Emergency Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Vet, LLC • Louisville, KY

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About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring experienced Licensed Veterinary Technicians for its busy Emergency and Critical Care department. This is a fast-paced role providing care and comfort to critically ill or injured patients while working alongside veterinary professionals. The position offers opportunities to expand skills and grow within the organization. Candidates with VTS credentialing are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience. The schedule is weekends plus one weekday.

The role includes emergency triage, anesthesia care, diagnostic procedures, patient monitoring, medication administration, and support for critical patients. It also involves mentoring and training coworkers and responding to client concerns with patience and empathy.

BluePearl provides opportunities for career growth and skill development, including talent development programs, leadership workshops, continuing education, BluePearl University training, and access to medical journals. The organization describes its hospital culture as family-like and collaborative. Applicants must have unrestricted, current authorization to work in the United States and must not require future employment-based green card sponsorship. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer.

Requirements

• Experienced Licensed Veterinary Technician.
• Proficiency in phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in peripheral vessels.
• Ability to calculate medical math, including constant-rate infusions, and administer medications appropriately.
• Ability to obtain and interpret vital signs and recognize changes or issues.
• Ability to induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia and use anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
• Ability to perform digital radiography using proper technique and patient positioning.
• Ability to identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
• Ability to place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
• Current, unrestricted authorization to work in the United States without requiring future employment-based green card sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• VTS credentialing.
• Passion for mentoring and training coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia in patients using anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
• Triage emergency cases upon arrival and obtain vital signs, including temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.
• Perform digital radiography using proper technique and patient positioning.
• Understand normal patient vital-sign ranges, including heart and respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation.
• Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs, and alert the veterinarian to changes or issues.
• Identify patients at risk of cardiac arrest and initiate CPR.
• Calculate medical math, including constant-rate infusions, and administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
• Perform phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters in peripheral vessels.
• Place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
• Mentor and train coworkers.
• Address client concerns with patience and empathy.

Benefits

• Trupanion pet insurance and associate discounts on pet treatments, procedures, and food.
• Talent development programs and leadership workshops.
• Annual continuing education allowance and free continuing education sessions.
• BluePearl University training and access to more than 2,000 medical journals.
• Medical insurance options.
• Dental insurance options.
• Vision insurance options.
• Life insurance options.
• Parental leave benefits.
• Flexible work schedules.
• 401(k) and retirement planning.
• Paid time off and floating holiday plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed