Overnight Licensed Veterinary Technician

Overview

Blue Pearl Pet Hospital in Queens, NY is seeking an experienced Overnight Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our Emergency and ICU team.

Schedule:

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Pay: $28.00 - $51.00 / hour + competitive shift differentials. This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool. 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 = +$4.50/hr;
Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = +$4.50/hr;
Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = +$8.00/hr.

• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia in patients and use anesthesia/monitoring equipment.
• Triage emergency cases as they arrive at the hospital including obtaining vitals such as temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure.
• Perform digital radiography using proper technique including proper positioning of patients.
• Have a complete understanding of normal ranges of patient vital signs, including but not limited to heart and respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure and oxygen saturation.
• Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs and alert Veterinarian to changes and issues.
• Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
• Properly calculate medical math (including constant rate infusions) and administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
• Are proficient at performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels.
• Place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
• Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.

• Licensed Veterinary Technician with experience in emergency/ICU settings preferred.

• Company-paid disability and life insurance; parental leave; health, dental, vision coverage; 401(k).
• Paid time off and floating holidays;
  Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account.
• Annual scrub allowance; referral bonus program; state licensure reimbursements; VTNE reimbursements; additional VTS benefits.
• Continuing
  
  Education:
  
  $500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS; rollover up to $1,500 for CVT and VTS; CE stipend for non-credentialed paraprofessionals; CE hours paid for CVT/VTS; pro-rated for new hires; etc.
• Blue Pearl is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

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