Veterinary Assistant - ER/ICU Overnights

Veritas Veterinary Partners • Wheat Ridge, CO

1d • $19 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

The ICU Overnight Veterinary Assistant position will assist the hospital in delivering excellent care to all of our patients within the hospital. Perform Veterinary Assistant duties pursuant to WRAH Assistant Protocols. Embodies the culture in treating every client with the utmost courteous and attentive treatment possible, with a keen sensitivity to the emotional bond between owners and their pets.

Requirements

• 2+ years working as a Veterinary Assistant, preferably in an ER/ICU or Urgent Care settting
• A strong desire to learn and apply knowledge/skills learned to daily work life
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral
• Ability to demonstrate technical procedures as outlined in the technician protocols
• Demonstrate reliability and follow-through with all work-related tasks / projects
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• All current positions require the ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently.

Nice To Haves

• Additional fluency in other languages is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and appropriately document patient vital signs and activity
• Provide support to all veterinarians and veterinary technicians, and assist other departments as requested
• Provide comfort, diagnostic, surgical and nursing care to all patients including critical care patients
• Assist RVTs with basic, emergent, and critical care anesthetic monitoring
• Obtain and prepare samples for diagnostic testing including but not limited to blood draws, arterial blood gas sampling, cystocentesis, urinary catheter sampling and free catch urine
• Perform various laboratory procedures including but not limited to blood typing, cross matching, and slide agglutination testing
• Accurately take and process abdominal, thoracic, appendicular, spinal, and skull radiograph while following appropriate radiation safety protocols
• Properly use and maintain medical equipment
• Provide professional client communication

Benefits

• Uniformed provided and yearly uniform allowance
• Discount on veterinary care for your furry family
• Trupanion Pet Insurance
• Learning and growth opportunities
• Top-notch employee referral bonus program
• 401k retirement plan options with company match for full-time team members
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance options for full-time team members
• Basic life insurance provided at no cost and other benefit options available for full-time team members
• Paid time off and paid holidays for full-time team members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed