Licensed Veterinary Technician - Surgery

BluePearl Pet Hospital•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Midtown, NYC is seeking a skilled Licensed Veterinary Technician to join their thriving Surgery department. This role involves playing a vital role in delivering advanced care to patients, assisting with diagnostics, supporting orthopedic and soft tissue procedures, and ensuring each patient receives a tailored treatment plan. The ideal candidate is passionate about high-quality medicine and thrives in a fast-paced environment. The position offers up to a $10,000 sign-on bonus based on experience. BluePearl is a national network of specialty and emergency pet hospitals, many open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Their veterinarians use innovative procedures, high-tech equipment, and the latest treatment methods to provide comprehensive medical care to pets, combining expertise with a love for animals and the belief that kindness is the foundation of veterinary medicine. The mission is to enrich lives through remarkable care for pets, honoring the human-animal bond by providing the very best in advanced medical care, and the vision is to transform the delivery of veterinary care through specialty and emergency medicine.

Requirements

Licensed Veterinary Technician
Possess 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

Assist in patient procedures using knowledge of anesthesia and analgesia related protocols and procedures, including formulating anesthetic plans tailored to individual patient needs.
Monitor anesthesia, trouble shoot anesthetic complications, and make appropriate interventions.
Intravenous catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and anesthetic equipment use and maintenance.
Perform physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
Understand normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
Set up intravenous fluids and CRI’s.
Continuous expansion of knowledge and skillset: advanced anesthetic skills including epidurals, difficult airway intubation, and critical case management.
Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.
Comfortable with medical math.
Ability to take patient through entire procedure from start to finish (pre-op, monitoring, post-op, and recovery).
Manage appointments, obtain histories, medical record keeping, invoicing, patient discharges, etc.
Disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically.
Monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload.

Benefits

Up to a $10,000 sign on bonus based on experience
Competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision
401(k)
PTO
Paid parental leave
Annual CE allowance
Free training
Access to 2,000+ medical journals
Licensure, VTNE, and VTS support
Company-paid disability coverage
Mental health support, including 12 free therapy sessions annually
Pet insurance
Associate discounts
Scrub allowance
Referral bonuses