Veterinary Technician - Neurology

BluePearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading animal care provider in Overland Park seeks a Neurology Veterinary Technician to enhance their Pet Hospital team. The position involves providing high-quality nursing care for neurology patients, including anesthesia management and client education. The ideal candidate must possess a strong veterinary knowledge base, a commitment to learning, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. BluePearl offers supportive career advancement opportunities and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.

Annual continuing education allowance.

Parental leave benefits.

Paid time off and floating holiday plans.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge base in veterinary practices.
• Motivation to learn and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Weekend and rotating holiday availability required.

Responsibilities

• Set up and monitor anesthesia during surgeries.
• Provide nursing care and client education for neuro patients.
• Accurately perform physical exams and vital signs monitoring.

Skills

Patient care

Anesthesia monitoring

Client education

IVC placement

Venipuncture

Job description

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BluePearl Pet Hospital in Overland Park, KS is hiring an exceptional Neurology Veterinary Technician.

• Are you a passionate technician looking to improve your skills in the veterinary field?
• Do you want an opportunity to work with some of the brightest veterinary professional in this industry?

We strive to provide state-of-the-art services to our patients and clients. We are very proactive in supporting our technician team to advance their careers. We have many specialized technicians in Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, and Emergency / Critical Care. Applicants should have a strong knowledge base, motivation to learn, and ambition to work in a fast-paced team environment. Weekend and rotating holiday availability required for this position.

As a Neurology Veterinary Technician, you will :

• Set up constant rate infusions (CRI).
• Calculates all medical math including advanced and CRI (mcg / mg, % / mg, etc).
• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia
• Set up for MRI and CT procedures
• Set up for spinal surgeries
• Discharge neuro patients from the hospital, including basic client education such as manual bladder expression, sling walking, range of motion, etc..Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values
• Perform call backs and refill medications
• Client education, gathering histories and communicating that to the Clinician
• Perform physical exam; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
• Understand normal vital parameters
• Comfortable with IVC placement and venipuncture
• Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.
• Restrain patients during consults and during diagnostics

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.
• 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 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.

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Veterinary Technician • Overland Park, KS, US