Part-time Veterinary Technician - Overnight
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital is seeking a skilled & compassionate part-time veterinary technician on our Overnight Emergency team in Framingham, MA! This role involves inducing, monitoring, and recovering anesthesia, triaging emergency cases, performing digital radiography, and monitoring patient vital signs. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of normal patient vital signs, be able to identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR, and accurately calculate medical math for medication administration. Proficiency in phlebotomy, placing intravenous catheters, and feeding tubes/central line catheters is required. A passion for mentoring and training co-workers, along with patience and empathy for clients, is also essential.
Requirements
- Skilled & compassionate veterinary technician
- Experience with anesthesia induction, monitoring, and recovery
- Proficiency in triaging emergency cases and obtaining vital signs
- Experience with digital radiography and patient positioning
- Understanding of normal patient vital signs
- Ability to interpret vital signs and alert Veterinarian to changes
- Ability to identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR
- Proficiency in medical math calculations, including constant rate infusions
- Proficiency in phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters
- Ability to place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters
- Passion for mentoring and training co-workers
- Patience and empathy to address client concerns
Nice To Haves
- VTS credentialing
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 on pet treatments, procedures, and food
- Talent development programs
- Leadership workshops
- Endless opportunities to advance in career within Mars Veterinary Health
- Annual continuing education allowance
- Free continuing education sessions
- Access to 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 ($200/year in BluePearl store credit for full-time associates)
- Referral Bonus Program
- State licensure reimbursements
- VTNE reimbursements
- Additional VTS benefits – pursuing & established VTS technicians
- Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS
- 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 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
