Relief Licensed Veterinary Technician - Surgery

BluePearl Vet, LLC•New York, NY

4d•$30 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring a skilled Relief Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our thriving Surgery department in Midtown Manhattan! This role involves assisting in patient procedures, monitoring anesthesia, performing physical exams, managing medical records, and providing post-operative care. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and development within a supportive team environment.

Requirements

Skilled Relief Licensed Veterinary Technician
Knowledge of anesthesia and analgesia related protocols and procedures
Ability to formulate anesthetic plans tailored to individual patient needs
Ability to monitor anesthesia, trouble shoot anesthetic complications, and make appropriate interventions
Proficiency in intravenous catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and anesthetic equipment use and maintenance
Ability to perform physical exams and accurately assess vital signs
Understanding of normal vital parameters
Ability to set up intravenous fluids and CRI’s
Willingness for continuous expansion of knowledge and skillset
Proficiency in operating all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and troubleshooting errors
Comfortable with medical math
Ability to manage a patient through the entire procedure from start to finish (pre-op, monitoring, post-op, and recovery)
Ability to manage appointments, obtain histories, medical record keeping, invoicing, patient discharges, etc.
Ability to disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically
Ability to monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload

Nice To Haves

VTS credentialing
Advanced anesthetic skills including epidurals, difficult airway intubation, and critical case management

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
Discounts for pet treatments, procedures, and food
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 ($200/year for full-time associates)
Referral Bonus Program
State licensure reimbursements
VTNE reimbursements
Additional VTS benefits – pursuing & established VTS technicians
Continuing Education allowance ($500/year reimbursement for CVT, $750/year for VTS, with rollover up to $1,500)
Annual CE stipend ($150 for non-credentialed, full-time paraprofessionals)
Paid CE hours (8 hours/year for full-time CVT associates, 12 hours/year for full-time VTS associates, with carryover up to 24 hours)