Veterinary Technician - Critical Care

BluePearl Pet Hospital•Charlestown, IN

4d•$27 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital is seeking a skilled and compassionate Veterinary Technician to support our Critical Care team. In this role, you’ll provide advanced nursing care to critically ill and hospitalized patients in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This is an excellent opportunity to strengthen your technical skills while making a meaningful impact on patient care.

Requirements

Skilled and compassionate Veterinary Technician
Ability to provide advanced nursing care to critically ill and hospitalized patients
Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
Proficiency in inducing, monitoring, and recovering anesthesia
Proficiency in using anesthesia/monitoring equipment
Ability to triage emergency cases and obtain vital signs
Proficiency in performing digital radiography with proper technique and positioning
Complete understanding of normal patient vital signs
Ability to obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs
Ability to identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR
Proficiency in medical math calculations (including constant rate infusions)
Ability to administer medications via appropriate routes and duration
Proficiency in performing phlebotomy
Proficiency in placing intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels
Ability to place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters

Nice To Haves

Passion for mentoring and training other co-workers
Patience and empathy to address client concerns

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.

Benefits

Trupanion pet insurance
Discounts for pet treatments, procedures, and food
Annual continuing education allowance
Free continuing education sessions
BluePearl University for training
Access to over 2,000 medical journals for clinicians
Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Parental Leave Benefits
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
Paid Time Off and Floating Holiday Plans
Health Savings Account
Flexible Savings Account
401(k) Retirement Plan
Annual Scrub Allowance: full-time associates receive $200/year in BluePearl store credit.
Referral Bonus Program
State licensure reimbursements
VTNE reimbursements
Additional VTS benefits – pursuing & established VTS technicians.
$500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS continuing education.
Continuing Education allowance can roll over up to $1,500 for CVT and VTS associates.
Non-Credentialed, full-time Paraprofessionals are eligible for an annual CE stipend of $150.
Full-time CVT associates also receive 8 hours of CE paid hours each year.
Full-time VTS associates receive 12 hours of CE paid each year.
Paid CE hours can be carried over year to year up to a maximum of 24 hours.
Newly hired associates will receive a pro-rated amount of any CE benefit for which they are eligible.