Emergency Vet Tech - Critical Care & Career Growth

BluePearl Pet Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k and retirement planning

Parental Leave Benefits

Paid time off and floating holidays

Continuing Education allowance

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Charlestown, MA is seeking an experienced Emergency Veterinary Technician to join the Critical Care team. You will induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia, triage emergencies, and perform digital radiography while maintaining strict monitoring of vital signs.

Responsibilities include fluid therapy, IV access, blood pressure interpretation, and mentoring junior staff. This role offers competitive shift differentials and opportunities for CE and career growth.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed veterinary technician with current credentials.
• Experience with anesthesia induction, monitoring and recovery is required.
• Ability to triage emergency cases and monitor vitals.

Responsibilities

• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia in patients using monitoring equipment.
• Triage emergency cases and monitor vitals (temp, HR, RR, BP).
• Perform digital radiography with proper technique and patient positioning.
• Maintain knowledge of normal vital sign ranges and alert veterinarians to significant changes.
• Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs; communicate changes.
• Identify patients at risk of arrest and initiate CPR.
• Perform phlebotomy and place IV catheters; manage medications and routes.
• Place feeding tubes and central lines as needed; mentor colleagues and trainees.

Skills

Anesthesia monitoring

Vital signs interpretation

CPR

Phlebotomy

IV catheter placement

Feeding tubes management

Mentoring others

Client empathy

Education

Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)

Tools

Anesthesia monitoring equipment

Digital radiography

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Charlestown, MA is seeking an experienced Emergency Veterinary Technician to join the Critical Care team. You will induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia, triage emergencies, and perform digital radiography while maintaining strict monitoring of vital signs.

Responsibilities include fluid therapy, IV access, blood pressure interpretation, and mentoring junior staff. This role offers competitive shift differentials and opportunities for CE and career growth.