Relief Veterinary Technician - Neurology

BluePearl Vet, LLC•New York, NY

12d•$30 - $51•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital - Midtown, NY is hiring for a skilled Relief Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our Neurology team. This role involves performing physical exams, administering IV treatments, operating medical equipment, gathering patient histories, educating clients, restraining patients, inducing and monitoring anesthesia, assisting with MRI and CT procedures, discharging patients with post-care instructions, providing nursing care, calculating medical dosages, and managing patient callbacks and medication refills.

Requirements

Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)
Skilled in performing physical exams, including vital signs assessment.
Proficient in IVC placement and venipuncture.
Experience operating and troubleshooting intravenous fluid pumps.
Ability to gather patient histories and communicate effectively with doctors and clients.
Skilled in patient restraint for examinations and diagnostics.
Experience with anesthesia induction, monitoring, and recovery.
Familiarity with setting up for MRI and CT procedures.
Knowledge of basic client education for neurological patients (e.g., bladder expression, sling walking, range of motion).
Ability to calculate medical dosages and set up constant rate infusions (CRI).
Experience with patient callbacks and medication refills.
Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

Nice To Haves

VTS credentialing

Responsibilities

Perform physical exam; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
Comfortable with IVC placement and venipuncture
Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.
Gather histories, communicating to the doctor, and providing client education.
Restrain patients during consults and during diagnostics
Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia
Set up for MRI and CT procedures
Discharge neuro patients from the hospital, including basic client education such as manual bladder expression, sling walking, range of motion, etc.
Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values
Calculate medical math and set up constant rate infusions (CRI).
Perform call backs and refill medications

Benefits

Competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends.
Annual continuing education allowance ($500/year reimbursement for LVTs, $750/year for VTS, with rollover options).
Free continuing education sessions.
Access to BluePearl University for training.
Access to over 2,000 medical journals.
Trupanion pet insurance.
Discounts for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
Flexible work schedules.
401k and retirement planning.
Parental Leave Benefits.
Paid time off and floating holiday plans.
Health and well-being resources (stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management skills).