Overnight Veterinary Technician

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 31,684 - 64,747; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible work schedules

Paid time off

Continuing education allowance

Trupanion pet insurance

Job summary

BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital is seeking an Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician in Irvine, CA. The ideal candidate will demonstrate compassion and skill in medication administration, patient monitoring, and urgent care procedures. You will work alongside experienced veterinary professionals in a supportive environment.

We offer competitive pay ranging from $23.00 to $47.00 per hour, plus shift differentials for nights and weekends. Additional benefits include health insurance and ongoing education opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Veterinary Technician.
• Ability to handle patients compassionately.
• Understanding of commonly used medications.

Responsibilities

• Calculate and administer medications via appropriate routes.
• Perform physical exams and monitor vital signs.
• Alert Veterinarian of changes in patient status.

Skills

Basic medical math

Phlebotomy

Medication administration

Patient monitoring

Intravenous catheter placement

Intubation

Job description

Overview

BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital is hiring an experienced Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician to join our team in Irvine, CA!

• Are you looking to advance your career as a Veterinary Technician?
• Do you have a strong passion for the Veterinary field?
• Do you want to work with dedicated, highly skilled veterinary professionals?

If you answered "yes" to these questions, then we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

As an Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician:

• You will be able to calculate basic medical math.
• You compassionately, calmly, and gently approach and handle patients.
• You will understand the classification of commonly used medications, associated side effects and appropriately monitors therapeutic response.
• You will administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
• You will perform phlebotomy.
• You will have the ability to place a peripheral intravenous catheter in the cephalic vein.
• You will alert Veterinarian if the patient\'s status changes and/or physical exam or monitoring parameters are outside of normal ranges.
• You will perform physical exams; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate, and effort.
• You will intubate patients under the direction of a Level II technician or higher.
• You support Veterinarian and client through the euthanasia process.
• You can read and follow orders written on the treatment sheet accurately and promptly.

Pay and Benefits

Pay: $23.00 - $47.00 / hour

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

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

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

Shift differential examples:

• Mon - Fri: 6pm to 8am = $4.00 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $4.00 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $5.50 Shift Differential

What can you expect from BluePearl?

BluePearl grew from the dreams of numerous veterinarians who believed pets should have access to high quality, groundbreaking healthcare. We are seeking hospital support with the same philosophy who are looking to grow their career in an exciting environment with a family atmosphere.

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 technicians 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 his/her career.
• In order 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:
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
  • Flexible work schedules.
  • Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans.
  • Health and well-being resources to assist with stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management skills.
• 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 each applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual or affectional preference, 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.