Certified Veterinary Technician - Lead Emergency

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Greeley (CO); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary hospital in Greeley is seeking a full-time Lead Emergency Veterinary Technician. This role involves providing veterinary care, supporting the medical team, and mentoring staff. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and technical skills, with a commitment to quality pet care.

Benefits

Paid time off including parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Pet perks including free exams

401k with employer contribution

Scholarship opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of clinical veterinary experience.
• Experience in Emergency and Critical Care or Specialty medicine.

Responsibilities

• Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care.
• Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with state regulations.
• Guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Technical Skills

Education

Active LVT/RVT or CVT

Job description

Lead Emergency Veterinary Technician

PETS Emergency Hospital

Greeley, CO

More than a word, care is present in everything you do. At PETS Emergency Hospital, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, we take action to empower your best care for pets, their families, and yourself.

We are a community of 400 clinics forming an extraordinary network of unparalleled resources and people. Through outstanding learning and career options, comprehensive benefits, and abundant support, you'll be nurtured and appreciated for who you are and what you bring to the table. We come together in both the joys and heartaches of our profession to lift each other up through laughter and empathy.

And, we have plenty of fun along the way!

Who we are

At PETS Emergency Hospital, you'll feel the warmth and openness of a small clinic, while having the opportunity and support of a united network.

PETS Emergency Hospital invest heavily in our teams' growth and development. We provide an emotionally intelligent work environment and strive to maintain a positive work/life balance.

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

PETS Emergency Hospital is looking to add a full-time Lead Emergency Veterinary Technician to their team!

As a Veterinary Technician, you'll play an important role in pets' lives by providing care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.

The Emergency Lead Veterinary Technician is not only responsible for providing all veterinary nursing duties in the hospital but also provides direction to veterinary technicians and assistants. The Shift Lead technician should be knowledgeable in a wide variety of areas and is able to train staff in these areas including client service, communication, clinical pathology, radiology, animal nursing care, anesthesia, surgical assistance, emergency medicine, among others. The shift lead technician is expected to uphold the hospitals core values while maintaining professional composure.

Role Responsibilities:

• Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
• With each hospital function, assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
• Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with your state's Veterinary Practice Act outlined for credentialed veterinary technicians.
• Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options, medications, and additional treatments.
• Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
• Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.
• Be willing to guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.

Experience & Skills Requirements:

• REQUIRED: Active LVT/RVT or CVT
• Has a minimum of 3 years of clinical veterinary experience

• Has experience in Emergency and Critical Care or Specialty medicine
• Familiar with common disease processes that present to emergency service with an understanding of treatments and medications associated with their care.
• Strong medical math skills. (Including being able to calculate fluid rate, common CRI's and multimodal drug infusion.)
• Able to obtain Blood pressure, ECG, Sp02, and ETC02 and integrate clinical signs with disease processes to assist doctors in early and appropriate intervention of patient care.
• Comfortable utilizing digital radiography machines to acquire images using proper technique and positioning.
• Prepare animals and instruments for surgery
• Provide surgical assistance and post-operative care
• Administer medications, and treatments prescribed by a veterinarian
• Possesses a positive work attitude
• Self-motivated
• Excellent leadership, communication and organization skills
• Superior technical skills
• Is committed to a stress-free environment for our patients
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment

You'll Grow with Us

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits - our care in action

We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:

• Paid time off including 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, and time off for new pet adoptions
• quality medical, dental, and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account
• Pet perks including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations
• Generously subsidized backup and ongoing care support for children, adults, and pets
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• 401k with employer contribution and no waiting period
• Continuing education and development support through our library of free CE courses and paid time off to complete
• Scholarship opportunities and student loan support program
• and so much more!

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate starting at $25-$30/ hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members, pet parents, and pets. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.