Veterinary Technician - Critical Care

Vet Etc; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 33,062 - 60,614; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

Discounts on pet treatments

401k retirement plan

Paid time off

Floating holidays

Health, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Monterey, CA is hiring a Critical Care Veterinary Technician to join our fast-paced team. The role involves triage, patient history, and managing complex cases, including ventilator support with advanced catheters.

This full-time position requires flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays. We value passionate, team-oriented individuals who provide compassionate care for pets and support families during difficult times.

Qualifications

• Experience as a veterinary technician in a clinical setting.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Strong patient care and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Triage and obtain patient history.
• Identify patients at risk and initiate CPR.
• Place IVCs and central lines as needed.
• Monitor and care for ventilator cases.
• Mentor and train co-workers.
• Support pet parents and reunite families.

Skills

Critical care

Veterinary technician

Team player

Tools

CPR

Ventilator management

IV catheter placement

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring a Critical Care Veterinary Technician in Monterey, CA!

Pay: $24 - $44 / hour

Pay is dependent on experience and evaluated on the CareerTrax leveling system.

• Are you committed and passionate about enriching lives through remarkable care for pets?
• Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rewarding work environment?
• Are you a team player who enjoys working together on a team to provide quality care for pets?

We are hiring an exceptional Veterinary Technician to join our team. If you enjoy patient care and working in a fast-paced, challenging, interesting, and collaborative environment, apply today! This is a full-time position that requires flexibility to work nights and weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Triage and obtain patient history
• Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR
• Place IVC's and advanced catheters like Jugular catheters, Central Lines or PICC lines
• Monitor and care for Ventilator Cases
• Work alongside other skilled technicians and assistants in providing excellent, advanced medicine to your patients
• Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers
• Feel gratification of nursing critically ill patients back to health and reunite them with their pet parents

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 career.
• 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
• 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.

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.

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.