Career Opportunities

Foothills Animal Hospital in Lakewood, CO looking to add another associate veterinarian to our team! We are currently a two-doctor practice that started back in 1979. Along with our two doctors we have multiple certified veterinary technicians and an assistant. We are a loving, close-knit team that considers each other to be like family. You will love our practice’s friendly and low stress environment.

We specialize in mostly dogs and cats, and work together to provide them with the best medical care possible. We offer typical wellness services, dentistry, soft tissue surgery, radiology, laboratory services, and more. We also have a skilled mobile orthopedic surgeon that will come perform specialty procedures. We are seeing new clients everyday and will have no issues providing our new doctor with a steady caseload. We have many longtime clients that are responsible pet parents that will do anything we recommend for their pets.

At Foothills Animal Hospital, our mission is to improve the lives of our veterinarians by providing you with comprehensive benefits:

• Generous compensation package
• Relocation assistance available
• Flexible schedule
• Leadership opportunities
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Paid short-term disability insurance
• Voluntary long term disability insurance
• 401(k)/Roth with match
• 100% Professional Liability Coverage
• Generous vacation time
• CE Allowance
• Customized mentorship plan
• Licensure reimbursement
• $120k-$150k salary, pro-sal structure with quarterly production, no negative accrual responsibility

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person

Our practice is excited to add another Veterinary Technician to our team! We are looking for an individual who is good at communicating, organization, and multi-tasking, and who is ready to work in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate would have an active Colorado veterinary technician certification and 1-2 years’ prior experience in veterinary medicine.

Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 am-5:30 pm; Saturdays 8:00 am-1:00 pm

We are proud to offer our teammates comprehensive benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with match
• Personal pet care discount
• Flexible schedule
• Scrub allowance
• CE allowance

Essential Functions:

• Able to perform basic animal handling and restraint
• Be able to accurately position for radiographs
• Assist veterinarians in the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery
• Perform in-hospital lab testing and prepare specimens for outside labs
• Assist veterinarians in outpatient exams by taking histories, vital signs, and weights as well as providing client education
• Collect and prepare diagnostic samples
• Anesthesia monitoring
• Assist in maintaining practice equipment
• Assist veterinarian performing surgery
• Assist veterinarians in any other assigned tasks
• Maintain cleanliness of surgery suite, treatment area, and exams rooms for all surfaces
• Support DEA compliance as it relates to the role
• Any other duties as assigned

Requirements/Qualifications

• Active Colorado veterinary technician certification
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to lift patients and carry equipment up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 25 pounds with assistance
• Practice OSHA safety techniques including proper PPE
• Computer skills, MS office applications, etc.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 – $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Denver, CO 80228: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Veterinary experience: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Veterinary Technician License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Foothills Animal Hospital is excited to add a new member to our team! We are looking for an individual who is good at communicating, organization, and multi-tasking, and who is ready to work in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate would have 1-2 years’ prior experience in reception or customer service.

Operating Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 am-5:30 pm; Saturdays 8:00 am-1:00 pm

We are proud to offer our teammates comprehensive benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with match
• Scrub allowance

Position Purpose

Reporting into the Practice Manager, the Client Service Representative (CSR), provides an exceptional experience to our clients during every interaction. In addition to continually engaging the client, the CSR performs practice administrative tasks such as record maintenance and appointment tracking. The CSR manages practice reception (visitor and telephone), maintenance of veterinary medical records, accounts maintenance, cash processing, data entry, word processing and mail services. The CSR applies practical knowledge of practice processes and services, the basic rules and regulations governing visitors and animal patient treatment, and veterinary record requirements and terminology to ensure every patient is well-cared for and every client has an exceptional experience.

Client Service Representative Competencies

· Patience & Compassion: Remaining professional while still making Doctors, teammates, clients, and patients feel as comfortable as possible regardless of the situation or challenges presented.

· Collaboration & Teamwork: Carefully coordinating actions with practice team members. Quickly incorporating feedback to ensure positive results. Sharing ideas and being open to other’s ideas.

· Communicating: Conveying patient visit outcomes to clients and teammates to ensure successful client care, applying excellent written and verbal skills.

· Active Listening: Following the expressed wishes of teammates and clients.

· Client Satisfaction: Ensuring all activities and interactions result in the highest level of client satisfaction.

Essential Responsibilities

· Leads practice opening and closing procedures per Practice Manager instructions and practice procedures.

· Ensures all public areas are clean and presentable for patients; cleans and straightens areas including the front desk, reception area, waiting area, office, public bathroom(s) and exam rooms.

· Processes cash, checks, charge card payments and credit account payments.

· Schedules appointments for the clinic adhering to practice and Doctor preferences and ensure appropriate workflow.

· Assists in the updating of client/patient files, as needed.

· Prepares and sends client correspondence.

· Sends reminder notices to clients for periodic notifications; conducts re-calls to clients on a timely basis from a call back list.

· Performs a backup of the computer system on a regular basis, as directed.

· Performs and oversees the performance of posting daily business.

· Welcomes clients and patients to the practice with a warm and friendly demeanor and ensures an excellent experience during the practice visit.

· Answers incoming telephone calls applying proper telephone etiquette.

· Presents clients with medications, instructions, new client kits and any other take home items.

· Handles emergency situations with great care, patience, and following established clinic policies and procedures.

· Addresses client concerns in a calm and appropriate manner, ensuring every experience ends in satisfaction.

Requirements / Qualifications

· High school diploma or equivalent

· Previous veterinary experience preferred

· Previous reception experience required

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 – $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person

Experience:

• reception: 1 year (Preferred)
• veterinary: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person