BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring an exceptional Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery Team at our Brooklyn, NY location. **This position is eligible for qualified candidates to receive up to a $7,500 sign-on bonus.** BluePearl is looking for an energetic, determined, knowledge-seeking Veterinary Technician for our Surgery service. Would you love a four-day work week with a long weekend every week allowing for a more predictable schedule and great work-life balance? Do you have a drive to expand your knowledge and skill set in a collaborative and growing specialty hospital? If you answered YES to these questions, then our Surgery service in Brooklyn is the team for you! Our hospital provides a first of its kind skills observation and verification system allowing for a structured pathway for levelling and career advancement. We provide bi-annual levelling with options for promotions, career advancement with the potential of compensation increases as an added bonus! Through in-hospital training, CE, and knowledge sharing between Veterinarians and Technicians alike, you can keep your mind active and continue to build your knowledge and career pathway. Pay: $26.50 - $51.00 / hour This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through CareerTrax leveling system.** 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 Shift Differential** + **Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $6.00 Shift Differential** + **Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $4.50 Shift Differential** If you answered "yes" to these questions, then we want to hear from you. A BluePearl Surgery Technician is responsible for some post-operative client communication and must be able to work independently while contributing to a larger team goal. A minimum of two or more years of experience in a veterinary hospital is preferred but not required. A rotating on-call schedule is required once training has been completed. **As a Surgery Veterinary Technician, you will:** + Perform physical exam; accurately count heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate, and effort. + Understand normal vital and lab parameters and alert the doctor when abnormal. + Perform phlebotomy. + Place peripheral intravenous catheter in cephalic vein. + Proficient in medical math. + Check medication calculations and dosages. + Set up appropriate materials for intravenous fluids and administer subcutaneous fluids. + Properly shave and wrap for an IV catheter for medication infusion and surgery site preparation. + Admit Surgery patients and obtain thorough patient histories, including current medications and dosages, response to treatment, side effects, intensity, and duration. + Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values. + Discharge Surgery patients from the hospital, including basic client education such as how to handle patients after discharge, how to administer oral medication at home, reviewing medication side effects and providing post-operative instructions. + Maintain a solid grasp of common veterinary medical terms and abbreviations and can communicate with other veterinary professionals in medical terms. + Address client concerns and answer them appropriately during visits, updates, or after hospitalization while maintaining bedside manner is a must. Quickly and competently facilitates incoming calls. + Understand diagnostic workup protocols (including surgery-specific terminology for each procedure per each hospital’s protocol). + Possess a working knowledge of anesthesia/monitoringequipment and assist with patients assigned ASA I or II classifications. Can operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors. + Remain current on R.E.C.O.V.E.R CPR guidelines and demonstrate proficiency in designated role as assigned by attending clinician and/or supervisor. + Maintain hospital for day-to-day function and operation (stocking, cleaning, etc.). **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 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 his/her career. + In order 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. + 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. + **Lyra;** Access to 12 mental health care sessions annually at no charge to you, and other well-being resources through Lyra- an online mental health support platform + 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. Our Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for LVT 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 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 receive a pro-rated amount of any CE benefit for which they are eligible. + Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability + Fertility and Parental Leave Benefits + Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options + Paid Time Off and Floating Holiday Plans + Health Savings Account + Flexible Savings Account + 401(k) Retirement Plan + Annual Scrub Allowance: full-time associates receive $200/year in BluePearl store credit. + Referral Bonus Program + State licensure reimbursements + VTNE reimbursements + Additional VTS benefits – pursuing & established VTS technicians. 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 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.