Avian & Exotics Veterinary Technician (Part Time)
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring a part-time Avian & Exotics Veterinary Technician for its team in Tacoma, Washington. The schedule is Fridays during day-shift hours. The pay range is $26–$37 per hour; the starting pay band depends on experience and advancement through the Kahuna leveling system. The technician provides nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values. The role also includes post-operative client communication and requires the ability to work independently while contributing to team goals. BluePearl prefers candidates with at least two years of veterinary hospital experience. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer. Applicants must have unrestricted, current authorization to work in the United States and must not require future employment-based green-card sponsorship.
Requirements
- Licensed Veterinary Technician.
- Ability to work Fridays during day-shift hours.
- Ability to place peripheral intravenous catheters in the cephalic vein.
- Ability to assess physical-exam findings and recognize normal vital parameters for a variety of exotics, avian patients, and pocket pets.
- Ability to set up intravenous fluids and administer subcutaneous fluids.
- Ability to operate and troubleshoot all brands of intravenous fluid pumps.
- Ability to connect and disconnect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically.
- Ability to monitor responses to fluid therapy, including signs of overload.
- Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the United States, with no need for future employment-based green-card sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- A minimum of two or more years of experience in a veterinary hospital.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
- Place peripheral intravenous catheters in the cephalic vein.
- Perform physical exams and accurately assess heart rate, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate, and respiratory effort.
- Understand normal vital parameters for a variety of exotic animals, birds, and pocket pets, and alert the doctor when findings are abnormal.
- Set up intravenous fluids and administer subcutaneous fluids.
- Operate intravenous fluid pumps from all brands and troubleshoot errors.
- Aseptically connect and disconnect patients from intravenous fluids.
- Monitor patient response to fluid therapy, including signs of fluid overload.
- Communicate with clients post-operatively.
- Work independently while contributing to larger team goals.
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance and associate discounts on pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- Annual continuing education allowance and free continuing education sessions.
- BluePearl University training and access for clinicians to more than 2,000 medical journals.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
- Parental leave benefits.
- Flexible work schedules.
- 401(k) and retirement planning.
- Paid time off and floating holiday plans.
- Health and well-being resources, including support for stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management skills.
- Talent development programs and leadership workshops.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
