Veterinary Assistant

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring a Veterinary Assistant at our Mount Pleasant location!

Pay: $17.50 - $27.30 / hour

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

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 = $3.00 Shift Differential

• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $4.50 Shift Differential

• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $3.00 Shift Differential

Emergency Veterinary Assistant Duties:

• Triage emergency cases as they arrive.

• Perform diagnostic procedures, including radiographs and laboratory work.

• Provide nursing care in accordance with hospital standards of care and core values.

• Conduct physical exams, including accurate assessment of heart rate, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, and respiratory rate.

• Perform phlebotomy.

• Administer medications via appropriate routes and durations; understand medication classifications, associated side effects, and monitor therapeutic responses.

• Set up and manage patients in the ICU or inpatient ward.

• Report patient signalment, problem lists, and treatment plans during nursing rounds.

• Demonstrate working knowledge of anesthesia and monitoring equipment

• Assist with patients classified as ASA I or II

• Discharge patients, handle client communication, and assist DVMs with creating + reviewing estimates as needed.

• Maintain current knowledge of R.E.C.O.V.E.R. CPR guidelines and demonstrate proficiency in assigned emergency roles

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

• 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 each applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual or affectional preference, 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. _ _