Day Shift Emergency ICU Vet Tech - Flexible Schedule

XPrep Learning Solutions LLC; Northfield Township (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k and retirement planning

Paid time off & floating holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Illinois is seeking an experienced Day Shift Veterinary Technician for our busy Emergency and Critical Care department. You will perform anesthesia induction, monitoring, radiography, and triage, while mentoring teammates and delivering compassionate client care.

Our hospital offers comprehensive benefits, professional development, and a collaborative team focused on high-quality care for pets in urgent need.

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.

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Illinois is seeking an experienced Day Shift Veterinary Technician for our busy Emergency and Critical Care department. You will perform anesthesia induction, monitoring, radiography, and triage, while mentoring teammates and delivering compassionate client care.

Our hospital offers comprehensive benefits, professional development, and a collaborative team focused on high-quality care for pets in urgent need.