Veterinary Technician - Locum

BluePearl Vet, LLC • San Antonio, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Emergency Pet Hospital in Stone Oak, Texas, is seeking Veterinary Technicians to join its locum relief team. This is a flexible, fill-in opportunity for technicians who can work when their schedules allow. The hospital is a busy, fast-paced emergency practice seeking upbeat, adaptable individuals who can multitask and continue developing their skills. Technicians provide care and comfort to critically ill or injured patients and work alongside veterinary professionals in a learning-focused environment.

The role includes emergency triage and patient assessment, anesthesia care, diagnostic imaging, medication administration, vascular access, and other clinical procedures. Technicians are also expected to communicate patient changes to veterinarians, recognize patients at risk of arrest and initiate CPR, and contribute to mentoring and training coworkers. Patience and empathy are important when addressing client concerns.

BluePearl supports continued learning and career growth through skill-based technician levels, talent development programs, leadership workshops, continuing education resources, BluePearl University, and access to medical journals. The organization also describes a collaborative, family-like hospital culture and offers a range of insurance, leave, scheduling, and time-off benefits.

Requirements

• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced emergency practice.
• Skills in anesthesia induction, monitoring, and recovery, including use of anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
• Ability to triage emergency cases and obtain patient vital signs.
• Ability to perform digital radiography with proper patient positioning and technique.
• Knowledge of normal patient vital-sign ranges and ability to recognize and communicate changes.
• Ability to recognize patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
• Ability to calculate medical math, including constant rate infusions, and administer medications appropriately.
• Proficiency in phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in peripheral vessels.
• Ability to place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
• Passion for mentoring and training coworkers.
• Patience and empathy when addressing client concerns.

Responsibilities

• Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia in patients using anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
• Triage emergency cases as they arrive, 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 cardiac arrest and initiate CPR.
• Calculate medical math, including constant rate infusions, and administer medications through 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.
• Annual continuing education allowance and free continuing education sessions.
• BluePearl University training and access for clinicians to more than 2,000 medical journals.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Parental leave benefits.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Paid time off and floating holiday plans.
• Talent development programs and leadership workshops.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed