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About the Role
Our growing Ophthalmology department is seeking a skilled and compassionate Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our team. In this role, you will play a part in delivering exceptional specialty eye care, ensuring the highest standard of care for our patients.
Responsibilities
- Perform basic and advanced ophthalmic diagnostic tests and assist with patient holding for ocular examination, including restraining fractious cats.
- Educate clients on their pet’s ocular disease and care via email and other communication.
- Assist with procedures and surgeries ranging from outpatient to complex surgeries, including eyelid surgeries, cherry eye surgery, corneal grafts, cataract surgery, retinal surgery, and glaucoma surgery.
- Provide exceptional and compassionate care for patients from admission through discharge.
- Provide anesthesia, surgical support, and post-operative recovery for patients of all ASA levels.
- Place IV catheters and fluids, administer drugs, and monitor sedation/anesthesia.
- Assist the Ophthalmology department with appointments and facilitate technician appointments, including filling prescriptions.
- Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot surgical and anesthetic equipment.
- Communicate professionally and effectively with colleagues.
Requirements
- Must possess a NYS Veterinary Technician’s license.
- Ability to work successfully as part of a team and autonomously.
- Ability to remain composed in stressful and emergency situations.
- Strong skill set in phlebotomy, catheter placement, anesthesia protocols, anesthesia monitoring, and post-operative care.
- Solid basic anesthesia skill set; ophthalmology experience preferred but not required.
- Eager to learn more about diseases and medication specific to ophthalmology.
- Ability to lift and restrain animals weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Basic computer skills are essential.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Ophthalmic diagnostic tests
- Patient restraint
- Client education
- Surgical assistance
- Anesthesia administration and monitoring
- IV catheter placement
- Drug administration
- Prescription filling
- Equipment operation and maintenance
- Phlebotomy
- Post-operative care
Location
- NYC metropolitan area
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- NYS Veterinary Technician’s license
Salary/Compensations
- $32—$42 USD
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous sign-on bonus
- Generous paid time off
- Tuition assistance
- 50% discount on veterinary care
- Mentorship through the VTS process
- Continuing education funds with rollover options
- NYS Licensing fee reimbursement
- Relocation reimbursement for qualified candidates
- 403b matching
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
About the Company
- Excellence in veterinary medicine since 1910.
- The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center is the world’s largest veterinary teaching hospital, offering compassionate, collaborative, and cutting-edge veterinary care.
- The hospital has undergone a major expansion and renovation, creating a state-of-the-art facility.
- Facilities include a new surgical center, 1.5 Tesla Philips MRI, 64-slice spiral CT scanner, EEG, Linear Accelerator, In-house Laboratory, Ultrasound, Echocardiogram, and Mobile Cone Beam CT.
- Features a multidisciplinary team of 140+ veterinarians across 20+ specialties.
- Located in Manhattan, NYC, surrounded by leading research and teaching institutions.
Equal Opportunity
- You may be eligible for The Public Loan Service Forgiveness Program as we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit employer.