Veterinary Assistant - Emergency

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Veterinary Assistant - Emergency

PET’s Emergency Hospital

Greeley, CO

PET’s Emergency Hospital is looking for a Credentialed Veterinary Technician (CVT / RVT) to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

At PET’s Emergency Hospital, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, you will have the support, tools, and resources to elevate your skills. As a hospital deeply rooted in the local community, you will experience the best of both worlds : a genuine local feel with the benefits of Thrive's national resources.

About the Hospital

PETS Emergency Hospital is a AAHA accredited, 24-hour Emergency Hospital with brand new, state of the art equipment. We invest heavily in our teams' growth and development and offer generous CE and uniform allowances .  We pride ourselves on providing the Greeley area with compassionate and quality emergency, urgent, and critical care. We provide an emotionally intelligent work environment and strive to maintain a positive work / life balance.

About You

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

Experience & Skills Requirements :

• Has a minimum of 2 years of clinical veterinary experience
• Familiar with common disease processes that present to emergency service with an understanding of treatments and medications associated with their care.
• Comfortable utilizing digital radiography machines to acquire images using proper technique and positioning.
• Prepare animals and instruments for surgery
• Provide surgical assistance, anesthesia monitoring and post-operative care
• Administer medications, and treatments prescribed by a veterinarian
• Possesses a positive work attitude
• Self-motivated
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Is committed to a stress-free environment for our patients
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment

Role Responsibilities :

Benefits – our care in action

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members :

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences, your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted, nationally connected community, you’ll be able to make connections, access opportunities and find support with ease.

Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.

You’ll Thrive with Us

At Thrive, you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals. Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise. You can build your skills and earn credentials through :

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate starting at $19-23 /  hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

About Thrive

Vet-founded and Austin-born, Thrive Pet Healthcare has expanded to over 380 partner hospitals nationwide, united by a mission to shape the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners.

We bridge general practice, urgent care, specialty, and emergency care, and our locally rooted, nationally connected hospitals benefit from Thrive's extensive resources while maintaining their unique identities.

We believe that supporting our people is the key to helping pets thrive through every stage of life.

Join us where #WeThriveTogether. We provide customizable professional development opportunities, a supportive work environment that values work-life rhythms, and 24 / 7 mental health support.

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we are committed to creating a culture where everyone from any background can be heard, respected, and valued. We pledge to build an inclusive environment nurtured by respectful curiosity to support, encourage, and celebrate the diverse voices of our teams and the communities we serve.