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Veterinary Assistant - Overnight Emergency
Veritas Veterinary PartnersUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Jan 2025
💰 $50,000/yr($40,000/yr – $50,000/yr)
About the role
Veterinary Emergency Care @Wash Park is excited to announce we are looking for two Overnight Veterinary Assistants to join our growing Urgent Care team in the Denver area!
Wash Park Veterinary ER in Denver (youtube.com)
About the job: The 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 Veterinary Emergency Care @Wash Park 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:
What you will bring:
Schedule: Full-Time position with two schedules to choose from. Sunday through Wednesday or Wednesday through Saturday, both 9:00pm - 7:00am.
Salary: $20.00 - $25.00 / hour, based on experience, plus a $4.00/hr overnight differential
Benefits:
Wash Park Veterinary ER in Denver (youtube.com)
About the job: The 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 Veterinary Emergency Care @Wash Park 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
- Provide comfort, diagnostic, surgical and nursing care to all patients including critical care patients
- Obtain and prepare samples for diagnostic testing including but not limited to blood draws, arterial blood gas sampling, 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:
- Experience working as a Veterinary Assistant for 1+ years in ICU/ER 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: Full-Time position with two schedules to choose from. Sunday through Wednesday or Wednesday through Saturday, both 9:00pm - 7:00am.
Salary: $20.00 - $25.00 / hour, based on experience, plus a $4.00/hr overnight differential
Benefits:
- Discount on veterinary care and pet insurance options for your furry family
- Mental health support with Talkspace
- Uniform allowance
- Learning and growth opportunities
- Continuing education support for licensed team members
- 401k retir
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