Veterinary Technician - Surgery

Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring an exceptional Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery Team in Peoria, AZ!

Schedule: Monday-Thursday - Scheduled on-call availability.

Pay: $21.00 - $30.00 / hr. This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through Kahuna 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.

For example:

• Mon Fri: 6pm to 8am = $3.50 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $5.00 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $3.50 Shift Differential

Are you committed and passionate about enriching lives through remarkable care for pets?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rewarding work environment?

Are you a team player who enjoys working together on a team to provide quality care for pets?

If you answered "yes" to these questions, then we want to hear from you.

A BluePearl Surgery Technician is responsible for some post-operative client communication and must be able to work independently while contributing to a larger team goal. Prefer to have a minimum of two or more years of experience in a veterinary hospital. A rotating on call schedule is required once training has been completed.

As a Surgery Veterinary Technician, you will:

• Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
• Prepare patients for surgery, including patient assessments, anesthetic preparation, and surgical site preparation.
• Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia for a variety of soft tissue and orthopedic surgical procedures.
• Monitor patient vital signs during anesthesia and recognize/respond appropriately to changes in patient status.
• Set up and maintain anesthesia monitoring equipment, ventilators, fluid pumps, and warming devices.
• Assist surgeons during procedures by maintaining a sterile field, performing surgical scrub and gowning techniques, and properly passing instruments and supplies.
• Prepare, clean, sterilize, and maintain surgical instruments and equipment.
• Perform pre-operative and post-operative patient care, including pain management, bandaging, drain care, and patient recovery monitoring.
• Place peripheral intravenous catheters, administer medications and fluids, and calculate and maintain CRIs accurately.
• Obtain diagnostic samples and perform treatments as directed by clinicians.
• Communicate with clients regarding post-operative care instructions and patient updates.
• Collaborate closely with teams in other services to provide exceptional patient care.

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:
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Parental leave benefits
• Flexible work schedules
• 401k and retirement planning
• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans
• Health and well-being resources to assist with stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management skills
• 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. 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.