Relief Veterinary Technician - Emergency

Northwest Veterinary Hospital; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary hospital is hiring experienced Relief Veterinary Technicians for their emergency and critical care department. The role involves anesthesia management, emergency triage, and providing exceptional care to patients. Benefits include competitive compensation, continuous learning opportunities through BluePearl University, and comprehensive health plans.

Benefits

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options

Paid time off and flexible work schedules

Annual continuing education allowances

Trupanion pet insurance discounts

Qualifications

• Experienced as a veterinary technician, preferably with VTS certification.
• Proficient in emergency and critical care procedures.
• Strong skill in patient monitoring and triage.

Responsibilities

• Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia in patients.
• Triage emergency cases upon arrival to the hospital.
• Perform digital radiography and calculate medical math.

Skills

Anesthesia monitoring

Triage emergency cases

Phlebotomy

Medical math

Patient monitoring

Education

VTS credentialing

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring experienced Relief Veterinary Technicians to work in our busy Emergency and Critical Care department.

Pay: $20.00 - $40.50 / hour

This pay band is a starting point and depends on experience, licensure, and advancement through our leveling system.

Candidates with VTS credentialing are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience.

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

As a Relief Emergency Veterinary Technician, you will:

1. Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia in patients and use anesthesia/monitoring equipment.
2. Triage emergency cases as they arrive at the hospital, including obtaining vitals such as temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.
3. Perform digital radiography using proper technique, including proper positioning of patients.
4. 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.
5. Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs and alert Veterinarian to changes and issues.
6. Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
7. Properly calculate medical math (including constant rate infusions) and administer medications via appropriate routes and durations.
8. Be proficient at performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels.
9. Place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
10. Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
11. Have patience and empathy to address client concerns.

Why BluePearl?

1. Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
2. We encourage growth. Our technicians are leveled by skillset and can move up as they gain more skills and experience. We focus on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As part of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance their careers.
3. We emphasize continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowances, free sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and access to over 2,000 medical journals.

We prioritize your health and well-being by providing:

1. Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
2. Parental Leave benefits.
3. Flexible work schedules.
4. Paid time off and floating holidays for rest and reflection.
5. A regional licensed social worker for guidance on maintaining a healthy lifestyle in a fast-paced environment.

We foster a family-like culture, believing in working together to lead the industry by providing remarkable care for pets.

BluePearl is committed to diversity and equal opportunity. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any protected characteristic. Assistance or accommodations during the application process are available upon request. We are a Drug-Free Workplace.