**BluePearl** **Pet Hospital in Augusta** **is seeking a skilled Veterinary Technician to join our flourishing Surgery Department!** **_*SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE FOR EXPERIENCED TECHNICIANS*_** **Schedule:** The schedule for this position is Tuesday-Friday. A rotating on call schedule is required once training has been completed. **Pay:** $23.00 - $38.50 / hour **_This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool._** **As a Surgery Veterinary Technician, you will:** + Assist in patient procedures using knowledge of anesthesia and analgesia related protocols and procedures, including formulating anesthetic plans tailored to individual patient needs. + Monitor anesthesia, trouble shoot anesthetic complications, and make appropriate interventions. + Intravenous catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and anesthetic equipment use and maintenance. + Perform physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort. + Understand normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal. + Set up intravenous fluids and CRI’s. + Continuous expansion of knowledge and skillset: advanced anesthetic skills including epidurals, difficult airway intubation, and critical case management. + Operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors. + Comfortable with medical math. + Ability to take patient through entire procedure from start to finish (pre-op, monitoring, post-op, and recovery) + Manage appointments, obtain histories, medical record keeping, invoicing, patient discharges, etc. + Disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically. + Monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload. **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 associates 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 their career. + 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: + Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options. + Parental leave benefits + Flexible work schedules + 401k and retirement planning + 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._