Join a Compassionate Team as a Veterinary Surgical Technician at a privately owned Animal Hospital in Brighton, Colorado! We opened in 2021 and recently expanded our facility, and are looking for a Veterinary Surgical Technician to help us grow!
Why choose Wildflower?
- We are a privately/female owned practice open from 8am-5am Monday-Friday
- No overnights, no weekends, and no on-call shifts!
- We strive to offer excellent medicine and help our patients as much as possible!
- We see a lot of interesting cases compared to a standard GP, including: Amputations, Pyometras, Splenectomy, Enucleations, and so much more
- We have a lot of great equipment to help streamline processes
- Starting Vacation Time is 2 weeks and 48 hours of sick leave (increases with your seniority)
- 6 paid holidays!
- We offer a 401K with matching!
- We offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which includes 5 free therapy sessions
- We are very inclusive and LGBTQIA+ friendly!
- We practice Fear Free/Low Stress animal handling
- We offer a partial health insurance reimbursement plan - Qshera
What we are looking for:
- Love and compassion for animals and their guardians
- A belief in high quality medicine, prevention, and client education
- Licensed/Credentialed Veterinary Technician (preferred but not required)
- Excellent anesthesia and surgical technician skills required
- 2+ years of experience monitoring anesthesia for soft tissue and dental surgeries
- Willing and able to be apart of the surgery team at least 3 days a week
- Confident in placing IV catheters, administering medication, intubating, monitoring anesthesia, and recovery
- Confident in taking dental x-rays, cleaning, scaling, and polishing teeth
- Confident in assisting soft tissue surgeries
- Knowledge and skills in Fear Free animal handling
- Comfortable with computers, basic technology, email, and texting
- Reliable with great communication skills
- Spanish speaking (preferred but not required)
Pay: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- License reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Uniform allowance
Work Location: In person
