Credentialed Veterinary Technician

Animal Doctors of South Tampa is seeking a full-time Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) to join our team in a surgery-focused role. We are a busy, walk-in veterinary hospital serving the Tampa Bay community with wellness and preventive care, urgent and critical care, dentistry, diagnostics, and a wide variety of surgical procedures.

This position is ideal for an experienced CVT who loves surgery and anesthesia and wants to take an active role in managing surgical cases from admission through recovery. Our surgical caseload ranges from routine procedures to more advanced soft-tissue and emergency surgeries, including splenectomies, cystotomies, foreign body surgeries, amputations, enucleations, mass removals, and more.

Key Responsibilities

• Help coordinate and manage daily surgical flow to keep procedures organized, efficient, and safe
• Prepare patients for surgery, including IV catheter placement, blood collection, medication administration, and surgical preparation
• Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia while recognizing and responding appropriately to changes in patient status
• Assist veterinarians during routine and advanced surgical procedures
• Perform dental prophylaxis, dental radiographs, and anesthesia monitoring for dental procedures
• Maintain accurate anesthetic, surgical, treatment, and medical records
• Prepare and maintain surgical suites, instruments, equipment, and sterile packs
• Provide attentive post-operative nursing care, pain assessment, and patient monitoring
• Communicate discharge instructions and post-operative care recommendations to clients
• Support hospitalized, urgent, and outpatient patients as needed and collaborate with the medical team to maintain efficient hospital flow

Qualifications & Requirements

• Veterinary Technician Certification (CVT, RVT, or LVT) – or eligibility to obtain licensure based on state requirements.
• Ability to work rotating Saturdays
• Strong anesthesia monitoring and surgical nursing skills
• Comfortable with venipuncture, IV catheter placement, medication administration, radiology, laboratory procedures, and patient monitoring
• Ability to confidently prioritize multiple surgical and hospitalized patients
• Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, and teamwork
• Compassionate and confident handling of dogs and cats
• Ability to remain calm and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work rotating Saturdays and holiday rotations as needed

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement benefits
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities
• Career development and advancement opportunities
• Employee pet-care benefits
• Scrub/uniform allowance
• Opportunity to utilize and grow advanced surgical and anesthesia skills
• Supportive and collaborative medical team

If you are a CVT who is passionate about surgery, anesthesia, patient care, and taking ownership of surgical workflow, we would love to meet you!