Veterinary Technician - Radiation

Radiation Veterinary Technician Opportunity

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring an extraordinary Radiation Veterinary Technician!

Are you a passionate technician looking to improve your skills in the veterinary field? Do you want an opportunity to work with some of the brightest veterinary professionals in this industry? Are you a driven, dependable, committed, and knowledgeable?

If you have been looking for a way to advance your career, please check us out. The ideal candidate should have experience in Radiation Oncology. Along with a great attitude and a strong drive to succeed and build your career in Veterinary medicine, you will have huge growth opportunities within the service itself. We will also train the right candidate! If you have an interest in Oncology apply today!

As a Radiation Veterinary Technician, you will:

• Understanding the different types of radiation energies/modalities and appropriate uses for each
• Ability to perform basic RT patient set-ups under the supervision of doctors and higher-level technicians
• Ability to administer appropriate radiation doses to patients under the supervision of higher-level technicians
• Discharge Oncology patients from the hospital, including basic client education.
• Ability to admit Oncology patients and obtain through history including current medications and dosages, response to treatment and side effects, intensity and duration.
• Apply critical thinking skills, understand and notify doctors appropriately when working with laboratory results
• Understand pharmacodynamics & pharmacokinetics of commonly used medications
• Able to place peripheral over-the-needle catheter in all peripheral vessels
• Recognize abnormal heart and lung sounds
• Accurately calculates all medical math including advanced and CRIs.
• Recognizes patients at risk for arrest and initiates CPR according to R.E.C.O.V.E.R guidelines
• Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia
• Ability to maintain and care for anesthesia equipment

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
• 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

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. 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.