• Provide Essential Patient Care: You’ll be a key player in the health of our patients, assisting the medical team with hands-on care and ensuring every animal is treated with compassion and respect.
• Be the Go-To Support for the Medical Team: You’ll be the backbone of the clinic, anticipating the needs of veterinarians and technicians to ensure a smooth, efficient, and collaborative workflow.
• Create a Positive Client Experience: You’ll help create a seamless visit for our clients by assisting with scheduling, payments, and communications, always with a courteous and informative approach.
• Ensure a Safe and Clean Environment: You’ll take pride in maintaining the hospital, performing clinic upkeep and equipment maintenance to uphold our high standards of care.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• A High School Diploma or equivalent.
• A calm and efficient approach, with the ability to handle a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment with composure.
• Confidence and skill in handling pets of all sizes and temperaments.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficiency in fundamental veterinary skills ranging from laboratory and pharmacy to nursing and radiology is a strong asset.

Note: The Credentialed Veterinary Technician title is used in various states based on state-specific licensing and credentialing requirements. Responsibilities may vary depending on the hospital and/or state and will be outlined by the state’s Veterinary Practice Act and/or the responsible veterinarian, where applicable.

• Utilize Your Full Skillset: You’ll be a vital part of the medical team, providing comprehensive patient care, including administering treatments, monitoring anesthesia, and performing lab work.
• Be a Leader and Mentor: You’ll guide and support the medical team, ensuring an efficient workflow while mentoring others to help them grow their skills and careers.
• Partner with Clients: You’ll be a key point of contact for pet owners, educating them on treatments, reviewing medical records, and confidently answering their questions.
• Contribute to a Positive Culture: You’ll play an active role in training, providing feedback, and maintaining the high standards of our hospital environment.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• Graduate of an AVMA-accredited Veterinary Technician program.
• A current state veterinary technician license in good standing.
• Proficiency in a range of technical skills, including nursing, surgery, dental care, radiology, and laboratory procedures.
• A calm and efficient approach, especially in fast-paced or stressful situations.
• Strong communication skills and a passion for working collaboratively.
• One year of experience in the veterinary industry is preferred.

Department: Office of laboratory Animal Resources (OLAR)

Position #: 00732375 – Requisition #: 40790

Key Responsibilities for both positions:

• Perform initial evaluations on reported sick and injured animals and work with the investigator and veterinarian on diagnostics and treatments.
• Assist with surgical procedures and post-operative care
• Perform physical exams on a variety of species
• Create, maintain and monitor animal medical records
• Provide technical services, injections, organ, blood and tissue collection
• Perform animal euthanasia
• Perform diagnostic laboratory evaluations and tests in the areas of hematology, parasitology, serology, microbiology, cytology, and clinical pathology collect postmortem tissues for evaluation
• Perform sample collection and ship to various diagnostic laboratoriesCreate diagnostic reports, records and billing for diagnostic services
• Monitor inventories of clinical, surgical and diagnostic supplies and equipment, along with performing audits of controlled and non-controlled substances
• Schedule rooms and reserve medical procedure equipment
• Monitor and maintain assigned support room
• Perform other duties as assigned

Key Additional Responsibilities for Vet Tech I

• Serve as primary veterinary technician for supporting large lab animal surgeries and anesthesia
• Independently monitor and maintain anesthesia for large lab animals

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

Medical: Multiple plan options

• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 15/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

Minimum Qualifications:

Veterinary Technician I:

• An associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in veterinary/animal health technology.
• One year of experience caring for, feeding, or providing health care for animals in a veterinary laboratory, breeding, or boarding facility.
• Veterinary technician license or provisional registration with Colorado Department of Regulatory Affairs (DORA).
  •  Veterinary technician students, new graduates, or others who intend to acquire licensure in the 1st year of employment are eligible as well. If unlicensed, the applicant will be brought in as a veterinary technician assistant and moved to a veterinary technician I when licensure is acquired.
  • Licensure must be obtained within the first year of employment.       Failure to meet this requirement may result in ineligibility for  continued employment following the one-year probationary period

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current certification with the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS).
• Experience performing initial evaluations and physicals on large animals.
• Experience working in an animal research facility.
• Experience creating electronic spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel and managing electronic veterinary records
• Experience ordering, tracking and maintaining biomedical research equipment

Conditions of Employment:

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or in the future.
• Must be willing and able to frequently lift and carry 50 lbs
• Must be willing and able to occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull up to 100 lbs, with or without accommodation.
• Must be willing and able to operate moving equipment or work around machinery or moving equipment.
• Must be willing and able to euthanize large and small animals
• Must be willing and able to sit, stand, walk and reach above shoulders on a constant basis
• Must be willing able to work around noise and vibrations
• Must be willing and able to work straight or rotating shifts, weekends and holidays.
• Must be willing to work earlier or later hours than a typical business day based on scheduling and unanticipated procedure length or animal health needs
• Must be willing and able to work around hazardous chemicals
• Must possess and maintain a current State of Colorado Driver’s License
• Must be willing and able to wear appropriate respiratory protection

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish rapport with persons of diverse backgrounds.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Excellent oral communication skills with the ability to handle stressful situations in a calm and professional manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written form which includes the ability to check for typographical, grammatical and spelling errors.
• Planning and organization skills.
• Physical ability

For full consideration, please submit the following document(s):

1. A letter of interest describing relevant job experiences as they relate to listed job qualifications and interest in the position
2. Curriculum vitae / Resume
3. Three to five professional references, including name, address, phone number (mobile number if appropriate), and email address

For best consideration, apply by August 25, 2026.

Questions should be directed to: MARIA.MONTERO@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU

      Application Materials Required: Cover Letter, Resume/CV, List of References

Supervise medical treatments, anesthesia monitoring, surgical preparation, and clinic cleaning. This team member will perform examinations, vaccinations, deworming, medical and behavior evaluation of animals entering the shelter. Work as a team member to help CAS pursue its mission, goals, and philosophy. This staff member will cross train with Customer Service and Animal Care within 6 months of hiring. This team member will be euthanasia certified within 6 months of hire.

We see an average of 8-12 appointments per day. On procedure days we usually have a single morning procedure followed by 4-5 afternoon appointments. This allows our full attention on our anesthetized patient throughout all of their recovery until discharge to the owners.

The technician would be responsible for complete and thorough history taking, prepping and administering vaccines, venipuncture, processing lab samples, catheter placement, radiology positioning, safe and low-stress small animal restraint, filling and dispensing medications, dental cleanings and x-rays, intubation, anesthesia monitoring, etc.

The technician may also be responsible for doing solo technician appointments on days the attending doctor has other duties to fulfill. The technician must emulate confidence and efficiency on their own.

Positive, thorough communication, respect and professionalism are imperative for this position. We are in the comfort of owners’ homes many times and it is important to make them feel safe, comforted and heard during their pets’ appointments.

We hope you find this position intriguing as much as we do! If you’re looking to slow the pace of the profession down but still give amazing care to the species you love, then this is the position for you!

Quebec Highlands Animal Clinic is a fun-loving environment that provides daily challenges, as well as the benefit of providing the best medicine for our clients and their pets. We depend on each other through both the easy and difficult cases.

Full-Time Certified Veterinary Technician

Highlands Ranch Colorado

At Quebec Highlands Animal Clinic we value our team members and believe they are our most valuable asset. As such, we feel this profession and your passion for animals should allow you to enjoy a flexible schedule, camaraderie of your peers, ability to grow and learn new skills, provide input for the success of the practice, and maximization of your talents. This practice fosters a work environment of mentorship, kindness, honesty, integrity, diversity, and the opportunity to grow. We practice Fear Free Techniques to help make our patients lives better too!

Quebec Highlands Animal Clinic is a small, but progressive general practice of 2.5 doctors, which allows us to provide a family-‐friendly atmosphere for both clients and team members. Please see our website, www.quebechighlandsvet.com, to learn what we have to offer. Technicians are given the following responsibilities which include but not limited to:

• Assisting clinicians with physical exams
• Preparing rooms for clinicians
• Venipuncture
• Placement of catheters
• Radiology, both general and dental
• Assisting with anesthesia, general and dental
• Assisting with surgeries as well as professional dental cleanings
• Running IDEXX diagnostics and variety of cytology samples
• Client education

Our current position involves:

• 4 weekdays and rotating ½ day Saturdays.
• We offer a starting salary of $20.00 to 26.00/hr. depending on experience.
• Benefits include medical and dental insurance
• Retirement plan with 3% match
• CE and scrub allowance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Pet discounts.
• We also provide an Incentive Program which allows the team member to make up to another 1.00/hr. based on the quality of their work.

Quebec Highlands Animal Clinic provided the following inclusive hiring information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.’

‘Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely

• No

Qualifications

• Veterinary Technician Certification
• Proven veterinary experience with a strong understanding of veterinary terminology and animal physiology
• Proficiency in animal handling, restraint, and catheterization techniques
• Knowledge of pet care and animal anatomy
• Experience with blood sampling and kennel management
• Familiarity with dental terminology and veterinary critical care practices
• Relevant skills in dog training, grooming, and X-ray procedures

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Uniform allowance

License/Certification:

• Veterinary Technician Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person