Anesthesia Veterinary Technician

Description

Anesthesia Technician | Ocean State Veterinary Specialists 

Your attention to detail. Their safer next step. Build your anesthesia career at Ocean State Veterinary Specialists (OSVS).

Join our surgery and imaging teams in East Greenwich, RI, as a Veterinary Technician serving as an anesthetist. Use your general anesthesia experience to support elective procedures and lifesaving surgery.

Your Next Chapter in Anesthesia

Care for stable and critically ill patients alongside surgery, oncology, neurology, and Emergency & Critical Care teams. Enjoy a high level of autonomy, advanced skill development, and training tailored to your experience—with support during onboarding and beyond.

Where Your Skills Make a Difference

• Model professionalism, patient care, and client service
• Assess anesthetic risk and anticipate patient needs
• Calculate dosages and fluid boluses; administer medications, fluids, CRIs, analgesics, and blood products as indicated
• Place IV catheters, induce anesthesia, and perform endotracheal intubation
• Use advanced monitors and respond to patient parameters; operate ventilators and rebreathing/non-rebreathing systems

• Provide thorough post-anesthetic patient care

• Mentor staff in technical skills and best practices

What You Bring to the Team

• 2+ years of experience as a veterinary technician

• Preferred: associate degree in Veterinary Technology or related field and active veterinary technician certification
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; strong veterinary knowledge and technical skills
• Compassionate, patient-focused approach; effective independently and on a team
• Strong organization, multitasking, and prioritization; calm and effective under pressure

Full-Time Benefits & Pay

• 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
• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• • Non-credentialed Techs: $20-$30/hour
  • Credentialed Techs: $22-32/hour
  • VTS: $29-$37/hr
  • Additional shift differential of $5/hr after 8pm

 Ready to bring your anesthesia skills to your next chapter? Apply today!

OSVS is a 35,000-sq. ft. teaching hospital serving RI, MA, and CT, 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.

As a United Veterinary Care Partner hospital, we retain our unique culture while receiving support for patient care and sustainable, fulfilling veterinary careers.

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. 

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.