Surgery Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Pet Hospital; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 35,817 - 67,502; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Trupanion pet insurance

Discounts for pet treatments and food

Continuing education allowance

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital is accepting applications for a Surgery Veterinary Technician in Los Angeles, CA. The role involves preparing surgical patients, restraining them during procedures, placing IV catheters, drawing blood, nerve blocks, cytology slides, radiographs, and anesthesia monitoring in a fast-paced emergency and specialty setting.

Compensation ranges from $25.65 to $49.15 per hour with daily and weekend shift differentials.

Responsibilities

• You prepare patients for surgery.
• You safely restrain patients for procedures.
• You place intravenous catheters in all peripheral veins.
• You perform phlebotomy.
• You perform local nerve blocks
• You prepare slides for cytology.
• You proficiently perform digital radiographs.
• You monitor patients during anesthesia or while sedated.
• You will perform advanced imaging such as CT scans and MRI procedures.
• You have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
• You have patience and empathy to address client concerns.

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring an exceptional Surgery Veterinary Technician.

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

Pay

$25.65 - $49.15 / hour

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 = $4.00 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $5.50 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $4.00 Shift Differential

As a Surgery Technician, You Will

• You prepare patients for surgery.
• You safely restrain patients for procedures.
• You place intravenous catheters in all peripheral veins.
• You perform phlebotomy.
• You perform local nerve blocks
• You prepare slides for cytology.
• You proficiently perform digital radiographs.
• You monitor patients during anesthesia or while sedated.
• You will perform advanced imaging such as CT scans and MRI procedures.
• You have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
• You have patience and empathy to address client concerns.

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.
• 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 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.