Registered Veterinary Technician – Skylos Sports Medicine

BluePearl Pet Hospital

5d•$25 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

Skylos Sports Medicine, a BluePearl Partner, is seeking a Registered Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery team Monday-Thursday in Ellicott City, MD. Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 4x10 hour shifts Pay: $25.00 - $38.00 / hour This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool. As a Skylos Surgery Veterinary Technician, you will: Assist in patient procedures using knowledge of anesthesia and analgesia related protocols and procedures, including formulating anesthetic plans tailored to individual patient needs. Monitor anesthesia, trouble shoot anesthetic complications, and make appropriate interventions. Intravenous catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and anesthetic equipment use and maintenance. Perform physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort. Understand normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal. Set up intravenous fluids and CRI’s. Continuous expansion of knowledge and skillset: advanced anesthetic skills including epidurals, difficult airway intubation, and critical case management. Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors. Comfortable with medical math. Ability to take patient through entire procedure from start to finish (pre-op, monitoring, post-op, and recovery) Manage appointments, obtain histories, medical record keeping, invoicing, patient discharges, etc. Disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically. Monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload. Why BluePearl? Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food. We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates 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 their career. To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. 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. We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following: 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. Newly hired associates will receive a pro-rated amount of any CE benefit for which they are eligible. BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace. BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital is a national network of specialty and emergency pet hospitals. Our hospitals are located throughout the country, most of which are open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Types of BluePearl Hospitals: Specialty and 24/7 Emergency Specialty & After-hours Emergency 24/7 Emergency After-hours Emergency Specialty Only Our veterinarians use innovative procedures, high-tech equipment and the latest treatment methods to provide comprehensive medical care to pets. We combine this expertise with a love for animals and the belief that kindness is the foundation of veterinary medicine. Mission: Our mission: Enriching lives through remarkable care for pets At BluePearl, we recognize that pets are part of the family. We honor the human-animal bond by providing the very best in advanced medical care for pets – including techniques that were once reserved exclusively for humans. Our vision: To transform the delivery of veterinary care through specialty and emergency medicine.

Responsibilities

Assist in patient procedures using knowledge of anesthesia and analgesia related protocols and procedures, including formulating anesthetic plans tailored to individual patient needs.
Monitor anesthesia, trouble shoot anesthetic complications, and make appropriate interventions.
Intravenous catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and anesthetic equipment use and maintenance.
Perform physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
Understand normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
Set up intravenous fluids and CRI’s.
Continuous expansion of knowledge and skillset: advanced anesthetic skills including epidurals, difficult airway intubation, and critical case management.
Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.
Comfortable with medical math.
Ability to take patient through entire procedure from start to finish (pre-op, monitoring, post-op, and recovery)
Manage appointments, obtain histories, medical record keeping, invoicing, patient discharges, etc.
Disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically.
Monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload.

Benefits

Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
Associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience.
Talent development programs and leadership workshops.
Annual continuing education allowance
Free continuing education sessions
BluePearl University for training
Clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.
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.
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.