Treatment Veterinary Technician

BluePearl; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

Career growth

Continuing education

Healthcare benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Christiana, DE is hiring a Treatment Technician to monitor overnight stable patients, assess behavioral changes and pain scores, and support veterinarians with vital signs, phlebotomy, IV catheters, and radiography. The role emphasizes patient care, medication administration, CPR readiness, and mentoring coworkers.

We value compassionate, skilled team members who can communicate with clients and maintain meticulous records in a fast-paced emergency setting.

Qualifications

• Oversee overnight monitoring of stable patients and assess behavioral changes and pain scores.
• Interpret blood pressure and vital signs and alert the Veterinarian to changes.
• Understand normal ranges for heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, and SpO2.
• Perform phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters.
• Capable of digital radiography with proper patient positioning.
• Compute medical math including IV infusions and administer medications.
• Identify at-risk patients and initiate CPR when needed.
• Mentor and train co-workers with patience and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Monitor stable patients overnight and assess behavioral changes.
• Obtain and interpret vitals, including blood pressure, and alert clinicians.
• Position and perform digital radiography and ensure correct exposure.
• Calculate medication dosages and administer via appropriate routes.
• Assist in CPR for patients at risk of arrest.
• Provide mentorship and training to team members.
• Address client concerns with patience and empathy.
• Maintain thorough documentation of patient status.

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Christiana, DE is now hiring a Treatment Technician!

As an Treatment Veterinary Technician, you will:

• Monitoring stable patients overnight , assessing behavioral changes and pain score.
• Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs and alert Veterinarian to changes and issues.
• 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.
• Be proficient at performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels.
• Perform digital radiography using proper technique including proper positioning of patients.
• Properly calculate medical math (including constant rate infusions) and administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
• Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
• 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 associates 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 their careers.
• 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:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Parental leave benefits
• Flexible work schedules
• 401k and retirement planning
• 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.