Licensed Veterinary Technician - Overnight

* This position offers up to a $25,000 sign on bonus based on experience*

Blue Pearl Pet Hospital in vibrant Downtown Manhattan, NY, is seeking a passionate and skilled Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our dedicated Emergency + Critical Care team for overnight shifts.

Working overnight offers unique benefits, including quieter commutes, a more focused work environment, and shift differentials to boost your earning potential.

Schedule
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Weekend overnights

Pay: $27.00 - $55.00 / hour + competitive shift differentials (see below)

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his pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool.
Candidates with VTS credentialing are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience.

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 = +$4.50/hr. Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = +$8.00/hr. Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = +$4.50/hr. Shift Differential

As a Veterinary Technician, you will:

• Triage emergency cases as they arrive at the hospital and follow them from ER treatment to admission in our intensive care unit.
• Perform anesthesia for minor procedures like bite wound repairs, lacerations, etc.
• Perform digital radiography, utilizing sedation and other restraint/positioning techniques.
• Use your understanding of normal patient vital signs to monitor and identify patients who are at risk for arrest.
• Have the opportunity to be certified in both BLS and ALS RECOVER CPR for free
• Properly calculate medical math (including constant rate infusions) and administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
• Be proficient at performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters.
• Learn to place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
• Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
• Have patience and empathy to address client concerns.
• Additional relevant responsibilities.

Why Blue Pearl?

We encourage you to grow with us.

Our Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS. The Continuing Education allowance can roll over up to $1,500 for CVT and VTS associates. Non-Credentialed, full-time Paraprofessionals are eligible for an annual CE stipend of $150. Full-time CVT associates also receive 8 hours of CE paid hours each year. Full-time VTS associates receive 12 hours of CE paid each year.

Paid CE hours can be carried over year to year up to a maximum of 24 hours. Newly hired associates will receive a pro-rated amount of any CE benefit for which they are eligible.

• Our technicians are leveled by their skillset and have the opportunity to advance their leveling by utilizing our Career Trax competency system with twice-a-year advancement exams.
• We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs, leadership workshops, and online training available 24/7.
• As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their careers both within Blue Pearl and the Mars family of businesses.
• With over 100 locations you have the ability to grow and relocate with Blue Pearl almost anywhere in the country.
• We provide annual continuing education allowances and continuing education PTO
• Free online and in-person continuing education sessions and our own digital Blue Pearl University for training
• Access to over 2,000 medical journals and other digital veterinary resources
• Support for associates seeking their Veterinary Technician Specialty

We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

• Health, dental, vision, mental health, and life insurance options.
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