Front Range Advanced Technician Assistant

Veterinary System Services, Inc; Colorado; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterinary System Services, Inc. seeks an Advanced Technician Assistant with a minimum of 5 years of experience across at least two hospital settings (GP, Shelter, Urgent Care, Specialty, ER). Responsibilities include gathering patient histories, taking TPRs, feeding and walking animals, and providing patient restraint.

The role requires catheter placement, blood draws, and administering medications under supervision. IV meds require direct supervision.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in at least two hospital settings: GP, Shelter, Urgent Care, Specialty or ER.
• Gather patient histories, TPRs, feeding and walking animals, and patient restraint.
• Ability to place catheters, draw blood and administer oral, subcutaneous, or intramuscular medications with dose calculated by an RVT or DVM.

Responsibilities

• Gather patient histories and monitor wellbeing.
• Take TPRs, feed and walk animals, and restrain as needed.
• Clean kennels and care for animals in the hospital.

Skills

Animal handling

Patient histories

Blood draw

Catheter placement

Medication administration

IV meds supervision

Anesthesia restraint

Job description

The Advanced Technician Assistant will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in at least two of the following hospital settings: GP, Shelter, Urgent Care, Specialty and ER.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, gathering patient histories, TPRs, feeding and walking animals, patient restraint, cleaning kennels, monitoring animals’ general wellbeing, filling prescriptions, etc. In addition, the Advanced Technician Assistant will be able to place catheters, draw blood and give oral, subq, or IM medications with the dose calculated by an RVT or DVM. IV medications will need direct supervision. The Advanced Technician Assistant will be able to restrain for anesthesia induction and intubation but will not induce or monitor anesthesia.

Create your own schedule while working relief with VSS. We have full-time and part-time needs for this position. Working relief allows you to help your colleagues while growing skills at a variety of hospitals. This is a W2 opportunity that offers some of the best benefits in the industry if you work full-time or 32 hours on average per week.

VSS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.