Description

BluePearl Pet Hospital is seeking a knowledgeable and skilled Veterinary Technician to join our team in Augusta, GA! This position will start in ER and float to Internal Medicine once summer comes.

Pay: $19.00 - $38.50 / hour

This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool.

We offer competitive 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 = +$3.00/hr. Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = +$3.00/hr. Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = +$4.50/hr. Shift Differential

As an ER + IM Veterinary Technician, you will...

• Triage emergency cases upon arrival, obtain and interpret vital signs (temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation), and promptly communicate abnormalities to the Veterinarian.
• Calculate and administer medications accurately, including advanced medical math and constant rate infusions (CRI)
• Perform phlebotomy and place, maintain, and monitor intravenous catheters (peripheral and central lines).
• Induce, monitor, and recover patients from anesthesia, utilizing appropriate anesthesia and patient monitoring equipment.
• Perform digital radiography using proper positioning and technique.
• Identify patients at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest and initiate CPR as indicated.
• Set up, assist with, and maintain equipment for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including ultrasound, radiology, and endoscopic procedures (GI, nasal, urinary, airway).
• Place, maintain, and manage feeding tubes; provide related patient care and monitoring.
• Discharge hospitalized patients from Internal Medicine and Emergency services, providing client education including insulin administration, subcutaneous fluids, feeding tube care, and other at-home treatments.
• Maintain a strong understanding of normal vs. abnormal patient parameters and respond appropriately to changes in patient status.
• Demonstrate empathy and professionalism when addressing client concerns in both emergency and non-emergency settings.
• Support training and mentoring of fellow technicians and staff members.
• Clean, maintain, and properly store medical and diagnostic equipment following use.
• Perform additional relevant duties.

Why BluePearl?

• Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
• 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 annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

• 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
• Regional Social Worker + 12 Free Therapy Sessions through Lyra
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Annual Scrub Allowance: full-time associates receive $200/year in BluePearl store credit.
• Referral Bonus Program
• State licensure reimbursements
• VTNE reimbursements
• Additional VTS benefits - pursuing & established VTS technicians.

Our Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS. The Continuing Education allowance can roll over up to $1,500 for CVT and VTS associates. Non-Credentialed, full-time Paraprofessionals are eligible for an annual CE stipend of $150. Full-time CVT associates also receive 8 hours of CE paid hours each year. Full-time VTS associates receive 12 hours of CE paid each year. Paid CE hours can be carried over year to year up to a maximum of 24 hours. Newly hired associates will receive a pro-rated amount of any CE benefit for which they are eligible.

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.