Veterinary Technician - Radiation Oncology

BluePearl; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 30,307 - 57,859; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible work schedules

Continuing education allowance

Trupanion pet insurance discounts

401k and retirement planning

Paid time off and floating holiday plans

Job summary

A veterinary care facility in New York is seeking a Radiation Oncology Veterinary Technician. The ideal candidate will possess experience in radiation oncology and will play a key role in patient care, including administering treatments and educating clients. BluePearl offers ample growth opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible schedules, and continuing education support, ensuring a rewarding career in veterinary medicine.

Qualifications

• Experience in Radiation Oncology is essential.
• Ability to work under supervision for patient care.
• Excellent client education skills during patient discharge.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic RT patient set-ups under supervision.
• Discharge Oncology patients with client education.
• Recognize patients at risk and initiate CPR.

Skills

Understanding radiation energies/modalities

Critical thinking skills

Administer radiation doses

Medical math calculation

Recognizing heart and lung sounds

Anesthesia monitoring

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring an extraordinary Radiation Oncology Veterinary Technician!

Pay: $22.00 - $42.00 / hour

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

If you have been looking for a way to advance your career, please check us out.

The ideal candidate should have experience in Radiation Oncology. Along with a great attitude and a strong drive to succeed and build your career in Veterinary medicine, you will have huge growth opportunities within the service itself. We will also train the right candidate! If you have an interest in Oncology, apply today!

As a Radiation Oncology Veterinary Technician, you will:

• Understanding the different types of radiation energies/modalities and appropriate uses for each
• Ability to perform basic RT patient set‑ups under the supervision of doctors and higher‑level technicians
• Ability to administer appropriate radiation doses to patients under the supervision of higher‑level technicians
• Discharge Oncology patients from the hospital, including basic client education.
• Ability to admit Oncology patients and obtain through history including current medications and dosages, response to treatment and side effects, intensity and duration.
• Apply critical thinking skills, understand and notify doctors appropriately when working with laboratory results
• Understand pharmacodynamics & pharmacokinetics of commonly used medications
• Able to place peripheral over‑the‑needle catheter in all peripheral vessels
• Recognize abnormal heart and lung sounds
• Accurately calculates all medical math including advanced and CRIs.
• Recognizes patients at risk for arrest and initiates CPR according to R.E.C.O.V.E.R guidelines
• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia
• Ability to maintain and care for anesthesia equipment

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 skill set 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.