Relief Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Vet, LLC•Rockville, MD

1d•$24 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Rockville, MD is seeking a skilled Relief Veterinary Technician to join our exceptional Emergency team! This role involves providing advanced veterinary care, including anesthesia monitoring, emergency triage, radiography, and patient assessment. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of veterinary medicine, excellent phlebotomy and catheterization skills, and a passion for mentoring and client communication.

Requirements

Skilled Relief Veterinary Technician
Proficient at performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels.
Ability to place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
Passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
Patience and empathy to address client concerns.
Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

Nice To Haves

Advanced medicine knowledge
Ongoing professional development
Pathways for growth
Experience working with specialists and emergency teams
Access to leading-edge resources
Collaboration, learning, and exceptional patient care focus

Responsibilities

Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia in patients and use anesthesia/monitoring equipment.
Triage emergency cases as they arrive at the hospital including obtaining vitals such as temperature heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure.
Perform digital radiography using proper technique including proper positioning of patients.
Have a complete understanding of normal ranges of patient vital signs, including but not limited to heart and respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure and oxygen saturation.
Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs and alert Veterinarian to changes and issues.
Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
Properly calculate medical math (including constant rate infusions) and administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
Are proficient at performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels.
Place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
Have patience and empathy to address client concerns.