Surgery Veterinary Technician

About the role

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Rockville, MD is seeking a skilled Licensed Veterinary Technician to join their thriving Surgery department.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Intravenous catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and anesthetic equipment use and maintenance.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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

This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool. 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 = +$4.00/hr. Shift DifferentialSat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = +$4.00/hr. Shift DifferentialSat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = +$5.50/hr.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Veterinary Technician.
• VTNE certification preferred.
• Experience in a clinical setting preferred.
• Knowledge of anesthesia and analgesia related protocols and procedures.
• Ability to operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and troubleshoot errors.
• Comfortable with medical math.

Skills

• Advanced anesthetic skills including epidurals, difficult airway intubation, and critical case management.
• Ability to take patient through entire procedure from start to finish (pre-op, monitoring, post-op, and recovery).
• 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, paid parental leave, + more.
• Annual CE allowance, free training, and access to 2,000+ medical journals.
• Company-paid disability coverage.
• Mental health support, including 12 free therapy sessions annually.
• Pet insurance, associate discounts, scrub allowance, and referral bonuses.

Pay

$24.30 - $49.00 / hour + on-call pay when applicable. 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 = +$4.00/hr. Shift DifferentialSat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = +$4.00/hr. Shift DifferentialSat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = +$5.50/hr.

Schedule

4x10 hour week day shifts; occasional on-call.