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Veterinary Surgery Technician roles qualify for EB-3 skilled worker sponsorship, and some advanced-credential candidates may qualify under EB-2. Employers sponsor through the PERM labor certification process before filing an I-140 petition. Sponsorship leads to permanent residency, not a temporary work authorization tied to a single employer.
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Get Access To All JobsLocation: Bedford Hills, New York, United States of America
Category: Veterinary Technician / Assistant
Job Id: R-254523
Job Type: Full time
INTRODUCTION
VCA Katonah Bedford Veterinary Center is excited to announce we are growing! To better support the pets and people in our community we are adding to our Surgery Team!
This is a great opportunity for a Veterinary Technician who wants a challenge and the opportunity for growth. As an Licensed Veterinary Technician, you will utilize your knowledge and cultivate new skills while collaborating with a team of like-minded professionals.
Potential Schedule: Full time, (4) 10 hour shifts, or (3) 12 hour shifts available
Compensation: $29 - $35 / hr based on skill set, 3 – 5 yrs of experience, and licensure status (LVT, VTS)
Surgery Licensed Veterinary Technician Responsibilities:
- Full technician skill utilization
- Collecting patient histories & physical exams
- Medication refills, and pet parent communication
- Proficient in medical calculations
- Anesthesia monitoring & post operative care
- Venipuncture / IVC placement
- Hands Free Radiology (Associate safety a top priority)
- Working collaboratively with team members of all hospital services
- Providing compassionate care for all patients
What Makes Katonah Bedford Unique?
We are a 24/7/365 Hybrid hospital. Supporting the general practice teams, and offering specialty services such as cardiology, surgery, oncology, and internal medicine. It is the best of both veterinary worlds! Cutting edge medicine coupled with puppy kisses, and kitten love. We are located in Westchester County, and a short train ride into Manhattan, or Greenwich CT, and close to area beaches!
Our hospital leadership team is compassionate and dedicated to your success. We truly care about the health and wellbeing of our team and often have scheduled masseuse days, and team building activities. We work hard, and play hard too! Our vet tech week is a celebration of your dedication to patient care with contests such as door decorating, games, and speaking everyone’s love language with exceptional meals and treats for all shifts.
VCA Total Rewards Benefits Package:
- Career advancement opportunities
- Free NAVTA Membership & RECOVER Training
- Discounts to Fear Free Certifications & VetGirl
- Growth & leadership opportunities
- Medical, dental & vision
- Veterinary technician education tuition support and scholarships
- $750 continuing education funds for credentialed associates
- Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
- Generous hospital discounts and product discounts
- Employer-paid life, long- and short-term disability insurance
- VTS Path financial, and mentorship support
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Free mental health resources and wellness subscriptions (Headspace)
- Referral bonuses
- Infertility benefits
- Competitive wage
- 401(k)
- Free access to Plumbs, and education platforms such as Vetfolio
Join The VCA KBVC Family:
We are passionate about supporting veterinary technicians and are committed to your personal career development. At Katonah Bedford we support full technician skill utilization, and our specialty hospital services support the case load and practices the advanced skills required to complete your VTS in multiple disciplines. By joining our hybrid specialty hospital, you also gain access to the people, hospitals, and financial resources of a large veterinary community to assist you in achieving your goals.
Why We Want You!
As a member of the VCA team, your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient. You’ve worked hard for your credentials (CVT, RVT, LVT) and we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in.
VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a Technician career has to offer. We create and support an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve.
Candidates must be positive and motivated. The hospital team meets frequently, and your ideas and suggestions are encouraged to help us continue to grow. Our team takes pride in fostering an atmosphere of mutual respect and recognition while being adaptable, goal driven and engaged. We work hard to protect our culture and assure we hire associates that are going to have the determination to rise above obstacles, wear multiple hats and work as a team.
Our team has a shared devotion to provide progressive medicine with compassion as a driving force and we are eager to welcome a like-minded individual!
Ready to grow with a collaborative and supportive team?
Apply now!
We look forward to getting to know you!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
Vetmed #veterinarytechnician #LVT #CVT #RVT
If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
Location: Bedford Hills, New York, United States of America
Category: Veterinary Technician / Assistant
Job Id: R-254523
Job Type: Full time
INTRODUCTION
VCA Katonah Bedford Veterinary Center is excited to announce we are growing! To better support the pets and people in our community we are adding to our Surgery Team!
This is a great opportunity for a Veterinary Technician who wants a challenge and the opportunity for growth. As an Licensed Veterinary Technician, you will utilize your knowledge and cultivate new skills while collaborating with a team of like-minded professionals.
Potential Schedule: Full time, (4) 10 hour shifts, or (3) 12 hour shifts available
Compensation: $29 - $35 / hr based on skill set, 3 – 5 yrs of experience, and licensure status (LVT, VTS)
Surgery Licensed Veterinary Technician Responsibilities:
- Full technician skill utilization
- Collecting patient histories & physical exams
- Medication refills, and pet parent communication
- Proficient in medical calculations
- Anesthesia monitoring & post operative care
- Venipuncture / IVC placement
- Hands Free Radiology (Associate safety a top priority)
- Working collaboratively with team members of all hospital services
- Providing compassionate care for all patients
What Makes Katonah Bedford Unique?
We are a 24/7/365 Hybrid hospital. Supporting the general practice teams, and offering specialty services such as cardiology, surgery, oncology, and internal medicine. It is the best of both veterinary worlds! Cutting edge medicine coupled with puppy kisses, and kitten love. We are located in Westchester County, and a short train ride into Manhattan, or Greenwich CT, and close to area beaches!
Our hospital leadership team is compassionate and dedicated to your success. We truly care about the health and wellbeing of our team and often have scheduled masseuse days, and team building activities. We work hard, and play hard too! Our vet tech week is a celebration of your dedication to patient care with contests such as door decorating, games, and speaking everyone’s love language with exceptional meals and treats for all shifts.
VCA Total Rewards Benefits Package:
- Career advancement opportunities
- Free NAVTA Membership & RECOVER Training
- Discounts to Fear Free Certifications & VetGirl
- Growth & leadership opportunities
- Medical, dental & vision
- Veterinary technician education tuition support and scholarships
- $750 continuing education funds for credentialed associates
- Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
- Generous hospital discounts and product discounts
- Employer-paid life, long- and short-term disability insurance
- VTS Path financial, and mentorship support
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Free mental health resources and wellness subscriptions (Headspace)
- Referral bonuses
- Infertility benefits
- Competitive wage
- 401(k)
- Free access to Plumbs, and education platforms such as Vetfolio
Join The VCA KBVC Family:
We are passionate about supporting veterinary technicians and are committed to your personal career development. At Katonah Bedford we support full technician skill utilization, and our specialty hospital services support the case load and practices the advanced skills required to complete your VTS in multiple disciplines. By joining our hybrid specialty hospital, you also gain access to the people, hospitals, and financial resources of a large veterinary community to assist you in achieving your goals.
Why We Want You!
As a member of the VCA team, your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient. You’ve worked hard for your credentials (CVT, RVT, LVT) and we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in.
VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a Technician career has to offer. We create and support an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve.
Candidates must be positive and motivated. The hospital team meets frequently, and your ideas and suggestions are encouraged to help us continue to grow. Our team takes pride in fostering an atmosphere of mutual respect and recognition while being adaptable, goal driven and engaged. We work hard to protect our culture and assure we hire associates that are going to have the determination to rise above obstacles, wear multiple hats and work as a team.
Our team has a shared devotion to provide progressive medicine with compassion as a driving force and we are eager to welcome a like-minded individual!
Ready to grow with a collaborative and supportive team?
Apply now!
We look forward to getting to know you!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
Vetmed #veterinarytechnician #LVT #CVT #RVT
If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Veterinary Surgery Technician
Match your credentials to the right EB category
EB-3 covers skilled workers with a two-year degree or equivalent training. If you hold an advanced veterinary technology credential or a specialized surgical assisting certification, document it carefully before starting the PERM process, as the category affects your priority date timeline.
Target specialty veterinary practices over general clinics
Board-certified surgical referral centers and university veterinary teaching hospitals file PERM more routinely than general practices. These employers already have HR infrastructure for sponsorship and are less likely to abandon the process mid-filing.
Use O*NET to validate your job description
PERM requires the employer to use a job description matching the actual duties of the role. Cross-reference the O*NET occupation profile for veterinary technologists and technicians to confirm the listed duties align before your employer submits the labor certification application.
Search for green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Filter by veterinary surgery roles with documented PERM filing history so you can target employers who have sponsored before. Migrate Mate surfaces sponsorship data by role and employer, saving you from cold-contacting practices that have never navigated the process.
Verify prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your position and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search using the correct SOC code for veterinary technicians before signing an offer, because a wage below the prevailing rate will cause the PERM application to fail.
Understand the PERM recruitment window before your start date
DOL requires employers to complete a specific advertising and recruitment process before filing PERM, which typically takes several months. If your employer has not started this process by your first day, your green card timeline has not yet begun, regardless of verbal commitments.
Green Card Veterinary Surgery Technician: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Veterinary Surgery Technician roles qualify for green card sponsorship?
Yes. Veterinary Surgery Technician positions typically qualify under the EB-3 skilled worker category, which covers roles requiring at least two years of training or experience. Employers file a PERM labor certification with DOL first, followed by an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. EB-2 may apply if the role requires an advanced degree and the employer can justify that requirement.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa requires the role to qualify as a specialty occupation demanding a bachelor's degree, which many veterinary technician positions do not meet. The EB-3 green card route is more accessible for this role because it covers skilled workers with two-year credentials. There is also no annual lottery for EB-3 filings, and approval leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary status requiring renewal.
How long does the PERM green card process take for a vet surgery tech role?
The full timeline from PERM filing to receiving your green card typically runs two to four years for most countries, excluding India and China where backlogs extend significantly longer. PERM itself can take six months to over a year depending on DOL processing times. Once PERM is certified, your employer files an I-140 with USCIS, and you file for adjustment of status when a visa number becomes available.
Where can I find Veterinary Surgery Technician jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Veterinary Surgery Technician roles filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship history. Many practices that sponsor have filed PERM before, and that track record is a reliable signal. Cold-applying to employers with no sponsorship history significantly reduces your chances of moving through the full PERM and I-140 process successfully.
Can my employer start the PERM process before I have a start date?
Yes, and in many cases this is the practical approach. DOL requires a formal recruitment and advertising period before PERM is filed, which takes several months. Employers can begin the process while finalizing your hire. Your priority date is established when PERM is filed, so starting early directly benefits your overall green card timeline.