**BluePearl Durham is now hiring! BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital is hiring an experienced Veterinary Assistant to work in our busy Emergency and Critical Care department.** _***Competitive shift differentials available for weekend/overnight shifts!***_ **BluePearl** **Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital** **is hiring experienced Veterinary Assistants to work in our busy Emergency and Critical Care department.** + Do you want to work in a fast paced, learning environment? + Are you a technician that loves emergency cases and providing care and comfort to the critically ill or injured patient? + Are you committed and passionate about enriching lives through remarkable care for pets? **If you answered "yes" to these questions, then we want to hear from you.** BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital, the role of Veterinary Assistant is an exciting, fast-paced opportunity that will allow you to utilize the skills that you have worked so hard to gain. We will also give you the chance to expand and grow your skills, all while working alongside some of the most talented veterinary professionals. As an Emergency Veterinary Assistant, you will: + 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 temperatureheart 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 heartand 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 and administer medications via appropriate routes and duration. + Are proficient at performing phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in all peripheral vessels. + 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 paternity 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. _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 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._