Veterinary Technician - Internal Medicine

MassVet; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,174,000 - 123,213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Trupanion pet insurance

Continuing education allowance

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Langhorne, PA is seeking a knowledgeable and skilled Veterinary Technician to split their time between our Emergency department and Internal Medicine. The role includes triage, CRI administration, imaging, anesthesia, and client education in a fast-paced hospital setting.

We value teamwork and continued growth; the position offers opportunities to advance through competency levels and participate in ongoing education and training.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of emergency and internal medicine procedures.
• Ability to perform CRI and anesthesia monitoring.
• Experience with radiography and ultrasound procedures.
• Strong client communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Set up constant rate infusions (CRI).
• Triage emergency cases and obtain vitals.
• Perform digital radiography with proper patient positioning.
• Interpret vitals and alert Veterinarian to changes.
• Identify at-risk patients and initiate CPR.
• Calculate medical dosages and administer anesthesia support.
• Discharge IM patients with basic client education.

Skills

Emergency care

Radiography

Anesthesia monitoring

CPR

Client communication

Tools

Digital radiography

Ultrasound

Endoscopy

Vital signs monitoring

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Langhorne, PA is seeking a knowledgeable and skilled Veterinary Technician to split their time between our Emergency department and Internal Medicine.

• 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?

Pay: $21.00 - $43.00 / hour

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

As an IM and ER Veterinary Technician, you will...

• Set up constant rate infusions (CRI).

• 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.

• H ave 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.

• Calculates all medical math including advanc ed and CRI (mcg/mg, %/mg, etc. ).
• Comfortable speaking with clients
• Triaging patients
• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia
• Set up for ultrasound and radiology procedures.
• Set up and assist with endoscopic procedures (GI, nasal, urinary, airway). Clean and maintain equipment following procedure.
• Discharge IM patients from the hospital, including basic client education such as insulin injection, SQ fluid, and feeding tube demonstrations.
• Additional job duties as assigned.

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 technicians 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 his/her career.
• In order 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:

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Parental Leave Benefits
• Flexible work schedules.
• 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.