Emergency Vet Technician — Fast-Paced Care & Growth

BluePearl; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

Education programs

Insurance package

Paid time off

401k and retirement

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Louisville seeks an Emergency Veterinary Technician to join our fast-paced team. You will work alongside talented veterinary professionals, applying your anesthesia, monitoring, and radiography skills to save lives.

We foster a collaborative, pet-loving culture with CE allowances, leadership development, and comprehensive benefits. This role emphasizes mentorship, client communication, and ongoing professional growth within BluePearl.

Qualifications

• Experience with anesthesia induction/maintenance and monitoring.
• Ability to triage emergency cases and obtain vitals.
• Proficiency in phlebotomy and IV catheter placement.

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.

Skills

Anesthesia management

Triage & vitals

Digital radiography

Vital signs monitoring

CPR

Phlebotomy

IV catheter placement

Feeding tubes

Mentoring

Client empathy

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Louisville seeks an Emergency Veterinary Technician to join our fast-paced team. You will work alongside talented veterinary professionals, applying your anesthesia, monitoring, and radiography skills to save lives.

We foster a collaborative, pet-loving culture with CE allowances, leadership development, and comprehensive benefits. This role emphasizes mentorship, client communication, and ongoing professional growth within BluePearl.