Overnight Licensed Veterinary Technician - ER
Job Description
BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring an Overnight Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our ER department in Tacoma!
This position is eligible for qualified candidates to receive a sign-on bonus or relocation pay
Schedule: Overnight
LVT I Pay: $25.63 - $36.81/hr (with overnight shift differentials)
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 = $4.50 Shift Differential
Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $4.50 Shift Differential
Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $8.00 Shift Differential
We are hiring an exceptional Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our team. If you enjoy patient care and working in a fast-paced, challenging, interesting, and collaborative environment, apply today! This is a full-time position that requires flexibility to work nights and weekends and holidays.
As a Veterinary Technician, you will:
Triage and obtain patient history
Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR
Place IVC's and advanced catheters like Jugular catheters, Central Lines or PICC lines.
Advanced Radiographs
Monitor and care for Ventilator Cases
Level 2 & 3 Inpatient Care
Work alongside other skilled technicians and assistants in providing excellent, advanced medicine to your patients
Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.
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.
- Health and well-being resources to assist with stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management skills.
- 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
- 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 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.
- Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- 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.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer. Applicants must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.