Veterinary Assistant - Surgery

BluePearl Vet, LLC•Framingham, MA

9d•$21 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Framingham, MA is hiring for an exceptional Veterinary Assistant to join our Surgery team! In this role, you will assist with surgical consults, clean and sterilize surgical equipment, and help with pre and post-operative care of surgical patients. The schedule is 4x10 hour weekday shifts with occasional on-call expectations. The pay is $21.25 - $31.40 / hour, dependent on experience and advancement through a competency assessment tool. Competitive shift differential pay is offered for eligible hours worked on nights and weekends.

Requirements

Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

Nice To Haves

Experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
Utilize their ability to place peripheral intravenous catheter in cephalic vein.
Performs physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
Understands normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
Able to set up intravenous fluids.
Administers subcutaneous fluids.
Can operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.
Able to disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically.
Ability to monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload.
Assist with surgical consults.
Clean and sterilize surgical equipment.
Help with pre and post-operative care of surgical patients.