Veterinary Technician - Overnight
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital in Augusta, Georgia, is seeking a skilled and compassionate Veterinary Technician for its overnight team. The schedule is three 12-hour shifts. The posted pay range is $23.00–$42.00 per hour, depending on experience and advancement through the competency assessment tool, with competitive shift differentials for eligible night and weekend hours. Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus. The role provides clinical support for emergency and other hospital patients, including anesthesia care, triage, diagnostic imaging, monitoring vital signs, emergency response, medication administration, vascular access, and feeding-tube and central-line care. The technician is also expected to mentor and train coworkers and respond to client concerns with patience and empathy. BluePearl describes opportunities for career advancement and leadership development, along with continuing education resources and an annual CE reimbursement plan. Benefits listed include insurance options, flexible schedules, retirement planning, parental leave, paid time off, floating holidays, and health and well-being resources. Associates may also access pet insurance and discounts on pet care and food. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer; applicants must have unrestricted, current authorization to work in the United States and not require future employment-based green-card sponsorship.
Requirements
- Skilled and compassionate veterinary technician.
- Proficiency in phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in peripheral vessels.
- Ability to perform medical calculations, including constant-rate infusions, and administer medications appropriately.
- Ability to induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia and use anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
- Ability to triage emergency patients, assess vital signs, recognize changes, and initiate CPR when needed.
- Must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the United States and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.
Nice To Haves
- Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus.
- LVT or VTS credentials are associated with specified continuing-education benefits.
Responsibilities
- Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia in patients using anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
- Triage emergency cases on arrival, including obtaining vital signs such as temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.
- Perform digital radiography using proper technique and patient positioning.
- Understand normal patient vital-sign ranges, including heart and 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 for 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
- Sign-on bonus for qualified candidates
- Competitive shift differentials for eligible night and weekend hours
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
- Flexible work schedules
- 401(k) and retirement planning
- Parental leave benefits
- Paid time off and floating holidays
- Health and well-being resources, including support for stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management
- Annual continuing-education reimbursement or stipend, depending on role and credentials
- Paid continuing-education hours for eligible full-time LVT and VTS associates
- Continuing-education sessions, BluePearl University training, and access to medical journals
- Trupanion pet insurance
- Associate discounts on pet treatments, procedures, and food
- Talent development programs and leadership workshops
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
