Veterinary Technician - Surgery
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital in Pittsburgh North is hiring an exceptional Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery Team. Pay: $21.10 - $40.60 / hour This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through our CareerTrax leveling system. Sign-on bonus of up to $5,000, based on experience and applicable licensure. Eligible credentials include LVT, CVT, RVT, LVMT, or VTS. We also offer competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends. Shift differentials are based on a 4-hour minimum. For example: Mon – Fri: 6pm to 8am = $3.00 Shift Differential Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $4.50 Shift Differential Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $3.00 Shift Differential 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. Prefer to have a minimum of two or more years of experience in a veterinary hospital. A rotating on call schedule is required once training has been completed.
Requirements
- Eligible credentials include LVT, CVT, RVT, LVMT, or VTS
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Prefer to have a minimum of two or more years of experience in a veterinary hospital.
Responsibilities
- Admit patients to the hospital for surgical procedures, place IV catheters
- Facilitate new consult appointments and recheck exams
- Speak to clients to obtain patient history
- Restrain animals for exam and diagnostics
- Perform blood draws, take radiographs, obtain vitals
- Assist with bandage changes
- Monitor post-operative vitals to include pain score, mentation, temperature, pulse, respiration rate/effort, blood pressure, pulse oximetry
- Operate and trouble shoot fluid pumps, connect/disconnect patients
- Discharge post-op patients from the hospital
- Review paperwork, side effects, activity restrictions, and physical therapy exercises with owners
- Prepare medications as instructed or call medications in to outside pharmacy
- Answer client calls, address questions; serve as liaison between doctor and pet owner, ensure all updates and conversations are clearly documented in the medical record
- Monitor sedated patients for minor procedures or advanced diagnostics/imaging
- Perform calculations for induction drugs, continuous rate infusions, and emergency drugs
- Properly and safely intubate and extubate animals
- Proficient in operating and monitoring patients on an anesthetic ventilator
- Place arterial catheters, prepare and assist with epidurals, local blocks, and other anesthetic techniques
- Monitor anesthesia for routine, orthopedic, and emergency procedures: recognize normal vs. abnormal vitals and communicate with doctor for intervention
- Perform daily safety maintenance on anesthesia machines and systems
- Aseptically prep and prepare patients for various soft tissue and orthopedic procedures
- Assist and perform induction procedures
- Recognize various arrhythmias on ECG and communicate with doctor
- Complete Recover CPR training modules and be prepared to apply to real life situations
- Maintains surgical readiness by identifying and handling instruments appropriately, preparing and wrapping surgical packs, and performing sterilization using both autoclave and gas systems
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
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
