**Are you looking for a real investment in your skillset, where outstanding medical quality, and positive culture combines with teaching and advanced patient care? We recognize that there are many talented assistants with advanced skills looking for a teaching hospital to advance your skills. Let us invest in you!** **If you enjoy patient care and working in a fast-paced, challenging, interesting, and collaborative environment, apply today!** **We ar** **e hiring exceptional Veterinary** **Assistants to join our overnight team** **on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and every other Saturday from 9:30pm – 7:30am** **.** **T** **his is a full-time position in our ER/ICU that requires flexibility to work weekends and holidays.** **Our team is focused on changing what it means to work in Emergency/Specialty Medicine.** **We are team member focused, with a Culture of respect, compassion, empathy, and inclusivity. Roaring laughter, collaboration and best intentions fill our days, with an amazingly skilled team of DVMs with services in Emergency/ICU, Critical Care, Ophthalmology, Surgery, and Internal Medicine. Our support staff includes 5 VTS, experienced CVTs and an outstanding leadership team. We are focused on teaching and helping move our industry forward. We offer competitive pay with shift differentials and growth opportunities! We are on the forefront of positive mental health for the Veterinary industry, with licensed social workers and great mental health benefits!** Join our team of compassionate and client driven professionals! We are seeking skilled assistants to share their skills and compassion in a new state-of-the-art facility located in the Hollywood neighborhood in NE Portland. As a Veterinary Assistant, you will: + Triage and obtain patient history + Obtain and monitor vital signs on incoming and hospitalized patients + Contribute to maintaining a clean and orderly working environment + Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR + Communicate with clients to provide inpatient updates + Provide phone triage to assess potential ER cases + Place peripheral IVC's and learn to place advanced catheters such as Central Lines or PICC lines. + Monitor and care for hospitalized patients + Perform diagnostics and outpatient care + Work alongside other skilled technicians and assistants in providing excellent, advanced medicine to your patients + Have a passion for both mentoring other co-workers as well as learning from them + Feel gratification of nursing critically ill patients back to health and reunite them with their pet parents **Why BluePearl?**   Apply now to join our team of hard-working individuals that rise to the occasion to prioritize patient care and quality, and maintain comradery through light heartedness, fun, and laughter. Let’s make a difference together! Benefits Overview: + Health, dental, and vision + Employer paid STD, LTD, and Life + CE Allowance and Licensing Fees + Free Access to VETgirl, Vetfolio, and @Dove + Access to 1000’s of CE videos in BluePearl University + Career development opportunities + Leveling + In-House CE every Thursday + Market Trainer with VTS in ECC + Annual Merit Increase + $200 uniform credit + Wellness Benefits + 12 Free Therapy Sessions + Access to BluePearl Social Work + EAP + Wellness Ambassadors are trained and onsite. + Talkspace + Able To + Calm App + Accrual-based PTO and 48 hours Floating Holiday Pay + Trupanion Pet Insurance - BluePearl pays 50% of premiums and deductibles + Supplemental Voluntary Benefits + Mars, Inc Employer Benefits   _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 each applicant 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 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. _