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About the Role
BluePearl Pet Hospital in Midtown, NY is seeking a Relief Veterinary Assistant to join our Surgery Department. This role involves post-operative client communication and requires the ability to work independently while contributing to team goals.
Responsibilities
- Assist with nursing care to surgery patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
- Perform physical exams, accurately counting heart rate, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
- Understand normal vital parameters and alert the doctor when abnormal.
- Stock, clean, and maintain cleanliness in Surgery and other designated areas.
- Understand the classification of commonly used medications, associated side effects, and appropriately monitor therapeutic response.
- Perform radiography and lab work.
- Engage with clients during appointments, going over estimates and providing discharge instructions.
- Remain current on R.E.C.O.V.E.R CPR guidelines and demonstrate proficiency in the designated role.
- Set up intravenous and subcutaneous fluids.
- Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and troubleshoot errors.
- Disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically.
- Monitor patient response to fluid therapy, including signs of overload.
- Assist during surgical procedures.
Requirements
- A rotating on-call schedule is required once training has been completed.
- Prefer to have a minimum of two or more years of experience in a veterinary hospital.
Skills
- Post-operative client communication
- Independent work
- Team contribution
- Nursing care
- Physical examination
- Vital signs monitoring
- Medication knowledge
- Radiography
- Lab work
- Client engagement
- Discharge instructions
- CPR proficiency
- Fluid therapy setup
- Fluid pump operation
- Aseptic technique
- Surgical assistance
Location
- Midtown, NY
Work Type
- Relief
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of two or more years of experience in a veterinary hospital
Salary/Compensations
- $22.19 - $30.36
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance
- Discounts on pet treatments, procedures, and food
- Annual continuing education allowance
- Free continuing education sessions
- BluePearl University for training
- Access to over 2,000 medical journals for clinicians
- Regional licensed social worker for guidance on healthy lifestyle
- Lyra: Access to 12 mental health care sessions annually at no charge
- Well-being resources through Lyra
- Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Parental Leave Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
- Paid Time Off and Floating Holiday Plans
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Savings Account
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Annual Scrub Allowance: $200/year in BluePearl store credit for full-time associates
- Referral Bonus Program
- State licensure reimbursements
- VTNE reimbursements
- Additional VTS benefits – pursuing & established VTS technicians
About the Company
- Our passion is pets.
- We encourage associates to grow with us, offering leveled technicians based on skillset and opportunities for advancement.
- We are focused on developing associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops.
- As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, associates have endless opportunities to advance in their careers.
- We transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, understanding the importance of continuous learning.
- We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals, believing 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 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.