About the Role
BluePearl Pet Hospital in Midtown, NY is seeking a skilled and compassionate Relief Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our team. This role involves providing critical care in an emergency setting, utilizing advanced medical knowledge and equipment.
Responsibilities
- Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia in patients using anesthesia/monitoring equipment.
- Triage emergency cases, including obtaining vital signs such as temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.
- Perform digital radiography using proper technique and patient positioning.
- Demonstrate a complete understanding of normal ranges of patient vital signs.
- Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs, alerting the Veterinarian to changes.
- Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
- Properly calculate medical math, including constant rate infusions, and administer medications.
- Perform phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels.
- Place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
- Mentor and train co-workers.
- Address client concerns with patience and empathy.
Requirements
- Must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S.
- Not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.
Skills
- Anesthesia monitoring
- Triage
- Digital radiography
- Vital signs interpretation
- CPR
- Medical math calculation
- Medication administration
- Phlebotomy
- Intravenous catheter placement
- Feeding tube placement
- Central line catheter placement
- Mentoring
- Client communication
Location
- Midtown, NY
Work Type
- Relief
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Dependent on experience
Education Level
- Licensed Veterinary Technician
Salary/Compensations
- $30.00 - $51.00 / hour
- Competitive shift differentials 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
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision
- 401(k)
- PTO
- Paid parental leave
- Annual CE allowance
- Free training
- Access to 2,000+ medical journals
- Licensure support
- VTNE support
- VTS support
- Company-paid disability coverage
- Mental health support, including 12 free therapy sessions annually
- Pet insurance
- Associate discounts
- Scrub allowance
- Referral bonuses
About the Company
- BluePearl offers advanced medicine, ongoing professional development, and pathways for growth.
- Work alongside passionate specialists and emergency teams.
- Access leading-edge resources.
- Part of a culture that prioritizes collaboration, learning, and exceptional patient care.
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 you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, 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.
