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About the Role
Animal Specialty Center (ASC) is hiring a full-time Veterinary Technician, Surgery to join our specialty animal hospital in Yonkers, NY. This role offers an opportunity to work alongside board-certified surgeons, strengthen advanced anesthesia and surgical nursing skills, and practice high-quality specialty medicine in a collaborative environment. We offer training and mentorship for newly credentialed technicians and a strong peer network for experienced professionals.
Responsibilities
- Assist in managing surgical cases alongside board-certified surgeons and highly skilled veterinary technicians
- Participate in patient assessment, diagnostics, treatments, and surgical procedures
- Obtain and process laboratory samples including blood, urine, free fluid, and fine needle aspirates
- Execute, monitor, and recover sedation and anesthetic events
- Assist with operating room duties as both a circulating nurse and scrub technician during orthopedic and soft tissue procedures
- Monitor patients before, during, and after surgery to ensure optimal patient outcomes
- Provide compassionate nursing care and advocate for hospitalized patients
- Collaborate with surgeons, specialists, and support teams to deliver exceptional patient care
Requirements
- Active CVT, LVT, or RVT credential (or eligibility for licensure) in New York
- Previous experience in surgery, anesthesia, or specialty veterinary medicine preferred
- Strong understanding of anesthetic monitoring, drug calculations, and patient safety protocols
- Knowledge of radiographic techniques preferred
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently while thriving in a collaborative team environment
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management skills
- Commitment to providing exceptional patient care and client service
- Positive attitude and dedication to maintaining a supportive hospital culture
- Fluent English speaking and reading skills required
Skills
- Surgery
- Anesthesia
- Surgical nursing
- Anesthetic monitoring
- Drug calculations
- Patient safety protocols
- Radiographic techniques
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Organization
- Time management
- Patient care
- Client service
Location
- Yonkers, NY
Work Type
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- Experience preferred in surgery, anesthesia, or specialty veterinary medicine
Education Level
- Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT/RVT/CVT)
Salary/Compensations
- $28–$38/hour
- Weekend Differentials: Base pay + $4/hr for Licensed Veterinary Technicians
Benefits
- Annual Uniform Allowance
- $1500 Annual CE Stipend
- Paid CE Days
- Onsite FREE CE
- Free VetBloom access (RACE-approved CE)
- CVT/LVT/RVT license reimbursement
- Fear Free & RECOVER Training for advanced CPR skills
- Veterinary Technician Education Sponsorships
- VTNE reimbursement
- VTS Support
- 16-Week VTNE Study Group
- Professional Development Assistance
- Paid time off starting 3 weeks
- Sick Leave in compliance with NY State
- Working a holiday = DOUBLE Pay
- Employee Referral Bonuses
- Employee Discount
- Exclusive financial benefits for student loans, mortgages, and personal loans
- NVA Pet Resort Discount
- Pet Insurance Discount
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- HSA/FSA Options
- Life Insurance
- AD&D Insurance
- Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employee Assistance Program
About the Company
- Animal Specialty Center is one of the premier specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals in the Northeast, serving pets throughout Westchester County, New York City, Connecticut, and the surrounding region.
- Work alongside board-certified specialists and experienced Licensed Veterinary Technicians.
- Collaborate across Emergency, ICU, Surgery, Internal Medicine, and specialty departments.
- Practice advanced veterinary medicine with access to cutting-edge diagnostics and treatments.
- Enjoy meaningful autonomy and partnership in patient care.
- Access mentorship, advanced training, and pathways toward specialty certification.
- Join a culture that prioritizes teamwork, learning, and professional development.
- Our mission is simple: keeping pets and the people who love them together for as long as possible.
- Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.
- Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day.
- You’ll work alongside respected veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.
- Here, mentorship is a two-way street. You’ll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.
- At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest level, together.
Equal Opportunity
- Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.