Anesthesia Registered Veterinary Technician, CASE

Are you interested in working in a fun and fast-paced specialty and emergency hospital? Colorado Animal Specialty and Emergency (CASE) is a fast-growing, 24 / 7 37,000 sq.

ft. hospital in Boulder, Colorado that is looking to add members to our team!

We are looking for an Anesthesia Technician to join our growing team. Come work at a hospital where you can gain more experience, have fun, and make a positive difference every day!

Anesthesia Technicians are a part of a centralized department that are responsible for monitoring anesthetic cases hospital wide including services such as : Surgery, Internal Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Critical Care, Neurology, Radiology, Pain Management, Emergency and Nephrology.

They operate under the supervision of the anesthesiologist and the specialty manager..

D u ti e s & Responsibilities :

• Perform pre-anesthesia examinations to determine safety and risk for surgery cases.
• Proficiency in implementing prescribed anesthetic plans for cases, from pre-anesthesia through

recovery, including monitoring throughout.

Perform patient pain assessments and develop proposed analgesic plans for cases using multimodal pain

management techniques.

• Understand and use CASE anesthesia forms in Smartflow and EzVet.
• Set up and troubleshoot anesthesia machines and monitoring equipment.
• Competency in understanding anesthesia machines maintenance programs.
• Proficiency in implementing prescribed analgesic plans for anesthetic cases using local, systemic and regional pain management techniques
• Demonstrate the ability to set up, maintain equipment and to identify normal and abnormal ECG

readings.

• Understand hemodynamics of anesthesia-related hypotension and possess ability to troubleshoot anesthetic complications
• Familiarity with commonly used vasopressor therapy and when to implement during anesthetic procedures.
• Ability to set up and maintain a vasopressor CRI : Norepinephrine, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Vasopressin, Epinephrine
• Proficiency in accurately evaluate a patient's ventilation, oxygenation and acid / base status utilizing pulse oximetry, capnography and arterial blood gas results.
• On call expectations : Maintain rotation with the anesthesia on-call program.

Q u a l ific a t i o n s : Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Knowledge of basic veterinary practices, procedures, and terminology.
• Ability to communicate well with other CASE staff members.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and with little or no supervision
• Ability to multi-task and produce quality work while making effective decision

Benefits at CASE for full time team members include Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA and FSA on select medical plans, Life and AD&D plans, Voluntary Child Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident Plan, Hospital Indemnity, Income Protection STD and LTD, Voluntary Legal Plan, Discounts on pet insurance, Discounts on identity theft protection, Discount on national gym membership, Student Debt refinancing available, Discounted Veterinary Technician Education programs.

Compensation is based on experience and will range between $25 and$32hr.

Please submit your application by July 1st, 2024.