VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital is seeking a credentialed veterinary technician to join our team in our top-rated neurology department. Our technicians are responsible for the technical duties, client communication and patient care related to their role and department. You would join 3 fun doctors (Dr. Kopf, Dr. Emch, Dr. Crawford), and 4 hard-working technicians in the department.

VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital has an exciting history ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Vets ). We were established in 1971, became a 24 hour hospital in 1974, and we aren’t slowing down. We take pride in providing outstanding, innovative patient care. We are so proud of the hospital and team we work with and we want you to join us.

Benefits of working with our highly skilled team:

• Hands-on learning, didactic training, and collaboration on case management and treatment to provide the highest quality patient care.

• Multi-modal monitoring equipment.

• Utilization of advanced technology; CT, MRI.

• Autonomy to perform advanced technical skills: epidurals, various analgesic blocks, arterial catheters.

Responsibilities in this position

• All tasks related to inducing, maintain/monitoring, and recovering patients from anesthesia.

• The main resource of providing anesthesia for neurology patients needing imaging and/or surgery.

• Think analytically through disease process and patient needs.

• Inspire and teach students and new associates.

• Ensure documentation is appropriate, thorough, and complete.

• Paid on-call responsibilities.

Our ideal candidate would have the following qualities:

• Good attitude and a positive demeanor

• Strong work ethic and ability to work on a collaborative team

• Awareness of the hospital as a whole and how our team can help other teams

• Empathy toward clients, patients and coworkers

• Commitment to gentle patient handling in a fear-free way

Qualifications:

• Experienced, credentialed technicians are preferred, but we love to train new grads!

Our hospital is located in beautiful Denver, CO. You can be in the mountains within 30 minutes to enjoy all the sports and outdoor activities your heart could desire. Outdoors aren’t your thing? Not to worry, Denver is in top ranking for Craft Breweries and the food scene is amazing.

If you’re ready to join a family-like environment and have fun while you’re at work please apply. If we think you’re potentially a good fit for our hospital we will contact you via email shortly.

• Credentialed technicians and new grads welcome!

• Pay based on experience and credentialing; $22-27 per hour.

• Four ten hour shifts are available for this department.

• Generous paid and completely voluntary on-call.

• Paid credentialing and association dues.

• $750 in paid CE and numerous free in house CE available, including RACE approved.

• Exceptional pet benefits.

• Excellent health benefits including mental health.

At VCA we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and want to be a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay and do their best work.

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com