Emergency Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Pet Hospital; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Vor Ort; USD 60.460.000 - 116.336.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pet insurance

Discounts on pet care

Continuing education allowance

Leadership development programs

Flexible work schedules

401k

Zusammenfassung

BluePearl Pet Hospital in the United States is seeking experienced Veterinary Technicians to join our busy Emergency and Critical Care department. You will work under a leveling system with a starting pay band and competitive shift differentials for nights and weekends.

As an Emergency Veterinary Technician, you will induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia, triage emergencies, perform digital radiography, monitor vitals, and support veterinarians with critical care procedures.

Qualifikationen

• Licensed or Certified Veterinary Technician with practical ER/CC experience.
• Experience in anesthesia induction, monitoring, recovery for emergency patients.
• Ability to triage, obtain vitals, and communicate patient status to veterinarians.

Aufgaben

• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia in patients.
• Triage emergency cases and obtain vitals (temp, HR, RR, BP).
• Perform digital radiography with proper patient positioning.
• Understand normal vitals ranges and alert veterinarians to changes.
• Interpret blood pressure and other vital signs; respond to fluctuations.
• Identify arrest risk and initiate CPR when needed.
• Calculate meds and administer via correct routes and durations.
• Perform phlebotomy and place IV catheters.
• Place feeding tubes and central lines as required.
• Mentor and train fellow staff; address client concerns.

Kenntnisse

Veterinary Technician

Emergency/critical care

Anesthesia monitoring

Digital radiography

CPR

Phlebotomy

IV catheter placement

Mentoring/training

Ausbildung

Veterinary Technician Certification (CVT)

VTS credentialing eligible

Tools

Anesthesia equipment

Monitoring equipment

Radiography equipment

Jobbeschreibung

BluePearl Pet Hospital

is hiring experienced Veterinary Technicians to work in our busy Emergency and Critical Care department.

Pay: $21.10 - $40.60 / hour

This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through our leveling system

• Candidates with VTS credentialing are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience**

We also offer competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends.

• Shift differentials are based on a 4-hour minimum.

For Example

• Mon – Fri: 6pm to 8am = $4.50 Shift Differential


• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $6.00 Shift Differential


• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $4.50 Shift Differential

As An Emergency Veterinary Technician, You Will

• 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.

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 careers.


• 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:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.


• Parental leave benefits


• Flexible work schedules


• 401k and retirement planning


• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans


• A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment


• We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets

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. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer. Applicants must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.