Veterinary Technician - Critical Care

Critical Care Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Brentwood, TN is hiring experienced Critical Care Veterinary Technicians. Qualified applicants will have a minimum 3 years of experience, and be an LVMT.

Pay: $21.00 - $41.00 / hour

Shift: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 7a-7p

This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through our leveling system.

We also offer competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends. Shift differentials are based on a 4-hour minimum.

Weekday Night (Mon-Fri 6P to 8A): $3.00

Weekend Day (Sat-Sun 8A-6P): $3.00

Weekend Night (Sat-Sun 6P-8A): $4.50

If you are one of those technicians that loves emergency cases, providing care and comfort to the critically ill or injured patient, we are the place for you! We are looking for a highly ambitious, self-motivated and compassionate candidate to join our amazing team. The successful candidate will work alongside our team of experienced technicians, assistants, ER doctors and specialists providing remarkable care for pets. The Nashville area is one of the most quickly growing and popular areas of the country to live! Music, food, history, professional sports teams, outdoor recreation, plenty of southern charm and no state income tax, makes us the place to be! Come see our clinics and meet our awesome team of professionals.

As a Critical Care Technician, you will:

• Work in collaboration with our boarded criticalists, skilled technicians, and assistants to provide high quality, progressive medical care to your patients
• Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR
• Place IVC's and advanced catheters like central lines, PICC lines, and arterial catheters.
• Use advanced monitoring like direct arterial blood pressure, capnography, and continuous telemetry
• Assisting in the ICU, including monitor and care for patients receiving mechanical ventilation and other critical patients
• Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
• Assisting with maintenance in the department including stocking

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 technicians 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 his/her career.
• In order 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:

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Parental Leave Benefits.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans.
• We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer. Applicants must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

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.