Registered Veterinary Technician - Thursday Overnight

BluePearl; Woodstock; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Registered Veterinary Technician for part-time overnight shifts. This role is ideal for those who thrive in a quieter environment and wish to make a meaningful impact in veterinary care. As a vital member of the team, you will be responsible for monitoring critically ill patients, assisting with treatments, and ensuring the highest standards of care. The company offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and a continuing education allowance. If you're passionate about animal welfare and eager to advance your career, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) Retirement Plan

Referral Bonus Program

Continuing Education Allowance

Company-paid Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) with a passion for animal care.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Triage cases and monitor patients after surgery.
• Assist in creating treatment plans and communicating with pet owners.

Skills

Veterinary Care

Communication Skills

Compassion

Mentoring

Patient Monitoring

Education

Registered Veterinary Technician Certification

Tools

IV Catheters

Phlebotomy Equipment

Job description

Are you a night owl with a passion for veterinary care? Skylos Sports Medicine, a BluePearl Veterinary Partner, is seeking a Part-Time Registered Veterinary Technician for Thursday overnight shifts in Ellicott City.

This one-night-per-week role is perfect for RVTs who thrive in a quieter setting, work well independently, and ideal for those supplementing income. If you're ready to take on a lead position and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Schedule: Thursdays 6p-7am

Pay: $24.50 - $47.00 / hour + competitive shift differentials

This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool.

We offer competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends. Shift differentials are based on a 4-hour minimum. For example:

1. Mon - Fri: 6pm to 8am = +$4.00/hr Shift Differential
2. Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = +$5.50/hr. Shift Differential
3. Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = +$4.00/hr. Shift Differential

As a Patient Care Technician, some of your responsibilities will include assisting with physical exams on patients, preparing supplies for treatments and procedures, performing in-house lab work, and monitoring patients after surgery. Good communication skills and compassion is a must. The right candidate will be comfortable assisting with the treatments and monitoring of critically ill patients.

As a RVT, you will:

• Triage cases as they arrive at the hospital including obtaining vitals such as temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure.
• Assist the doctor with creating patient treatment plans and thoroughly explaining to owners.
• Monitor hospitalized patients after surgery.
• 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.
• Assist with phlebotomy and intravenous catheters.
• Identify patients at risk for arrest and assist with CPR.
• Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
• Have patience and empathy to address client concerns.

Why BluePearl?

• Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
• We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.
• To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

• 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: full-time associates receive $200/year in BluePearl store credit.
• Referral Bonus Program
• State licensure reimbursements
• VTNE reimbursements
• Additional VTS benefits - pursuing & established VTS technicians.

Our Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS. The 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 also 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.

BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.