Registered Veterinary Technician Neurology

VCA Animal Hospitals; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid CE

On-call compensation

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver, CO is seeking a registered veterinary technician to join a busy neurology department. The role focuses on anesthesia, patient care, and client communication in a fast-paced setting with 3 boarded neurologists.

The position offers four 10-hour shifts, on-call duties, and a strong benefits package including paid CE and professional dues. Pay ranges from $24 to $28 per hour, with opportunities to work with advanced imaging and monitoring equipment.

Qualifications

• Registered veterinary technician with RVT credentials.
• Experience or training in anesthesia preferred; on-call required.
• Willing to work four 10-hour shifts in the neurology department.

Responsibilities

• Induce, maintain/monitor, and recover patients from anesthesia.
• Provide anesthesia for neurology patients needing imaging and/or surgery.
• Think analytically about disease processes and patient needs.
• Inspire and teach students and new associates.
• Ensure documentation is thorough and accurate.

Skills

Anesthesia

Team collaboration

Patient care

Documentation

Education

Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)

Tools

CT

MRI

Epidurals

Arterial catheters

Job description

VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital is seeking a registered veterinary technician to join our team in our top-rated neurology department. Our technicians are responsible for the technical duties, client communication and patient care related to their role and department. We have 3 boarded neurologists with a busy caseload.

Location: Denver, CO

Full-time: 4x10s

Application deadline: 8/31/2026

Pay: $24.00-28.00/hr.

VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital has an exciting history (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Vets). We were established in 1971, became a 24 hour hospital in 1974, and we aren’t slowing down. We take pride in providing outstanding, innovative patient care. We are so proud of the hospital and team we work with and we want you to join us.

Benefits of working with our highly skilled team:

• Hands-on learning, didactic training, and collaboration on case management and treatment to provide the highest quality patient care.

• Multi-modal monitoring equipment.

• Utilization of advanced technology; CT, MRI.

• Autonomy to perform advanced technical skills: epidurals, various analgesic blocks, arterial catheters.

Responsibilities in this position

• All tasks related to inducing, maintain/monitoring, and recovering patients from anesthesia.

• The main resource of providing anesthesia for neurology patients needing imaging and/or surgery.

• Think analytically through disease process and patient needs.

• Inspire and teach students and new associates.

• Ensure documentation is appropriate, thorough, and complete.

Our ideal candidate would have the following qualities:

• Good attitude and a positive demeanor

• Strong work ethic and ability to work on a collaborative team

• Awareness of the hospital as a whole and how our team can help other teams

• Empathy toward clients, patients and coworkers

• Commitment to gentle patient handling in a fear-free way

Qualifications:

• Experienced, credentialed technicians are preferred, but we love to train new grads!

• Credentialed technicians and new grads welcome!

• Four ten hour shifts are available for this department.

• Generous paid and completely voluntary on-call.

• Paid credentialing and association dues.

• $750 in paid CE and numerous free in house CE available, including RACE approved.

• Referral bonuses

• Competitive wage

• Medical, dental & vision insurance

• Generous pet care discounts

• Life, long and short-term disability insurance

• Paid parental leave

• Paid vacation and sick time

• 401(k)

At VCA we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and want to be a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay and do their best work.

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.