Veterinary Technician - Surgery

Overview

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

• As a Surgery Veterinary Technician, you will provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
• Utilize the ability to place peripheral intravenous catheters in the cephalic vein.
• Perform physical exams; accurately count heart rate, pulse, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
• Understand normal vital parameters and alert the doctor when abnormal.
• Set up intravenous fluids and administer subcutaneous fluids.
• Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and troubleshoot errors.
• Able to disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically.
• Monitor patient response to fluid therapy, including signs of overload.

• Minimum two or more years of experience in a veterinary hospital preferred.
• A rotating on-call schedule is required once training is completed.

RVT Pay: $24.50 - $47.05/hour

Schedule: Wednesday – Saturday

Note: This pay band is a starting point and depends on experience and advancement through the Kahuna leveling system. We offer competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked at nights and on weekends. Shift differentials are based on a 4-hour minimum.

Examples:
Mon - Fri: 6pm to 8am = $4.00 Shift Differential;
Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $4.00;
Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $5.50.

• 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 opportunities to advance in their career.
• We provide continuous learning: annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, Blue Pearl University for training, and access to over 2,000 medical journals.
• We offer health and well-being benefits: medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options; parental leave; flexible work schedules; 401k and retirement planning; paid time off and floating holiday plans.
• A regional licensed social worker is available to provide guidance on maintaining a healthy lifestyle in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment.

We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together and believe in leading the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

Blue Pearl is committed to a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. We provide accommodations during the application process upon request. We are a Drug Free Workplace.