Veterinary Nurse

If you are a Veterinary Nurse looking for an opportunity in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado, we would like to hear from you. We are an AAHA accredited practice with Fear Free certified staff, located in Carbondale that provides a full range of in-patient care, dentistry, surgery and emergency services. We are looking for a technically skilled individual with broad experience that is interested in joining our team and helping provide care to the people and pets of the Roaring Fork Valley.

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.

Duties include (but are not limited to):
* Prepare patients for surgery/dentistry; help in administering anesthetics, monitor patients during surgery and recovery; assist in surgery; administer fluids; perform support therapy to patients in surgery and post-op
* Outpatient and Nurse appointment facilitation
* Communicate with clients regarding the medical status of their pet.
* Provide accurate information to clients concerning fees, hospital policies, etc.
* Patient care and treatment including assisting in medical or surgical procedures such as irrigating wounds, medication, cleansing wounds, and bandaging. Perform the full range of “tableside” assistance to the practitioners.
* Perform clinical laboratory procedures for in-house diagnostics as well as prepare samples for shipment to laboratory and prepare laboratory requisition
* Radiology
* Triage and emergency skills
* Demonstrate initiative and teamwork in everyday duties

Salary is commensurate with experience and employment includes insurance, retirement plan, continuing education, uniform allowance, paid license fees, and paid time off. Please send letter of interest, resume and at least two professional references.

Hours per week:
* 30-39

Work Remotely
* No

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
* Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
* Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
* Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
* High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:
* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Continuing education credits
* Dental insurance
* Employee discount
* Health insurance
* License reimbursement
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Professional development assistance
* Retirement plan
* Uniform allowance
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* 10 hour shift
* Day shift

Education:
* High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:
* Veterinary Experience: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:
* Veterinary Technician Certification (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:
* Carbondale, CO 81623: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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