Relief Veterinary Technician - Emergency

BluePearl Pet Hospital; Augusta (GA); Presencial; USD 25.000 - 43.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Pet insurance

Employee discounts on pet care

Descripción de la vacante

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Augusta, GA is seeking Relief Veterinary Technicians to join our team on-site. The role offers hourly pay with competitive shift differentials and a path for advancement through competency assessment.

Responsibilities include anesthesia induction and monitoring, emergency triage, radiography, and venous access, with emphasis on patient safety and client communication. Competitive benefits and professional growth opportunities available.

Formación

• Experience with anesthesia monitoring and recovery.
• Proficient in phlebotomy and IV catheter placement.
• Ability to monitor and interpret vital signs and CPR as needed.

Responsabilidades

• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia and monitor patients.
• Triage emergencies and obtain vitals.
• Perform digital radiography with proper technique.
• Interpret vital signs and alert Veterinarian to changes.

Conocimientos

Anesthesia monitoring

Phlebotomy

IV catheter placement

Vital signs interpretation

Emergency triage

Medical math

CPR

Descripción del empleo

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

BluePearl Pet Hospital is seeking Relief Veterinary Technicians to join our team here in Augusta, GA!

Pay: $18.50 - $31.50 / hour + competitive shift differentials

_ This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool. _

We offer competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends. Shift differentials are based on a 4-hour minimum. For example:

• Mon – Fri: 6pm to 8am = +$3.00/hr. Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = +$3.00/hr. Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = +$4.50/hr. Shift Differential

As a Veterinary Technician, you will:

• 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.

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.
• Paid paternity leave as well as employer provided short-term and long-term disability.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans.
• A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment.
• 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 you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, 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.