Veterinary Technician - ICU

BluePearl Pet Hospital; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Shift differentials for nights/weekend

Trupanion pet insurance

Continuing education allowance

401k and retirement planning

Paid time off

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Kirkland, WA is hiring an Licensed Veterinary Technician for our ICU. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is offered for qualified candidates. The role requires flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays in a fast-paced ICU setting.

Starting pay ranges from $26.75 to $51.32 per hour, with a Kahuna leveling system and shift differentials for eligible hours. This full-time position emphasizes advanced medicine and mentoring within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed veterinary technician in good standing.
• Ability to work nights, weekends and holidays.
• Experience in ICU and critical care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Triage and obtain patient history.
• Initiate CPR for at-risk patients.
• Place IV access and advanced catheters.
• Monitor ventilator cases and critical patients.
• Mentor and train other staff.
• Provide compassionate care to pets and communicate with families.

Skills

ICU experience

CPR

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Tools

Jugular catheters

Central lines

PICC lines

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring an Licensed Veterinary Technician for our ICU in Kirkland!

$5,000 Sign-on bonus for qualified candidates!

Schedule: Thursday - Satuday 6 AM - 7 PM

LVT Pay: $26.75 - $51.32/Hr

This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through Kahuna 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 = $4.50 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $8.00 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $4.50 Shift Differential
• Are you committed and passionate about enriching lives through remarkable care for pets?
• Do you thrive in 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.

As An ICU/Critical Care Technician, You Will

• 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 along side 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.