Emergency Veterinary Technician - Growth & Flex

Brief Media, Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring experienced Veterinary Technicians for relief shifts in our busy Emergency department at our Oklahoma City, OK location. The role offers opportunities to utilize and expand specialized skills while working with a team of veterinary professionals.

You will participate in anesthesia procedures, triage emergencies, perform radiography, and monitor vital signs, contributing to high-quality care for hospitalized pets in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia in patients using monitoring equipment.
• Triage emergency cases and obtain vitals (temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure).
• Perform digital radiography with correct patient positioning.

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 heart rate, 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 and administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
• Proficient at performing phlebotomy and placing IV catheters.

Skills

Anesthesia Induction

Vital Signs Monitoring

Emergency Triage

Digital Radiography

CPR & Rescue

Phlebotomy

IV Catheter Placement

Feeding Tube Placement

Mentoring & Training

Client Communication

Tools

Anesthesia Monitoring Equipment

Radiography Equipment

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring experienced Veterinary Technicians for relief shifts in our busy Emergency department at our Oklahoma City, OK location. The role offers opportunities to utilize and expand specialized skills while working with a team of veterinary professionals.

You will participate in anesthesia procedures, triage emergencies, perform radiography, and monitor vital signs, contributing to high-quality care for hospitalized pets in a fast-paced environment.