Summer Student Worker

Are you a DVM Student looking for experience over the summer

Pay Range:$17.42 - $35.12 / hour

This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool.

BluePearl Pet Hospital is seeking a dedicated Summer Student Worker to join their team!

• Are you a DVM student seeking hands-on summer experience

• Are you interested in building clinical skills and industry knowledge

• Are you comfortable working in a fast-paced team-oriented environment

If you answered yes to the questions then we would love to hear from you.

The summer studentworkerassociate is a student enrolled full-time in an AVMA accredited Doctor of Veterinary Medicine/veterinary medical doctor training program. Students will be employed as temporary associates for 8-12 weeks between May and September. Students will be immersed in specialty and emergency medicine to augment the medical knowledge and technicalskillthat they haveacquiredthus far in school. Thesummer student worker associatewillassistthe doctors veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants with all aspects of patient care and client communication.

As a Summer Student Worker you will:

• Possess knowledge of basic veterinary terminology and abbreviations

• Able toappropriately and safely restrain canine and feline patients

• Able to perform a basic physical examination to collect patient vital signs

• Triage patients over the phone and in-person

• Collect a basic history from a client

• Ability to input patient data into the medical record system.Document treatments administered treatment adjustments per the attending doctor and communication with the doctor client or primary care veterinarian.

• Assistclinician and technicians through the exam and diagnostic workup process

• Effectively communicate discharge instructions to a client

• Support clinician and client through the euthanasia process

• Participate in the delivery of basic and advanced life support as directed by the clinician

• Perform phlebotomy

• Place intravenous catheter

• Accurately perform basic medical math

• Administer subcutaneous fluids

• Administer SQ IM or IV injections

• Operate basic equipment including fluid pumps syringe pumps SpO2 monitor ETCO2 monitor indirect blood pressure monitors (Doppler andoscillometric)

• Run basic in-house diagnostic tests including CBC chemistry panel urinalysis coagulation profiles blood gases and process slides for cytologic interpretation

• Obtain diagnostic quality radiographs using proper techniques and personal protective equipment

• Students with prior veterinary medical experience or in advanced stages of their curriculum may be able to complete:

• Placement of the indwelling urinary catheter

• Bandage application

• Endotracheal intubation

• Anesthesia monitoring

• Assistclinician in advanced procedures such as endoscopy or surgical assist

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a full-time student enrolled in an AVMA accredited DVM/VMD.

• Must be available for a minimum of8 weeksand a maximum of12 weeksduring May September.

• No prior emergency or specialty medicine experience is required.However animal experience is preferred.