Veterinary Technician - Surgery

Blue Pearl Pet Hospital in Olympia, WA is hiring an exceptional Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery department!

• Are you an experienced Licensed Veterinary Technician looking to take the next step in your career?
• Do you have the desire to develop advanced anesthesia skills and receive mentorship from a VTS in Anesthesia and Analgesia?
• Have you been searching for a team that works collaboratively and encourages each other to succeed?

We are looking for a Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery Department. The ideal candidate is compassionate, humble and honest. You will utilize your skills and learn new and advanced techniques while working with a team that functions with a great deal of autonomy and responsibility. In addition to exemplary specialty and emergency medicine, we maintain a collaborative and collegial working environment that supports continued growth and learning at our hospital at all levels.

At Blue Pearl Olympia, you will join a group of veterinary professionals that support and encourage each other.

Schedule: Tuesday-Friday 7:00am-5:00pm

Pay LVT I: $29-$36 / hour

We also offer competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends.

• Shift differentials are based on a 4‑hour minimum.
• Mon – Fri: 6pm to 8am = $4.00 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $8.00 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $4.00 Shift Differential

• Participate in client communication
• Accurately keep medical records
• Perform venipuncture and intravenous catheter placement
• Perform enteral and parenteral medication administration
• Formulate anesthetic protocols tailored to individual patient needs
• Accurately calculate drug dosages
• Setup, use and maintain anesthetic equipment
• Perform anesthetic induction, monitoring and recovery
• Interpret physiologic parameters, troubleshoot anesthetic complications and make appropriate interventions
• Utilize advanced anesthesia skills such as mechanical ventilation, ultrasound‑guided nerve blocks, epidural injections, setup and monitoring of CRIs, placing arterial catheters and performing direct pressure monitoring
• Use hands‑free techniques to perform digital radiographs
• Perform advanced imaging such as CT scans
• Provide both basic and advanced life support during a CPR event
• Mentor and train other associates and externs

• 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 technicians 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.
• Continuous learning is a priority. We offer an 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.
• Health and well‑being:
  Health, dental, vision and life insurance options; flexible work schedules; paid time off and floating holiday plans.
• We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

Blue Pearl 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 affectionate 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.