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About the Role

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Midtown, NYC is seeking a skilled Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our thriving Surgery department.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
• Understand normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
• Intravenous catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and anesthetic equipment use and maintenance.
• Set up intravenous fluids and CRI’s.
• Continuous expansion of knowledge and skillset: advanced anesthetic skills including epidurals, difficult airway intubation, and critical case management.
• Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.
• Comfortable with medical math.
• Ability to take patient through entire procedure from start to finish (pre-op, monitoring, post-op, and recovery).
• Assist in patient procedures using knowledge of anesthesia and analgesia related protocols and procedures, including formulating anesthetic plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Monitor anesthesia, trouble shoot anesthetic complications, and make appropriate interventions.
• Manage appointments, obtain histories, medical record keeping, invoicing, patient discharges, etc.
• Disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically.
• Monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload.

Requirements

• Must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

Skills

• VTS credentialing

Location

• Midtown, NYC

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Entry Level
• Mid Level
• Senior Level

Education Level

• Licensed Veterinary Technician

Salary/Compensations

• $30.00 - $51.00 / hour
• Up to $20,000 sign on bonus based on experience
• Competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends.
• Shift differentials are based on a 4-hour minimum.
• Mon – Fri: 6pm to 8am = +$4.50/hr. Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = +$4.50/hr. Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = +$8.00/hr. Shift Differential

Benefits

• Trupanion pet insurance
• Discounts for pet treatments, procedures, and food
• Annual continuing education allowance
• Free continuing education sessions
• Access to over 2,000 medical journals
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Parental leave benefits
• Flexible work schedules
• 401k and retirement planning
• Paid time off
• Floating holiday plans
• Regional licensed social worker

About the Company

• Our passion is pets.
• 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 BluePearl University for training.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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 each applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual or affectional preference, or 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.
• The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.