Veterinary Assistant - Surgery

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Christiana, DE is hiring an exceptional Veterinary Assistant to join our Surgery Department.

• Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rewarding work environment?
• Are you committed and passionate about enriching lives through remarkable care for pets?
• Are you a team player who enjoys working together on a team to provide quality care for pets?

Pay: $19.30 - $28.70 / 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**

We also 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 = $3.50 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $5.00 Shift Differential
• Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $3.50 Shift Differential

• Utilize their ability to place peripheral intravenous catheter in cephalic vein.
• Able to disconnect and connect patients from intravenous fluids aseptically.
• Performs physical exam; accurately counts heart, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
• Able to set up intravenous fluids.
• Understands normal vital parameters and alerts doctor when abnormal.
• Provide nursing care to stable patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
• Administers subcutaneous fluids.
• Ability to monitor patient response to fluid therapy including signs of overload.
• Can operate all brands of intravenous fluid pumps and can troubleshoot errors.

Why BluePearl?

• 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.
• Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
• 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:

• Flexible work schedules
• Parental leave benefits
• 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.
• 401k and retirement planning
• 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
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans

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.