Weekend ER Vet Tech – Critical Care Specialist

XPrep Learning Solutions LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

Career growth

Continuing education

Medical insurance

Parental leave

Flexible schedules

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in St. Cloud, MN is seeking an experienced Locum Veterinary Technician to join our busy Emergency and Critical Care department.

This role offers Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 8am to 8pm, with opportunities to expand skills while working alongside skilled veterinary professionals. As an Emergency Veterinary Technician, you will monitor anesthesia, perform triage, radiography, IV catheter placement, phlebotomy, CPR, and mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia with monitoring equipment.
• Triage emergencies and obtain vitals (temp, HR, RR, BP).
• Perform digital radiography with proper patient positioning.
• Understand normal ranges of vital signs including heart rate, RR, temp and BP.
• Obtain and interpret vital signs and alert Veterinarian to changes.
• Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
• Calculate medical math and administer medications via appropriate routes.
• Perform phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters.
• Place and maintain feeding tubes and central lines.
• Mentor and train co-workers.
• Address client concerns with patience and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia using monitoring equipment.
• Triage emergencies and obtain vitals for rapid assessment.
• Perform digital radiography with correct technique.
• Monitor and interpret vital signs and communicate changes.
• Lead CPR when needed and manage emergency protocols.
• Assist with medication administration and IV access.
• Assist with feeding tubes and central line care.
• Mentor junior staff and support team development.

Skills

Anesthesia

Vital signs

Radiography

Phlebotomy

IV catheter

CPR

Feeding tubes

Central lines

Mentoring

Client empathy

Tools

Radiography equipment

Anesthesia monitoring equipment

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital in St. Cloud, MN is seeking an experienced Locum Veterinary Technician to join our busy Emergency and Critical Care department.

This role offers Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 8am to 8pm, with opportunities to expand skills while working alongside skilled veterinary professionals. As an Emergency Veterinary Technician, you will monitor anesthesia, perform triage, radiography, IV catheter placement, phlebotomy, CPR, and mentor junior staff.