Overnight Registered Veterinary Technician
About The Position
Skylos Sports Medicine, a BluePearl Partner, is hiring a Registered Veterinary Technician for its Surgery team in Ellicott City, Maryland. The schedule is Tuesday through Thursday, 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. The hourly pay range is $26.00–$38.00, plus competitive shift differentials. Pay depends on experience and advancement through the competency assessment tool; VTS-credentialed candidates may receive compensation commensurate with experience. The technician provides perioperative veterinary care, including anesthesia and analgesia planning and monitoring, patient assessment, intravenous fluid therapy, and patient management throughout procedures and recovery. The role also includes appointment management, history-taking, medical recordkeeping, invoicing, and patient discharges. The position offers work alongside specialists and emergency teams, access to professional development and medical resources, and support for exceptional patient care.
Nice To Haves
- VTS credentialing; candidates with this credential are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities
- Use anesthesia and analgesia protocols and procedures, including formulating anesthetic plans tailored to individual patient needs.
- Monitor anesthesia, troubleshoot complications, and make appropriate interventions.
- Place IV catheters, perform endotracheal intubation, and use and maintain anesthetic equipment.
- Perform physical examinations and accurately measure heart rate, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, and respiratory rate and effort.
- Recognize normal vital parameters and alert the doctor to abnormal findings.
- Set up intravenous fluids and CRIs.
- Continue developing advanced anesthetic skills, including epidurals, difficult-airway intubation, and critical case management.
- Operate and monitor intravenous fluid pumps.
- Manage patients through the entire procedure, including pre-op, monitoring, post-op, and recovery.
- Manage appointments, obtain patient histories, maintain medical records, invoice, and discharge patients.
- Aseptically disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids.
- Monitor patient response to fluid therapy, including signs of fluid overload.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Annual continuing education allowance
- Free training
- Access to more than 2,000 medical journals
- Licensure, VTNE, and VTS support
- Company-paid disability coverage
- Mental health support, including 12 free therapy sessions annually
- Pet insurance
- Associate discounts
- Scrub allowance
- Referral bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
