Overnight Veterinary Technician - Emergency

BluePearl Vet, LLC•Nashville, TN

1d•$21 - $41•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Nashville, TN is hiring experienced Emergency Veterinary Technicians. This is an opportunity to work in a quickly growing Specialty and Emergency hospital. The role involves providing care and comfort to critically ill or injured patients alongside a team of experienced technicians, assistants, ER doctors, and specialists. The position is for mid shifts and qualifies for shift differential pay premium. The successful candidate will be highly ambitious, self-motivated, and compassionate.

Requirements

Experienced Emergency Veterinary Technicians
Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVTs)
Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

Nice To Haves

Loves emergency cases
Providing care and comfort to the critically ill or injured patient

Responsibilities

Performs physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
Understands normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
Performs phlebotomy.
Ability to place peripheral intravenous catheter in cephalic vein.
Able to read and follow orders written on treatment sheet accurately and in a timely manner.
Alerts veterinarian if a patient's status has changed and/or physical exam or monitoring parameters are outside of normal ranges.
Calculates basic medical math.
Understands classification of commonly used medications, associated side effects and appropriately monitors therapeutic response.
Administers medications via appropriate routes and duration.
Prepares medications and patient for discharge and communicates discharge instructions to client.
Maintains solid grasp of common veterinary medical terms and abbreviations and can converse with other veterinary professionals in medical terms.
Able to address client concerns and answer them appropriately during visits, updates, or after hospitalization, for their skill set. Quickly and competently facilitates incoming calls.
Implement appropriate animal husbandry skills to decrease disease spread, injury and stress to patients.
Provides nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
Possesses a working knowledge of anesthesia/monitoring equipment and assist with patients assigned ASA I or II classifications.
Remains current on R.E.C.O.V.E.R CPR guidelines and demonstrates proficiency in designated role as assigned by attending clinician and/or supervisor.