Veterinary Assistant - Neurology

At MVH, we know that we couldn’t have grown into the company we are today without all of our hardworking, talented associates! We value all our associates and we want you to stick around! Career growth and professional development are important, so we want to provide you with opportunities to take on new and exciting roles within MVH!

Take a look at the new openings and apply to those that you feel suit you best! Thanks for interest in continuing your career with MVH!

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring an exceptional Neurology Veterinary Assistant.

Payscale : $20.32 - $25.25

• Are you a passionate assistant looking to improve your skills in the veterinary field?

• Are you passionate about Neurology?!

• Do you want an opportunity to work with some of the brightest veterinary professional in this industry?

• Schedule varies with rotating on-call shifts

• Holiday shifts in the ER and ICU departments

We strive to provide state-of-the-art services to our patients and clients. We are very proactive in supporting our technician team to advance their careers. We have many specialized technicians in Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, and Emergency/Critical Care. Applicants should have a strong knowledge base, motivation to learn, and ambition to work in a fast-paced team environment.

As a Neurology Veterinary Assistant, you will:

• Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values

• Discharge, perform call backs and refill medications

• Client education, gathering histories and communicating that to the Clinician

• Perform physical exam; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.

• Assist Neurology doctor with incoming appointments

• Understand normal vital parameters

• Comfortable with assisting and learning IVC placement and venipuncture

• Set up intravenous fluids.

• Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.

• Restrain patients during consults and during diagnostics

• Learn advanced imaging: MRI and CT

• Working in our ER and ICU department as need

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:

• Flexible work schedules

• 401k and retirement planning

• Pet discounts

• Uniform allowance

• Free VetGirl subscription

• Opportunity to grow your career with our Kahuna skills program

• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans

• A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment

• 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.