Overnight Veterinary Technician
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring experienced Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technicians. This position is for individuals who love emergency cases and providing care and comfort to critically ill or injured patients. The successful candidate will work alongside a team of experienced technicians, assistants, ER doctors, and specialists, providing remarkable care for pets. The role involves performing physical exams, monitoring vital signs, performing phlebotomy, placing IV catheters, administering medications, preparing patients for discharge, and communicating discharge instructions to clients. The position also requires a strong understanding of veterinary medical terms, the ability to address client concerns, implement animal husbandry skills, provide nursing care, and assist with anesthesia monitoring for ASA I or II patients. Proficiency in R.E.C.O.V.E.R CPR guidelines is also expected.
Requirements
- Experienced Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technicians
- Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.
Nice To Haves
- Highly ambitious
- Self-motivated
- Compassionate candidate
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.
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance
- Discounts to our associates 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
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
- Parental Leave Benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid time off
- Floating holiday plans
- A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
