Veterinary Technician - Surgery

Blue Pearl Pet Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK, is hiring an exceptional Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery Team.

Are you committed and passionate about enriching lives through remarkable care for pets? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rewarding work environment? Are you a team player who enjoys working together on a team to provide quality care for pets?

Blue Pearl Surgery Technician is responsible for post-operative client communication and must 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.

As a Surgery Veterinary Technician, You Will

• Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
• Monitor anesthesia.
• Scrub into surgeries for orthopedic and soft tissue procedures.
• Utilize ability to place peripheral intravenous catheter in cephalic vein.
• Perform physical exam; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
• Understand normal vital parameters and alert doctor when abnormal.
• Able to set up intravenous fluids.
• Administer subcutaneous fluids.
• Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.
• Able to disconnect and connect patient from intravenous fluids aseptically.
• Monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload.

Why Blue Pearl?

• 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. Associates are leveled by skillset and move up in level as they gain experience. We focus on developing associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops.
• We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own Blue Pearl University for training, and access to over 2,000 medical journals.
• We value your health and well-being with medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options; parental leave benefits; flexible work schedules; 401k and retirement planning; paid time off and floating holiday plans; and a regional social worker for lifestyle guidance.
• We promote a family-like culture and believe in working together to enrich lives through remarkable care for pets.

Blue Pearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, 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. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.