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Veterinary Technician - Surgery & Anesthesia

Wheat Ridge, CO • On-site

Veritas Veterinary Partners
Veterinary Services • 1 - 5K employees
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$26 - $29/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 12 days ago

Job description

About the job: The surgery department at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital is comprised of 4 board-certified surgeons, a surgery intern, and rotating interns. Because we are a referral hospital, we see a lot of unique and challenging cases. We are looking for technicians who are flexible, adaptable, and driven and who have an interest in advancing their anesthesia skills, surgical knowledge, and patient care.

How you'll make a difference

  • Patient pre-op preparation and post-op monitoring
  • Patient sedation and anesthesia induction and monitoring
  • Radiography and assisting the surgeons both in and out of the OR
  • Client communication and admitting/discharging patients as needed

What you will bring

  • Experience working as a Credentialed Veterinary Technician and confidence in anesthesia
  • Providing empathy, comfort, and unparalleled nursing care to all patients and their owners
  • Positive outlook, ability to work in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment, and commitment to develop long-term relationships with colleagues, clients, and community
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to deliver exceptional client service is expected.
  • Honesty, integrity, and a desire to learn and have fun!

Schedule:  Four 10-hour shifts per week.  Overnight/weekend on-call shifts once trained

Salary: $26.00 - $29.00 / hour based on experience.  Additional salary for on-call shifts and a call in procedural bonus

Benefits

  • Discount on veterinary care and pet insurance options for your furry family
  • Mental health support with Talkspace
  • Uniform allowance
  • Learning and growth opportunities
  • Continuing education support for licensed team members
  • 401k retirement plan options with company match
  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance options - some plans may be paid up to 100%
  • Basic life insurance provided and other voluntary insurance options available for full-time team members
  • 6 weeks paid parental leave for full-time team members
  • Paid time off and holiday pay for full-time team member

Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital is Hiring... and so is everyone else. So, what is unique about our hospital? Every aspect of our organization links to one key tenet, which is to provide compassionate and optimal patient care. We have a long standing and national reputation of gold standard medicine, supported by both the education and training of our team members, along with top-of-the-line equipment needed to keep stride with the advancements in veterinary medicine.

With this as the epicenter of our mission, our culture consists of respect, compassion, understanding, and teamwork. Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital provides an internal community that supports work-life balance, employee learning and engagement and personal and career development; we also are committed to external community involvement, which encompasses fellow veterinary establishments and shelters, city eco sustainability actions, support of local businesses and law enforcement pet care.  We are not just a corporation, we are an entity, a living, breathing, growing organism that can only thrive when comprised of great team members.

Location: 10140 W 44th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

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