Veterinary Technician - ER

BluePearl Pet Hospital; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary service provider in Phoenix is seeking an Emergency Veterinary Technician. This full-time role involves critical patient care, including anesthesia monitoring, triaging emergency cases, and performing essential medical procedures. Join a passionate team with opportunities for career advancement and access to excellent benefits tailored for your well-being.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options

Parental leave benefits

Flexible work schedules

401k and retirement planning

Paid time off and floating holiday plans

Access to educational resources and workshops

Trupanion pet insurance discount

Qualifications

• Veterinary Technician experience required.
• Proficient in monitoring anesthesia and performing triage.
• Strong understanding of vital signs and emergency procedures.

Responsibilities

• Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia in patients.
• Triage emergency cases and monitor vital signs.
• Perform digital radiography and calculate medical math.

Skills

Veterinary Technician experience

Anesthesia monitoring

Triage emergency cases

Perform digital radiography

Phlebotomy

Client communication

CPR initiation

Medical math

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BluePearl Pet Hospital in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a knowledgeable and skilled Overnight Veterinary Technician to join our team!

• Veterinary Technician experience required.
  
  

Position: Emergency Veterinary Technician

Work Schedule: Full-Time;

Available shifts: Front & back end of week.

Pay: $21.00 - $30.00 / hr.

This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through CareerTrax leveling system.

We also 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 = $3.50 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $5.00 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $3.50 Shift Differential
  
  

As An Emergency 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 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.

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  Full-time

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  Veterinary Services

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