Part-Time Licensed Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Pet Hospital • New York, NY

51d • $30 - $51 • Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Queens, NY is seeking an experienced Part-Time Licensed Veterinary Technician to work on the weekends. This role involves providing critical care and support in an emergency veterinary setting. The position offers competitive pay, shift differentials, and opportunities for professional growth within a national network of specialty and emergency pet hospitals.

Requirements

• Current Part-Time Licensed Veterinary Technician
• Experience in veterinary medicine
• Proficiency in inducing, monitoring, and recovering anesthesia.
• Ability to triage emergency cases and obtain vital signs.
• Skill in performing digital radiography with proper technique and positioning.
• Complete understanding of normal ranges of patient vital signs.
• Proficiency in calculating medical math, including constant rate infusions.
• Ability to administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
• Proficiency at performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters.
• Ability to place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.

Nice To Haves

• Passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
• Patience and empathy to address client concerns.

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.
• 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.
• Perform phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels.
• Place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
• Mentor and train other co-workers.
• Address client concerns with patience and empathy.

Benefits

• Trupanion pet insurance
• Discounts for pet treatments, procedures, and food
• Continuing education allowance
• Free continuing education sessions
• BluePearl University for training
• Access to over 2,000 medical journals
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Parental Leave Benefits
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Paid Time Off and Floating Holiday Plans
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Referral Bonus Program
• State licensure reimbursements
• VTNE reimbursements
• Additional VTS benefits – pursuing & established VTS technicians.
• Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS.
• Continuing Education allowance can roll over up to $1,500 for CVT and VTS associates.
• Non-Credentialed, full-time Paraprofessionals are eligible for an annual CE stipend of $150.
• Full-time CVT associates also receive 8 hours of CE paid hours each year.
• Full-time VTS associates receive 12 hours of CE paid each year.
• Paid CE hours can be carried over year to year up to a maximum of 24 hours.
• Newly hired associates will receive a pro-rated amount of any CE benefit for which they are eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree