Overnight Veterinary Technician - Emergency
About The Position
BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital is hiring an experienced Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician to join our team in Scottsdale, AZ! This role is for individuals looking to advance their career in the veterinary field, possess a strong passion for veterinary medicine, and wish to work with dedicated, highly skilled veterinary professionals. As an Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician, you will be responsible for calculating basic medical math, compassionately handling patients, understanding medication classifications and side effects, administering medications, performing phlebotomy, placing peripheral intravenous catheters, alerting veterinarians to patient status changes, performing physical exams, intubating patients under supervision, supporting the euthanasia process, and accurately following treatment sheet orders.
Requirements
- Experienced Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician
- Ability to calculate basic medical math.
- Ability to compassionately, calmly, and gently approach and handle patients.
- Understanding of the classification of commonly used medications, associated side effects and appropriately monitors therapeutic response.
- Ability to administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
- Ability to perform phlebotomy.
- Ability to place a peripheral intravenous catheter in the cephalic vein.
- Ability to alert Veterinarian if the patient's status changes and/or physical exam or monitoring parameters are outside of normal ranges.
- Ability to perform physical exams; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate, and effort.
- Ability to intubate patients under the direction of a Level II technician or higher.
- Ability to support Veterinarian and client through the euthanasia process.
- Ability to read and follow orders written on the treatment sheet accurately and promptly.
Nice To Haves
- Strong passion for the Veterinary field
- Desire to work with dedicated, highly skilled veterinary professionals
Responsibilities
- Calculate basic medical math.
- Compassionately, calmly, and gently approach and handle patients.
- Understand the classification of commonly used medications, associated side effects and appropriately monitors therapeutic response.
- Administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
- Perform phlebotomy.
- Place a peripheral intravenous catheter in the cephalic vein.
- Alert Veterinarian if the patient's status changes and/or physical exam or monitoring parameters are outside of normal ranges.
- Perform physical exams; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate, and effort.
- Intubate patients under the direction of a Level II technician or higher.
- Support Veterinarian and client through the euthanasia process.
- Read and follow orders written on the treatment sheet accurately and promptly.
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance
- Discounts for pet treatments, procedures, and food
- Annual continuing education allowance
- Free continuing education sessions
- BluePearl University for training
- Access to over 2,000 medical journals for clinicians
- Regional licensed social worker for guidance on healthy lifestyle
- Lyra: Access to 12 mental health care sessions annually at no charge
- Well-being resources through Lyra
- 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: $200/year in BluePearl store credit for full-time associates
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
