Surgery Veterinary Technician

AAVMP; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 68,770,000 - 97,424,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

PTO and paid parental leave

CE allowance and training

Licensure support

Disability coverage

Mental health support

Pet insurance

Scrub allowance

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Skylos Sports Medicine, a BluePearl Partner, seeks a Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery team in Ellicott City, MD. Working Monday-Thursday, 4x10 hour shifts, you will apply anesthesia and analgesia protocols, monitor cases, and support pre-op through recovery.

Benefits include comprehensive medical plans, PTO, CE allowance, licensure support, and mental health resources. This role emphasizes collaboration with specialists and a commitment to high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience with anesthesia and analgesia related protocols and procedures.
• Ability to monitor anesthesia and intervene as needed.
• Familiarity with IV catheter placement and anesthetic equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Use anesthesia and analgesia protocols to develop plans for each patient.
• Monitor anesthesia, troubleshoot complications, and intervene as needed.
• Perform IV catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and maintain anesthesia equipment.
• Conduct physical exams and monitor vitals.
• Set up IV fluids and CRI administration.
• Expand advanced anesthetic skills including epidurals and difficult airway management.
• Operate IV fluid pumps and manage patient flow through pre-op to recovery.
• Handle appointments, histories, medical records, invoicing, and discharges.
• Maintain aseptic connections for IV fluids and monitor for overload.

Skills

Anesthesia protocols

Analgesia protocols

IV catheter placement

Tools

Anesthetic equipment

Job description

Skylos Sports Medicine, a BluePearl Partner, is seeking a Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery team Monday-Thursday in Ellicott City, MD.

Schedule:

Monday-Thursday, 4x10 hour shifts

Pay:

$24.00 - $34.00 / hour

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

As a Skylos Surgery Veterinary Technician, you will:

• Use your knowledge of anesthesia and analgesia related protocols and procedures, including formulating anesthetic plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Monitor anesthesia, trouble shoot anesthetic complications, and make appropriate interventions.
• IV catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and anesthetic equipment use and maintenance.
• Perform physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort. Understand normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
• Set up intravenous fluids and CRI's.
• Continuous expansion of advanced anesthetic skills, including epidurals, difficult airway intubation, and critical case management.
• Operate and monitor intravenous fluid pumps.
• Ability to take patient through entire procedure from start to finish (pre-op, monitoring, post-op, and recovery)
• Manage appointments, obtain histories, medical record keeping, invoicing, patient discharges, etc.
• Disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically.
• Monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload.

Why BluePearl?

We offer advanced medicine, ongoing professional development, and pathways for growth. Work alongside passionate specialists and emergency teams, access leading-edge resources, and be part of a culture that prioritizes collaboration, learning, and exceptional patient care every day.

We also offer:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, paid parental leave, + more.
• Annual CE allowance, free training, and access to 2,000+ medical journals.
• Licensure, VTNE, and VTS support.
• Company-paid disability coverage.
• Mental health support, including 12 free therapy sessions annually.
• Pet insurance, associate discounts, scrub allowance, and referral bonuses.

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.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer. Applicants must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.