Overnight Veterinary Technician
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring experienced Veterinary Technicians for its Emergency and Critical Care department. The position includes overnight work and pays $21.10–$40.60 per hour as a starting range, depending on experience and advancement through the leveling system. Candidates with VTS credentialing may receive compensation commensurate with experience. Eligible hours worked nights and weekends receive shift differential pay, with a four-hour minimum. Examples provided are $4.50 per hour for Monday–Friday, 6 p.m.–8 a.m.; $6.00 per hour for Saturday and Sunday, 6 p.m.–8 a.m.; and $4.50 per hour for Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. The role provides emergency and critical care support to veterinary patients, including anesthesia, triage, diagnostic imaging, vital-sign monitoring, CPR, medication administration, phlebotomy, catheter placement, and feeding-tube and central-line care. It also involves mentoring and training coworkers and responding to client concerns with patience and empathy. BluePearl offers associate development and leadership programs, continuing education, training resources, and career advancement opportunities. Benefits include pet insurance and discounts on pet care and food; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options; parental leave; flexible work schedules; a 401(k) and retirement planning; paid time off and floating holidays; and health and well-being resources. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer. Applicants must have unrestricted, current U.S. work authorization and must not require future employment-based green-card sponsorship.
Requirements
- Experience as a Veterinary Technician.
- Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the United States.
- Must not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.
Nice To Haves
- VTS credentialing; candidates with this credential are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities
- Induce, monitor, and recover patients from anesthesia using anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
- Triage emergency cases on arrival, including obtaining temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.
- Perform digital radiography using proper technique and patient positioning.
- Know normal ranges for patient vital signs, including heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation.
- Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs, and alert the veterinarian to changes or issues.
- Identify patients at risk of cardiac arrest and initiate CPR.
- Calculate medical dosages, including constant-rate infusions, and administer medications by appropriate routes and for appropriate durations.
- Perform phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters in peripheral vessels.
- Place and maintain feeding tubes and central-line catheters.
- Mentor and train coworkers.
- Address client concerns with patience and empathy.
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance and associate discounts on pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
- Parental leave benefits.
- Flexible work schedules.
- 401(k) and retirement planning.
- Paid time off and floating holidays.
- Annual continuing education allowance and free continuing education sessions.
- BluePearl University training and access for clinicians to over 2,000 medical journals.
- Talent development programs and leadership workshops.
- Health and well-being resources, including support for stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
