Emergency Room Technician jobs in Nashville, TN

BluePearl Emergency Pet Hospital is hiring experienced RELIEF Veterinary Technicians to work in our busy Emergency and Critical Care department.

Pay: $21.00 - $41.00 / 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**

BluePearl Nashville has relocated and expanded our hospital into a brand new, multi-specialty and emergency hospital! Our nearly 17,000 square foot hospital is located steps from Downtown Nashville. The hospital will boast state-of-the-art technology including a Canon Acquilion 128 slice CT. Join us and become a part of helping us grow and provide care for more pets and their families in Nashville and the surrounding areas.

As an Emergency Veterinary Technician, you will:

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  Induce, monitor and recover anesthesia in patients and use anesthesia/monitoring equipment.

• Triage emergency cases as they arrive at the hospital including obtaining vitals such as temperature heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure.

• Perform digital radiography using proper technique including proper positioning of patients.

• Have a complete understanding of normal ranges of patient vital signs, including but not limited to heart and respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure and oxygen saturation.

• Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs and alert Veterinarian to changes and issues.

• Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR.

• Properly calculate medical math (including constant rate infusions) and administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.

• Are proficient at performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels.

• Place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.

• Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers.

• Have patience and empathy to address client concerns.

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.

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

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.

• Paid parental leave as well as employer provided short-term and long-term disability.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans.

• 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.

• 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.