Registered Veterinary Technician

VCA Animal Hospitals

Last Updated: 12/30/2025 2:28:27 AM

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Current Days Open
174
Reqs Seen
2
Current Min Salary
$23.00 (Hourly)
Current Max Salary
$27.00 (Hourly)
Historical Time to Fill
94.5
First Seen
7/10/2025
Lowest Min Salary Seen
$21.00 (Hourly)
6/26/2026
Highest Max Salary Seen
$27.00 (Hourly)
12/30/2025

Full Job Description

VCA Orchard Animal Hospital in Greenwood Village is looking for a full-time Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) to join our team. We are seeking individuals with strong skills in surgery assistance and anesthesia monitoring. Compensation is negotiable based on experience and credentials, $23.00 to $27.00 per hour. *Sign-on bonus available* Location: 5930 S. Holly St., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 We will be accepting applications until July 30, 2025. We are a good-vibe team who enjoys working with each other and having fun! (We even have a free snack cart and coffee for our associates!) Ideal candidates should possess: excellent teamwork skills, animal handling and animal healthcare knowledge, competence with anesthesia monitoring and surgical assisting. This position will divide their time between assisting with treatments/surgeries/dentals and monitoring anesthesia, and assisting doctors with physical examinations. Candidates must have the ability to work cooperatively with co-workers, demonstrate respect for all animals and humans, use common sense and be dependable. We offer unparalleled client service in a high tech, high quality medical environment. Along with providing high quality patient and client care that our team is proud of, we encourage our associates to continue to learn and grow. We provide annual continuing education reimbursement up to $750, free race certified CE, RVT license reimbursement, vacation and sick pay, holiday pay, scrubs, medical, dental, vision, 401K, flexible spending account, life insurance, and GENEROUS pet benefits for up to four pets. https://vimeo.com/659444177/c057e2d18e Why We Need You As a member of the VCA team, your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parentby delivering an outstanding client experienceso they will partner with us for the lifelong care of their companion animals. Youve worked hard for your credentialing and we want you to use the knowledge that youve invested your time and talent in. The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to: Venipuncture catheter placement radiology anesthesia monitoring physical examinations and patient assessment surgical preparation and assisting dentistry laboratory work pharmacy patient recovery compassionate care for our hospitalized patients Why You Should Consider Us At VCA, your passion for medicine and compassion for pets and people is matched with a commitment to your professional growth. You will enjoy exposure to a diverse and stimulating caseload, employ the most advanced imaging and monitoring tools, and tap into the expertise of more than 4,500+ doctors, including 600+ boarded specialists. You will sharpen your skillsand even learn some new techniquesand explore career options that only VCA can offer, such as continuing education, transfer, specialization, and leadership opportunities. 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. A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians including 500 who are board-certified specialists nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care. The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us.

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