Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital in Brentwood, Tennessee, is hiring experienced Emergency Veterinary Technicians to provide care and comfort to critically ill or injured pets. The technician works alongside experienced technicians, assistants, emergency doctors, and specialists to provide care for patients. Overnight schedule options are available in 12-hour shifts: Wednesday/Thursday/Friday; Sunday/Wednesday/Thursday; or Wednesday/Thursday and every other Saturday/Sunday. Shifts run either 7:00 PM–7:00 AM or 7:30 PM–7:30 AM. The posted hourly pay range is $21.00–$41.00, dependent on experience and advancement through the leveling system. A sign-on bonus of up to $2,500 is available based on experience and applicable licensure. Eligible night and weekend hours receive shift differentials, subject to a four-hour minimum: weekday nights (Monday–Friday, 6:00 PM–8:00 AM) $3.00; weekend days (Saturday–Sunday, 8:00 AM–6:00 PM) $3.00; and weekend nights (Saturday–Sunday, 6:00 PM–8:00 AM) $4.50. BluePearl describes opportunities for skill development and career advancement through technician leveling, talent development programs, leadership workshops, continuing education, BluePearl University training, and access to medical journals. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer. Applicants must have unrestricted, current U.S. work authorization and must not require future employment-based green card sponsorship.
Requirements
- Experience as an Emergency Veterinary Technician.
- Ability to perform physical exams and assess vital parameters, recognizing and reporting abnormalities.
- Ability to perform phlebotomy and place a peripheral intravenous catheter in the cephalic vein.
- Ability to follow treatment orders and perform basic medical calculations.
- Knowledge of commonly used medications, their classifications and side effects, and monitoring therapeutic responses.
- Ability to administer medications using appropriate routes and duration.
- Ability to communicate discharge instructions and address client concerns within the scope of the technician's skills.
- Working knowledge of veterinary medical terminology and abbreviations.
- Knowledge of animal husbandry practices that help reduce disease spread, injury, and patient stress.
- Working knowledge of anesthesia and monitoring equipment and ability to assist with ASA I or II patients.
- Current knowledge of R.E.C.O.V.E.R. CPR guidelines and proficiency in an assigned role.
- Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S.; applicants must not require future employment-based green card sponsorship.
Responsibilities
- Perform physical examinations, measure and accurately count vital parameters, and recognize normal ranges.
- Alert the doctor when vital signs are abnormal or a patient's status or monitoring parameters change.
- Perform phlebotomy and place peripheral intravenous catheters in the cephalic vein.
- Read and follow treatment-sheet orders accurately and promptly.
- Calculate basic medical math.
- Understand commonly used medication classifications and side effects, monitor therapeutic responses, and administer medications by appropriate routes and duration.
- Prepare medications and patients for discharge and communicate discharge instructions to clients.
- Use veterinary medical terminology and abbreviations when communicating with veterinary professionals.
- Address client concerns appropriately within the technician's skill set and facilitate incoming calls promptly and competently.
- Apply animal husbandry practices to reduce disease transmission, injury, and patient stress.
- Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
- Use anesthesia and monitoring equipment and assist with patients assigned ASA I or II classifications.
- Stay current with R.E.C.O.V.E.R. CPR guidelines and demonstrate proficiency in the assigned role.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus of up to $2,500, based on experience and applicable licensure.
- Shift differential pay for eligible night and weekend hours.
- Trupanion pet insurance and associate discounts on pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- Technician skill leveling and career advancement opportunities.
- 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.
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
- Parental leave benefits.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Paid time off and floating holiday plans.
- Access to a regional licensed social worker for guidance and well-being support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
