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Anesthesia Technician

Join Ocean State Veterinary Specialists (OSVS) as an Anesthesia technician, where you’ll play a key role in advancing clinical excellence across our emergency and specialty services.

We are seeking an experienced Credentialed Veterinary Technician to serve as an anesthetist in our surgery and imaging departments.

Our ideal candidate believes that veterinary medicine is a team sport—someone who values collaboration, professional growth, and delivering the highest level of care to patients and clients. If you have extensive experience with general anesthesia, have strong organizational and communication skills, and thrive in a supportive, fast-paced environment, we’d love to meet you.

Position Overview

The anesthesia technician is responsible for monitoring anesthetized patients across a wide range of specialty services—from stable patients undergoing elective diagnostic procedures to critically ill patients requiring lifesaving surgery. This role offers a high level of autonomy and the opportunity to continually develop advanced anesthesia and nursing skills.  Anesthesia technicians work closely with surgeons, oncologists, neurologists, and the Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Set the standard for professionalism, patient care, and client service
• Evaluate anesthetic risk and anticipate patient needs
• Administer medications, fluids, CRIs, analgesics, and blood products as indicated
• Accurately calculate medication dosages and fluid boluses
• Perform IV catheter placement, anesthetic induction, and endotracheal intubation
• Utilize advanced monitoring equipment and respond appropriately to patient parameters
• Operate anesthetic ventilators, rebreathing, and non-rebreathing systems
• Provide thorough post-anesthetic patient care
• Train and mentor veterinary staff in technical skills and industry best practices

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a specialty and/or emergency veterinary setting
• Associate degree in Veterinary Technology or related field preferred
• Active veterinary technician license required 
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong veterinary knowledge and technical skill set
• Compassionate, patient-focused mindset
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Strong organizational, multitasking, and prioritization skills
• Ability to remain calm and effective in high-stress situations

Benefits and Perks (for Full Time)

• Employer paid medical insurance premiums, AND paid deductible for employees!
• Dental and Vision insurance options
• 401K with company match 
• Complimentary Life Insurance $25,000
• Personal Pet Discounts
• PTO and Holiday pay
• Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Veterinary Social Worker on-site
• Ample paid CE opportunities on-site, as well as CE stipend for Certified Technicians
• Performance, skills, and compensation review every 6 months
• Snacks delivered to the break room on weekends
• Uniform allowance
• Signing Bonus up to $2,500

Apply today!  www.osvs.net/careers

OSVS is a 35,000-sq. ft. hospital in East Greenwich, RI, serving patients across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. With a busy emergency service, nationally respected internship and residency programs, and board-certified specialists in ECC, internal medicine, surgery, neurology, cardiology, oncology, ophthalmology, radiology, and avian/exotics, we are proud to be a leader in advanced veterinary medicine.

We are a proud United Veterinary Care Partner hospital. United Veterinary Care supports the unique culture and individuality of each partner hospital while empowering the hospital teams in their care for patients. One of our goals is to support our community of hospitals in creating sustainable, fulfilling careers in a profession we love.

United Veterinary Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.