ER Vet Tech - Flexible Hours in Critical Care

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Duluth (MN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

Disounts on pet treatments and food

Annual continuing education allowance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Blaine, MN is hiring experienced Part-time Veterinary Technicians to work in our busy Emergency and Critical Care department.

Responsibilities include anesthesia management, triage, radiography, monitoring vital signs, and client communication, with a focus on mentoring teammates. We offer pet insurance, continuing education allowances, and career growth opportunities within Mars Veterinary Health.

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

Triage

Radiography

Vital signs

CPR

Phlebotomy

IV catheters

Feeding tubes

Mentoring

Client empathy

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Blaine, MN is hiring experienced Part-time Veterinary Technicians to work in our busy Emergency and Critical Care department.

Responsibilities include anesthesia management, triage, radiography, monitoring vital signs, and client communication, with a focus on mentoring teammates. We offer pet insurance, continuing education allowances, and career growth opportunities within Mars Veterinary Health.