ER Overnight Veterinary Technician
About The Position
BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital is hiring an experienced Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician to join its team in Scottsdale, Arizona. The role involves providing emergency veterinary patient care, supporting veterinarians, monitoring patients, and communicating changes in patient status. The listed pay range is $22–$35 per hour, depending on experience, licensure, and competency-based leveling. The schedule is 7 p.m.–7 a.m. on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Shift differentials apply: $3.50 for Monday–Friday hours from 8 p.m.–6 a.m. and $5.00 for Saturday–Sunday hours from 8 p.m.–6 a.m. BluePearl describes a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment with a family atmosphere and opportunities for skill development and career advancement. Technicians are leveled according to their skills and can advance as they gain skills and experience. The company offers talent-development programs, leadership workshops, continuing education, and training resources. The position includes a broad benefits package, including insurance options, disability coverage, parental leave, paid time off, retirement savings, continuing education support, reimbursement for state licensure and VTNE expenses, and other associate programs. Full-time associates are eligible for an annual scrub allowance, with additional continuing education benefits varying by credential and employment status.
Requirements
- Experience as a veterinary technician; the posting describes the position as seeking an experienced technician.
- Ability to calculate basic medical math.
- Ability to handle patients compassionately, calmly, and gently.
- Knowledge of commonly used medication classifications and side effects, and ability to monitor therapeutic responses.
- Ability to administer medications using appropriate routes and durations.
- Ability to perform phlebotomy.
- Ability to place a peripheral intravenous catheter in the cephalic vein.
- Ability to recognize and report changes in patient status and abnormal examination or monitoring parameters.
- Ability to perform physical examinations and assess the listed vital signs and clinical parameters.
- Ability to intubate patients under the direction of a Level II technician or higher.
- Ability to support the veterinarian and client through euthanasia.
- Ability to accurately and promptly follow treatment-sheet orders.
Responsibilities
- Calculate basic medical math.
- Approach and handle patients compassionately, calmly, and gently.
- Understand commonly used medication classifications and associated side effects, and monitor therapeutic responses appropriately.
- Administer medications through appropriate routes and for appropriate durations.
- Perform phlebotomy.
- Place a peripheral intravenous catheter in the cephalic vein.
- Alert the veterinarian when a patient's status changes or physical examination or monitoring parameters are outside normal ranges.
- Perform physical examinations and accurately assess heart rate, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate, and respiratory effort.
- Intubate patients under the direction of a Level II technician or higher.
- Support the veterinarian and client through the euthanasia process.
- Read and follow treatment-sheet orders accurately and promptly.
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance and associate discounts on pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- Talent development programs and leadership workshops.
- Annual continuing education allowance and free continuing education sessions.
- BluePearl University training and access for clinicians to more than 2,000 medical journals.
- Guidance and support from a regional licensed social worker.
- Lyra access to 12 mental health care sessions annually at no charge, plus other well-being resources.
- 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.
- Annual scrub allowance of $200 in BluePearl store credit for full-time associates.
- Referral bonus program.
- State licensure reimbursements.
- VTNE reimbursements.
- Additional VTS benefits for technicians pursuing or holding VTS credentials.
- Continuing education reimbursement of $500 per year for CVT and $750 per year for VTS, with allowance rollover up to $1,500 for CVT and VTS associates.
- Annual continuing education stipend of $150 for non-credentialed, full-time paraprofessionals.
- Eight paid CE hours per year for full-time CVT associates and 12 paid CE hours per year for full-time VTS associates; paid CE hours can carry over up to 24 hours.
- Eligible newly hired associates receive a prorated amount of continuing education benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
