Veterinary Technician - Specialty, ER & Critical Care

The role

This person will provide high-level patient and client care in a specialty, emergency, and critical care setting. Duties include anesthesia monitoring, medication administration, and surgical preparation.

What you will do

• Venipuncture, catheter placement, and diagnostic sample collection
• Anesthesia monitoring, sedation, and procedures
• Placing IV catheters and managing fluid therapy
• Medication calculation and administration (IV, IM, SQ)
• Diagnostic imaging assistance (radiographs, ultrasound support)
• Monitoring hospitalized patients and providing compassionate nursing care
• Surgical prep, sterile technique, and instrument handling
• Patient monitoring and pain scoring, with trend recognition

Required qualifications

• Registered or Provisional Veterinary Technician required
• 2+ years working in a veterinary clinic
• Reliable, organized, and committed to providing high-level patient and client care
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently

Nice to have

• Emergency or specialty experience
• Additional fluency in other languages

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental insurance options
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Covered licensing fees
• Continuing education allowance
• Mental health support through Talkspace and ComPsych
• Trupanion pet insurance hospital discounts
• Uniform allowance
• Teammate referral bonus program: $5,000 for RVT referrals

About the company

Veritas Veterinary Partners is a growing, national network of specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals. Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital is a hospital with a reputation for gold-standard medicine and a culture built on respect, compassion, understanding, and teamwork.