Veterinary Technician - ICU
BluePearl Pet Hospital · Kirkland, WA · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$26.75–$51.32/hrFull-time
Pay
Base pay: $26.75 – $51.32 per hour, dependent on experience and advancement through the Kahuna leveling system.
Shift differentials (minimum 4 hours):
- Mon – Fri, 6 pm – 8 am: $4.50 per hour
- Sat & Sun, 6 pm – 8 am: $8.00 per hour
- Sat & Sun, 8 am – 6 pm: $4.50 per hour
Competitive shift‑differential pay for eligible night and weekend hours.
Schedule
Full‑time, Thursday – Saturday, 6 AM – 7 PM. Flexibility required for nights, weekends, and holidays.
Responsibilities
- Triage and obtain patient history.
- Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.
- Place IVCs and advanced catheters such as jugular catheters, central lines, or PICC lines.
- Monitor and care for ventilator cases.
- Collaborate with other technicians and assistants to provide advanced medicine.
- Mentor and train co‑workers.
- Provide critical‑care nursing to stabilize patients and reunite them with pet parents.
Requirements
- Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT).
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Unrestricted, current authorization to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship).
- Commitment to pet care and teamwork.
Benefits
- $5,000 sign‑on bonus for qualified candidates.
- Trupanion pet insurance and discounts on pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- Annual continuing education allowance and free CE sessions.
- Access to BluePearl University and over 2,000 medical journals.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
- Parental leave benefits.
- Flexible work schedules.
- 401(k) and retirement planning.
- Paid time off, floating holidays, and time to reset.
- Health and well‑being resources for stress management, mental health, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management.
- Family‑like culture and leadership development programs.