Locum Emergency Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Vet, LLC•Nashville, TN

78d•$21 - $41•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Nashville, TN is hiring experienced Relief Emergency Veterinary Technicians. This position is for individuals who love emergency cases and providing care and comfort to critically ill or injured patients. The successful candidate will work alongside a team of experienced technicians, assistants, ER doctors, and specialists to provide remarkable care for pets. The Nashville area is a growing and popular place to live, offering music, food, history, professional sports, outdoor recreation, southern charm, and no state income tax.

Requirements

Experienced Relief Emergency Veterinary Technicians
Highly ambitious, self-motivated and compassionate candidate
Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

Nice To Haves

Experience with emergency cases
Experience providing care and comfort to critically ill or injured patients

Responsibilities

Performs physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
Understands normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
Performs phlebotomy.
Ability to place peripheral intravenous catheter in cephalic vein.
Able to read and follow orders written on treatment sheet accurately and in a timely manner.
Alerts veterinarian if a patient's status has changed and/or physical exam or monitoring parameters are outside of normal ranges.
Calculates basic medical math.
Understands classification of commonly used medications, associated side effects and appropriately monitors therapeutic response.
Administers medications via appropriate routes and duration.
Prepares medications and patient for discharge and communicates discharge instructions to client.
Maintains solid grasp of common veterinary medical terms and abbreviations and can converse with other veterinary professionals in medical terms.
Able to address client concerns and answer them appropriately during visits, updates, or after hospitalization, for their skill set.
Quickly and competently facilitates incoming calls.
Implement appropriate animal husbandry skills to decrease disease spread, injury and stress to patients.
Provides nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
Possesses a working knowledge of anesthesia/monitoring equipment and assist with patients assigned ASA I or II classifications.
Remains current on R.E.C.O.V.E.R CPR guidelines and demonstrates proficiency in designated role as assigned by attending clinician and/or supervisor.