Part-Time Registered Veterinary Technician - Urgent Care
About The Position
BluePearl Frederick Urgent Care is hiring a part-time Registered Veterinary Technician for its small-animal urgent care hospital. The urgent care model aims to reduce the stress, time, and cost associated with regular veterinary emergency hospitals while maintaining a high standard of care and creating positive experiences for clients, patients, and team members. The schedule offers two options: Sunday from 12 p.m. to midnight and/or Thursday from 6 p.m. to midnight. Pay is $24.50–$47.00 per hour, plus competitive shift differentials. The pay band depends on experience and advancement through a competency assessment tool. The technician will provide urgent and post-operative patient care, including triage, vital-sign assessment, phlebotomy, IV catheter placement, radiography, medication calculations and administration, CPR initiation, and anesthesia monitoring and recovery. The role also involves mentoring coworkers and communicating with clients with patience and empathy.
Requirements
- Active or eligible Maryland Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) license.
- 1–2 years of experience in veterinary medicine.
- Computer proficiency; the hospital is paperless.
- Proficiency in venipuncture and IV catheter placement.
- Proficiency in medication and fluid calculations.
- Interest in helping clients and their pets.
Nice To Haves
- Interest or certification in low-stress patient handling.
Responsibilities
- Manage post-operative care for stable orthopedic cases.
- Triage urgent care cases as they arrive, including obtaining temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.
- Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs, and alert the veterinarian to changes or issues.
- Understand normal ranges for vital signs, including heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation.
- Perform phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters in peripheral vessels.
- Perform digital radiography using proper technique, including positioning patients.
- Calculate medical dosages, including constant rate infusions, and administer medications by appropriate routes and for appropriate durations.
- Identify patients at risk of arrest and initiate CPR.
- Sedate or induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia patients, using anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
- Mentor and train coworkers.
- Address client concerns with patience and empathy.
Benefits
- Pet treatment, procedure, and food discounts for associates.
- Career advancement opportunities through Mars Veterinary Health.
- Annual continuing education allowance.
- Free continuing education sessions.
- Training through BluePearl University.
- Clinicians have access to more than 2,000 medical journals.
- Access to a regional licensed social worker for guidance and support with maintaining a healthy lifestyle in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment.
- No holiday commitments required.
- No on-call required.
- No overnights required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
