Veterinary Assistant - Neurology
About The Position
BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital is hiring an exceptional Neurology Veterinary Assistant. Are you a passionate assistant looking to improve your skills in the veterinary field? Are you passionate about Neurology?! Do you want an opportunity to work with some of the brightest veterinary professional in this industry? We strive to provide state-of-the-art services to our patients and clients. We are very proactive in supporting our technician team to advance their careers. We have many specialized technicians in Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, and Emergency/Critical Care. Applicants should have a strong knowledge base, motivation to learn, and ambition to work in a fast-paced team environment.
Requirements
- strong knowledge base
- motivation to learn
- ambition to work in a fast-paced team environment
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values
- Discharge, perform call backs and refill medications
- Client education, gathering histories and communicating that to the Clinician
- Perform physical exam; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
- Understand normal vital parameters
- Comfortable with IVC placement and venipuncture
- Set up intravenous fluids.
- Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.
- Restrain patients during consults and during diagnostics
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- 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.
- 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.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
- Parental leave benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- 401k and retirement planning
- Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans
- A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
