Find & Apply For Veterinary Technician / Technologist Jobs in Frederick, Maryland

VetUrgency, a BluePearl Partner, is seeking a skilled Relief Registered Veterinary Technician to join our team in Frederick, MD!

Pay:

$24.50 - $47.00 / hour + competitive shift differentials This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool. Candidates with VTS credentialing are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience. We 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/hr .

Shift Differential Sat & Sun:

8am to 6pm = +$4.50/hr.

Shift Differential Sat & Sun:

6pm to 8am = +$5.50/hr.

Shift Differential Role/Responsibilities:

Assist in sedating, monitoring, and recovering patients for minor procedures, ensuring safe and effective anesthesia use. Triage urgent care cases as they arrive, assessing patient stability and obtaining vitals such as temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure. Perform digital radiography using proper techniques, including accurate patient positioning. Recognize normal and abnormal vital signs, including heart and respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation, and communicate findings to the veterinarian. Obtain and interpret vital signs, monitor patient trends, and alert the veterinarian to any changes. Assist with stabilization of patients requiring urgent care interventions, such as oxygen therapy, wound management, or fluid therapy. Accurately calculate and administer medications, including subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous routes. Perform phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters in peripheral veins efficiently. Assist with minor surgical procedures and wound care management. Provide client education and discharge instructions with patience and empathy. Support and mentor fellow team members to foster a collaborative and positive work environment. 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 full-time and part-time employees with the following: 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. 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. 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.