Night Emergency Veterinary Technician | Sign-On Bonus

BluePearl; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Health insurance

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital seeks a full-time LVT or Veterinary Assistant to support our emergency department in Grand Rapids. Join a fast-paced team and contribute to anesthesia, triage, radiography, and critical patient care.

You will work alongside skilled veterinary professionals, mentoring others and addressing client concerns while delivering compassionate care to hospitalized and emergency patients.

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.

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital seeks a full-time LVT or Veterinary Assistant to support our emergency department in Grand Rapids. Join a fast-paced team and contribute to anesthesia, triage, radiography, and critical patient care.

You will work alongside skilled veterinary professionals, mentoring others and addressing client concerns while delivering compassionate care to hospitalized and emergency patients.