Emergency Vet Tech (Relief) — Critical Care & Growth

BluePearl Pet Hospital; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 34,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

Career growth

CE allowance

BluePearl University

Disability insurance

401(k)

Vacation/ PTO

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Rockville, MD is seeking an Emergency Relief Veterinary Technician to support our Emergency team. This position focuses on anesthesia support, triage, radiography, and critical patient care.

We offer competitive pay from $24.50 to $49.00 per hour, plus shift differentials for nights and weekends, and a comprehensive benefits package including pet insurance, CE opportunities, and professional development through BluePearl University.

Qualifications

• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia and use monitoring equipment.
• Triage emergency cases and monitor vitals (temperature, HR, RR, BP).
• Perform digital radiography with correct patient positioning.
• Understand normal vital sign ranges and alert Veterinarian as needed.
• Calculate medical doses and administer medications appropriately.
• Phlebotomy and placing IV catheters in peripheral vessels.
• Place feeding tubes and central line catheters when needed.
• Mentor and train co-workers with compassion.
• Provide empathetic client communication and support.

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.
• Perform additional relevant job responsibilities.

Skills

Mentoring

Patient empathy

CPR awareness

Communication

Tools

Digital radiography

Anesthesia equipment

Intravenous catheter placement

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Rockville, MD is seeking an Emergency Relief Veterinary Technician to support our Emergency team. This position focuses on anesthesia support, triage, radiography, and critical patient care.

We offer competitive pay from $24.50 to $49.00 per hour, plus shift differentials for nights and weekends, and a comprehensive benefits package including pet insurance, CE opportunities, and professional development through BluePearl University.