Veterinary Technician-Anesthesia
The best care starts with the best caregivers.
What you will do:
- Join our team of board-certified anesthesiologists and LVTs in our world-renowned teaching hospital.
- Focus on providing optimal anesthesia care to our comprehensive patient population, including emergency, specialty and general practice.
- Shape the future of veterinary care through collaboration and instruction of our diverse DVM students.
- Work in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
- Collaborate and cross-train with additional specialty services to ensure leading-edge patient care.
The Cornell University Hospital for Animals provides 24-hour care for pets 365 days of the year.
This position is mostly days and evenings.
- We have staggered 8 hr shifts that cover 7:30am to 7pm or later if cases are still going.
- M-F with on-call shifts on the weekends.
- Currently, we schedule about 1 weekend every 10 weeks.
- For the first 3-6 months, you'd work 8:30am to 5pm. Then you may shift to a 9:30am to 6pm or 10:30am to 7pm position or alternate between shifts.
- Generous holiday and shift differential pay for night shifts.
What are the qualifications?
- Associates degree in Veterinary Technology.
- New York State licensure or eligibility to become licensed in NYS.
- New graduates welcome to apply!
- Interest in on-going career growth and advanced skill development.
What’s in it for you?
- Our LVT career ladder is focused on career and specialty advancement, with financial and mentorship support.
- Our minimum starting pay for LVTs is $20-$28 per hour, based on education and experience.
- 3 weeks of vacation and 13 holidays with generous holiday pay if you work on those days.
- Rabies pre-exposure vaccination and titer costs covered by Cornell.
- An award-winning employer of choice benefits program.
- Comprehensive health care options.
- Access to wellness programs.
- Employee discounts with local and national retail brands.
- Generous retirement contributions.
- Impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, Tuition Aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance program.
- We invite you to follow this link to get more information: https://hr.cornell.edu/summaries-benefits.
Who we are and what we do:
Cornell University, located at the heart of the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York State, is a center for discovery, academic leadership, and service. The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is recognized internationally as a leader in animal medicine, public health, biomedical research, and veterinary medical education. Ranked as one of the top veterinary colleges in the nation by US News & World Report, the CVM excels in providing education and advanced training that prepare veterinarians and scientists to serve society in critical roles in clinical and diagnostic veterinary medicine, public health, scientific inquiry, and public policy.
Cornell University Hospital for Animals is our core clinical training, patient care and research unit within the CVM, composed of six diverse world-class veterinary clinical units providing primary and specialty care. Our core teaching hospital has 23 services led by board-certified veterinary specialists that are nationally and internationally renowned, providing advanced diagnostic and therapeutic care of animals including 24/7 emergency care. We strive to provide a diverse, inclusive and fulfilling work environment for our family of employees who are committed to outstanding patient care, client service and veterinary training.
We encourage you to apply! Navigate to Workday, complete your profile information, and make sure to attach your cover letter and resume, preferably as one document! We welcome questions! Contact Carolyn Chow, cc2654@cornell.edu.
*No visa sponsorship available for this position.
Number of Openings: 2
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