Veterinary Technician - Surgery

Licensed Veterinary Technician

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Renton is hiring a Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our Surgery Department!

Are you committed and passionate about enriching lives through remarkable care for pets?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rewarding work environment?

Are you a team player who enjoys working together on a team to provide quality care for pets?

If you answered "yes" to these questions, then we want to hear from you.

Schedule : M-Th 8 : 30am - 7 : 00pm

LVT I Pay : $25.60 - $36.80 / hour

$3,000 Sign-on bonus for qualified candidates!

This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through the Kahuna leveling system.

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 = $4.00 Shift Differential

Sat & Sun : 6pm to 8am = $5.50 Shift Differential

Sat & Sun : 8am to 6pm = $4.00 Shift Differential

As a Surgery Veterinary Technician, you will :

• Can follow detailed orders and builds trust with the clinician quickly.
• Skilled in intubation, extubating, and monitoring anesthetic procedures.
• Understands the importance of sterility in all procedures performed and has prior knowledge and experience with sterilization processes.
• Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
• Utilize their ability to place peripheral intravenous catheter in cephalic vein.
• Performs physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
• Understands normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
• Able to set up intravenous fluids.
• Administers subcutaneous fluids.
• Can operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.
• Able to disconnect and connect patient from intravenous fluids aseptically.
• Ability to monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload.

Why BluePearl?

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.

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 all qualified applicants 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 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