Veterinary Assistant - ER/ICU Overnights

About the job

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.

How you'll make a difference

• 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
• Absorb and administer 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

What you will bring

• 2+ years working as a Veterinary Assistant, preferably in an ER/ICU or Urgent Care setting
• 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

Schedule

Four 10-hour overnight shifts Sunday through Wednesday
Overnight floater that can work four 10-hour or three 12-hour shifts

Pay

$19.00 - $23.00/hour, based on experience
$3.00/hr swing differential
$5.00/hr overnight differential

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
• Paid time off and paid holidays for full-time team members

Location

10140 W 44th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Base Pay

$24 - $28 USD