanced anesthetic monitoring including the use of inhalant anesthesia, injectable anesthesia, drug calculations, use of a ventilator, intubation/ extubation of patients, setup and troubleshooting of machines. ● Prepare various blood and tissue samples for diagnostic testing. ● Accurately take multiple types of radiographs throughout the pre-operative and post-operative process. ● Ability to scrub into 1+ hour surgeries to assist doctors with surgical procedures including soft tissue, orthopedic, laparoscopic, and arthroscopic surgeries. ● Maintains accurate patient records and anesthetic logs. ● Basic knowledge of medical surgical supplies including orthopedic implants. ● Work collaboratively with Veterinarians and Technicians to ensure an efficient workflow within the department. ● Provide training to other technicians in surgical preparation, processes, and follow up. ● Independently develop anesthetic protocols and calculate and administer medications. ● Maintain surgical equipment and provide recommendations for improvements.