Veterinary Technician

5280 Veterinary Care•Denver, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We're looking for an experienced RVT who is ready to take a leadership role in our surgery department while remaining an active, hands-on member of our medical team. As Surgery Lead/Supervisor, you'll help set the standard for surgical patient care, maintain consistency in our surgical protocols and workflows, and provide ongoing training and mentorship to the surgery team. You'll work closely with our DVM team and hospital leadership to keep medical standards, communication, and team expectations aligned. This is a hands-on leadership role within a collaborative, team-based hospital. You’ll spend a significant amount of time in surgery, working alongside and developing your team, but your responsibilities won’t stop at the surgery doors. As a smaller hospital, we all contribute across the practice—whether that means running rooms, supporting another department, or stepping in wherever the team needs you. Surgical responsibilities will vary with hospital needs, and some shifts may be spent entirely outside of surgery.

Requirements

Current Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) license
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Experience developing veterinary team members
Genuine desire to teach and mentor
Willingness to jump in wherever needed
Strong, recent hands-on experience in surgery, anesthesia, and dentistry, including surgical nursing, anesthesia monitoring, patient monitoring and recovery, ultrasonic scaling, polishing, and dental radiology
Strong sense of medical responsibility, safety and patient advocacy
Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to gold-standard patient care

Responsibilities

Set the standard for surgical patient care
Maintain consistency in surgical protocols and workflows
Provide ongoing training and mentorship to the surgery team
Work closely with DVM team and hospital leadership to keep medical standards, communication, and team expectations aligned
Contribute across the practice as needed, including running rooms or supporting other departments
Surgical responsibilities will vary with hospital needs