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! Are you looking to advance your career as a Veterinary Technician? Do you have a strong passion for the Veterinary field? Do you want to work with dedicated, highly skilled veterinary professionals? If you answered "yes" to these questions, then we want to hear from you! As an Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician: You will be able to calculate basic medical math. You compassionately, calmly, and gently approach and handle patients. You will understand the classification of commonly used medications, associated side effects and appropriately monitors therapeutic response. You will administer medications via appropriate routes and duration. You will perform phlebotomy. You will have the ability to place a peripheral intravenous catheter in the cephalic vein. You will alert Veterinarian if the patient's status changes and/or physical exam or monitoring parameters are outside of normal ranges. You will perform physical exams; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate, and effort. You will intubate patients under the direction of a Level II technician or higher. You support Veterinarian and client through the euthanasia process. You can read and follow orders written on the treatment sheet accurately and promptly.
Requirements
- Experienced Veterinary Technician
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 and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- Our technicians are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience.
- We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops.
- As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in his/her career.
- We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.
- A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment.
- Lyra; Access to 12 mental health care sessions annually at no charge to you, and other well-being resources through Lyra- an online mental health support platform
- 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: full-time associates receive $200/year in BluePearl store credit.
- Referral Bonus Program
- State licensure reimbursements
- VTNE reimbursements
- Additional VTS benefits – pursuing & established VTS technicians.
- Our Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS. The 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
