Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Pet Hospital•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•$21 - $41•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring experienced Overnight Veterinary Technicians to work in our busy Emergency and Critical Care department. This role involves providing critical care to pets during overnight shifts, utilizing advanced medical knowledge and technical skills. The position offers competitive compensation, including shift differentials for nights and weekends, and opportunities for professional growth within a leading veterinary network.

Requirements

Experienced Overnight Veterinary Technicians
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.
Comprehensive understanding of normal patient vital signs.
Ability to obtain and interpret vital signs, alerting veterinarians to changes.
Capability to identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
Proficiency in medical math calculations, including constant rate infusions.
Skill in administering medications via appropriate routes and duration.
Proficiency in performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters.
Ability to place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
Passion for mentoring and training co-workers.
Patience and empathy to address client concerns.

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.