ICU Veterinary Technician — Critical Care & Mentorship

BluePearl; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

Education allowance

Career growth programs

Health insurance

401k

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Des Moines seeks an ICU/Critical Care Veterinary Technician to deliver advanced patient care on nights and weekends, with some on-call expectation.

You will triage patients, obtain histories, identify those at risk for arrest and initiate CPR; place IVCs and catheters, monitor ventilator cases, and work with a skilled team to provide remarkable medicine. You will mentor teammates and help reunite pets with their families.

Qualifications

• Experience as ICU/critical care veterinary technician.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Passion for mentoring and training co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Triage and obtain patient history
• Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR
• Place IVCs and advanced catheters (Jugular/Central/PICC lines)
• Monitor and care for ventilator cases
• Work with a skilled team to provide advanced medicine
• Mentor and train coworkers
• Reunite pets with their owners

Skills

Triage

CPR

IV/Central lines

Ventilator care

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Des Moines seeks an ICU/Critical Care Veterinary Technician to deliver advanced patient care on nights and weekends, with some on-call expectation.

You will triage patients, obtain histories, identify those at risk for arrest and initiate CPR; place IVCs and catheters, monitor ventilator cases, and work with a skilled team to provide remarkable medicine. You will mentor teammates and help reunite pets with their families.