Overnight Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Vet, LLC•Boston, MA

1d•$27 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Charlestown, MA is adding a skilled & compassionate Veterinary Technician to our Overnight Emergency team. This position is offering a sign-on bonus for qualified candidates. The schedule is 3-12 hour shifts. The pay is $27.00 - $49.00 / hour + competitive shift differentials, dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool. We also offer competitive shift differentials for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends. Shift differentials are based on a 4-hour minimum.

Requirements

Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

Nice To Haves

A 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.
Perform 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.