Veterinary Technician - ER + ICU
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital in Langhorne, PA is seeking a knowledgeable and skilled Veterinary Technician to join our compassionate Emergency + ICU team! This role involves inducing, monitoring, and recovering anesthesia, triaging emergency cases, performing digital radiography, and understanding normal patient vital signs. The technician will also be responsible for interpreting vital signs, initiating CPR when necessary, calculating medical math, administering medications, performing phlebotomy, placing intravenous catheters, and placing/maintaining feeding tubes and central line catheters. A passion for mentoring and training coworkers, along with patience and empathy for client concerns, is also important.
Requirements
- Knowledgeable and skilled Veterinary Technician
Nice To Haves
- 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
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
- Parental leave benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- 401k and retirement planning
- Paid time off
- Floating holiday plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
