Veterinary Technician - Surgery

Barmont; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary hospital in Rockville is seeking a Surgery Veterinary Technician to provide high-quality care in a state-of-the-art facility. Responsibilities include managing anesthesia, monitoring patients, and assisting in surgical procedures. The position offers competitive pay and opportunities for professional growth through continuous education and support.

Benefits

Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off and Floating Holidays

Annual Scrub Allowance

Continuing Education reimbursement

Referral Bonus Program

Qualifications

• Assist in patient procedures with anesthesia.
• Monitor anesthesia and troubleshoot complications.
• Manage patient appointments and medical records.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical exams and monitor vital parameters.
• Set up intravenous fluids and troubleshoot errors.
• Take patients through entire procedures including recovery.

Skills

Anesthesia protocols

Intravenous catheter placement

Patient monitoring

Medical math

Fluid therapy monitoring

Education

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Rockville, MD, is seeking a passionate Surgery Veterinary Technician to join our exceptional team!

Work alongside highly skilled professionals and collaborate closely with a board-certified surgeon in a state-of-the-art facility. Take your career to the next level with us!

Schedule: Weekday shifts + rotating weekend on-call

Pay: $24.00 - $49.50 / hour + competitive shift differentials

This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool. Candidates with VTS credentialing are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience.

As a Surgery Veterinary Technician, you will:

• Assist in patient procedures using knowledge of anesthesia and analgesia related protocols and procedures, including formulating anesthetic plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Monitor anesthesia, trouble shoot anesthetic complications, and make appropriate interventions .
• Intravenous catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and anesthetic equipment use and maintenance .
• Perform physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
• Understand normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
• Set up intravenous fluids and CRI's.
• Continuous expansion of knowledge and skillset: advanced anesthetic skills including epidurals, difficult airway intubation, and critical case management.
• Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.
• Comfortable with medical math .
• Ability to take patient through entire procedure from start to finish (pre-op, monitoring, post-op, and recovery)
• Manage appointments, obtain histories, medical record keeping, invoicing, patient discharges, etc.
• Disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically.
• Monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload.

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:

• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Parental Leave Benefits
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Paid Time Off and Floating Holiday Plans
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Annual Scrub Allowance: full-time associates receive $200/year in BluePearl store credit.
• Referral Bonus Program
• State licensure reimbursements
• VTNE reimbursements
• Additional VTS benefits - pursuing & established VTS technicians.

Our Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS. The Continuing Education allowance can roll over up to $1,500 for CVT and VTS associates. Non-Credentialed, full-time Paraprofessionals are eligible for an annual CE stipend of $150. Full-time CVT associates also receive 8 hours of CE paid hours each year. Full-time VTS associates receive 12 hours of CE paid each year. Paid CE hours can be carried over year to year up to a maximum of 24 hours. Newly hired associates will receive a pro-rated amount of any CE benefit for which they are eligible.

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.