Veterinary Technician - Surgery

BluePearl Pet Hospital; San Antonio (TX); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pet insurance

Associate discounts

Education allowance

BluePearl University

Health benefits

Parental leave

Flexible schedules

401k

Résumé du poste

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Texas is seeking an exceptional Surgery Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery Team. This role emphasizes dedicated nursing care for stable patients, anesthesia experience, and the ability to work independently within a collaborative team.

Responsibilities include placing peripheral IV catheters, monitoring vitals, managing IV fluids, and assisting doctors during procedures. The position offers a 4x10 schedule with rotating on-call after training and room to grow

Qualifications

• Prefer a minimum of two years of experience in a veterinary hospital.
• Experience with anesthesia is required.

Responsabilités

• Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards.
• Place peripheral IV catheters in cephalic vein.
• Perform physical exams and monitor vital signs.
• Understand normal vitals and alert doctor when abnormal.
• Set up and monitor intravenous fluids.
• Administer subcutaneous fluids.
• Operate IV fluid pumps and troubleshoot errors.
• Monitor patient response to fluid therapy.

Connaissances

Anesthesia experience

Nursing care

Independent worker

Description du poste

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring an exceptional Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery Team.

Schedule: 4X10s

A BluePearl Surgery Technician is responsible for some post-operative client communication and must be able to work independently while contributing to a larger team goal. Prefer to have a minimum of two or more years of experience in a veterinary hospital. A rotating on call schedule is required once training has been completed.

• Must have experience with Anesthesia*

As a Surgery Veterinary Technician, You Will

• Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.


• Utilize their ability to place peripheral intravenous catheter in cephalic vein.


• Performs physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.


• Understands normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.


• Able to set up intravenous fluids.


• Administers subcutaneous fluids.


• Can operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.


• Able to disconnect and connect patient from intravenous fluids aseptically.


• Ability to 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:


• 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

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.

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 is. Work ! We re on the Job ?? ..?