Licensed Veterinary Technician - Relief ER

BluePearl Vet, LLC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring experienced Veterinary Technicians to work in our busy Emergency and Critical Care department. This role offers the chance to utilize and expand your skills while working alongside talented veterinary professionals. As an Emergency Veterinary Technician, you will be responsible for inducing, monitoring, and recovering anesthesia, triaging emergency cases, performing digital radiography, calculating medical math and administering medications, performing phlebotomy and placing catheters, and placing/maintaining feeding tubes and central line catheters. You will also be expected to mentor coworkers and address client concerns with patience and empathy.

Requirements

Experienced Veterinary Technicians
Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

Nice To Haves

VTS credentialing

Responsibilities

Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia in patients and use anesthesia/monitoring equipment.
Triage emergency cases as they arrive at the hospital including obtaining vitals such as temperature heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure.
Perform digital radiography using proper technique including proper positioning of patients.
Have a complete understanding of normal ranges of patient vital signs, including but not limited to heart and respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure and oxygen saturation.
Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs and alert Veterinarian to changes and issues.
Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
Properly calculate medical math (including constant rate infusions) and administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
Are proficient at performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels.
Place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
Have patience and empathy to address client concerns.