Part Time Veterinary Technician - Anesthesia

BluePearl Pet Hospital•Brandon, SD

8d•$20 - $40•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Brandon, FL is hiring a part time experienced Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery Team. A BluePearl Surgery Technician is responsible for some post-operative client communication and must be able to work independently while contributing to a larger team goal. A rotating on call schedule is required once training has been completed.

Requirements

Minimum of two or more years of experience in a veterinary hospital.
Rotating on call schedule is required once training has been completed.
Applicants must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

Nice To Haves

CVT (not required but preferred)

Responsibilities

Review patient history, weight, and health status
Perform pre-anesthetic exams (vitals, bloodwork prep, radiographs)
Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
Utilize their ability to place peripheral intravenous catheters.
Performs physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
Induce, monitor, and recover stable and unstable patients from anesthesia.
Recognize, troubleshoot, and treat adverse anesthetic events with clinician support and approval.
Place NG tubes and sampling catheters.
Blood type and cross match patients in need of blood transfusion, and administer blood products using medical quality gold standard of care.
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 patient from intravenous fluids aseptically.
Ability to monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload.