Licensed Veterinary Technician - Critical Care

This position is offering up to a $10,000 sign-on bonus based on experience + credentials.

Blue Pearl Pet Hospital in Downtown Manhattan is seeking a skilled Licensed Veterinary Technician to work alongside our board-certified criticalist. This role will require flexibility to help out in our ER + ICU.

Schedule: Day shifts, Sun-Wed, some flexibility

Pay: $30.00 - $50.00 / hour + competitive shift differentials

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

Veterinary Technician Responsibilities

• Triage and stabilize emergency patients upon arrival, managing cases from ER intake through ICU admission.
• Administer anesthesia for minor surgical procedures, including wound repairs and laceration management.
• Perform digital radiography, utilizing appropriate sedation, positioning, and low-stress restraint techniques.
• Monitor hospitalized patients, recognizing changes in vital signs and intervening promptly in high-risk or critical situations.
• Calculate and administer medications accurately, including constant rate infusions (CRIs) and multi-route drug delivery.
• Perform phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters with efficiency and precision.
• Assist with administering blood transfusions.
• Assist with and maintain advanced supportive care techniques, including feeding tubes and central line catheters.
• Obtain and maintain BLS and ALS RECOVER CPR certification (provided).
• Mentor and support team members to promote clinical growth and collaboration.
• Deliver compassionate client communication, addressing concerns with patience, empathy, and professionalism.

Why Blue Pearl?

• 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 Blue Pearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.
• Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.

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

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Flexible work schedules
• 401k and retirement planning
• Parental Leave Benefits
• 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

Our Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for LVTs and $750/year for VTS. The Continuing Education allowance can roll over up to $1,500 for LVT and VTS associates. Non-Credentialed, full-time Paraprofessionals are eligible for an annual CE stipend of $150/year. Full-time LVT 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…