Veterinary Technician Radiation Oncology

Brief Media, Inc.; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k and retirement planning

Paid time off and floating holidays

Continuing education support

Pet insurance discounts

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital is seeking an extraordinary Oncology Veterinary Technician to join our team in a fast-paced oncology service. The role encompasses patient care, clinician support, and client communication with emphasis on chemotherapy administration and monitoring.

Ideal candidates have at least two years of specialty veterinary hospital experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to multi-task.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in a specialty veterinary hospital.
• Strong communication and client interaction skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced oncology setting.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical exam; count heart rate, pulse, capillary refill, membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
• Understand normal vital and lab parameters and alert doctor when abnormal.
• Perform phlebotomy.
• Place peripheral IV catheter in cephalic vein.
• Calculate basic medical math.
• Set up materials for chemotherapy administration.
• Safely dispense and administer oral chemotherapy agents.
• Safely dispense, reconstitute and administer SC/IM chemotherapy agents.
• Check chemotherapy agent calculations and dosages.
• Properly shave and wrap for IV catheter for chemotherapy infusion.
• Know chemotherapy extravasation and actions if it happens.
• Admit oncology patients and obtain history including meds, response, side effects.
• Discharge oncology patients with basic client education on home care.
• Maintain knowledge of common veterinary terms and communicate with peers.
• Address client concerns during visits or after hospitalization.
• Know tumor types and oncology terminology in workup protocols.
• Understand anesthesia/monitoring equipment; assist with ASA I or II patients.
• Remain current on RECOVER CPR guidelines and perform designated duties.
• Maintain hospital day-to-day operations (stocking, cleaning, etc.).

Skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Compassion

Self-motivation

Team collaboration

Tools

Phlebotomy

IV catheter placement

Chemotherapy administration

Oncology nursing tasks

CPR proficiency (RECOVER)

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring an extraordinary Oncology Veterinary Technician!

Pay: $20.00 - $40.00 / hour

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

A BluePearl Oncology Technician is someone who is self-motivated, a quick thinker, and is able to multi-task efficiently. Good communication skills and compassion are a must . Prefer to have a minimum of two or more years' experience in a specialty veterinary hospital. The right candidate will be responsible for treating and monitoring patients as well as supporting the clinician with patient care and client communication.

As an Oncology Technician, you will:

• Perform physical exam; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
• Understand normal vital and lab parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
• Perform phlebotomy.
• P lace peripheral intravenous catheter in cephalic vein.
• Calculate basic medical math.
• S et up appropriate materials for chemotherapy administration.
• S afely dispense and administer oral chemotherapy agents.
• S afely dispense, reconstitute and administer SC/IM chemotherapy agents.
• C heck chemotherapy agent calculations and dosages.
• P roperly shave and wrap for an IV catheter for chemotherapy infusion.
• Have the k nowledge of chemotherapy extravasation and what to do if it happens.
• A dmit Oncology patients and obtain thorough history including current medications and dosages, response to treatment and side effects, intensity and duration.
• Discharge Oncology patients from the hospital, including basic client education such as how to handle patient eliminations after chemotherapy, how to handle oral chemotherapy at home, chemotherapy and radiation side effects and oral medication administration.
• Maintain solid grasp of common veterinary medical terms and abbreviations and is able to converse with other veterinary professionals in medical terms.
• A ddress client concerns and answer them appropriately during visits, updates, or after hospitalization. Quickly and competently facilitates incoming calls.
• Have the k nowledge of the tumor types.
• Understand diagnostic work-up protocols (including oncology specific terminology for each tumor/cancer type per each hospital's protocol.
• Possess a working knowledge of anesthesia/monitoring equipment and assist with patients assigned ASA I or II classifications.
• Remain current on R.E.C.O.V.E.R CPR guidelines and demonstrates proficiency in designated role as assigned by attending clinician and/or supervisor.
• Maintain hospital for day to day function and operation (stocking, cleaning, etc.).

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
• 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.

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.