Agree each handoff before sourcing
Make the recruiting process usable for both candidates and the employer by defining the next decision at each stage.
- Approve the role brief and screening criteria.
- Review candidate submissions against the same criteria.
- Complete interviews, authorized checks and the offer decision.
Prepare the role brief
Write down the information a candidate needs to evaluate the position before the search begins.
- Specify overnight, weekend and holiday coverage.
- Explain triage, critical-care capability and referral escalation.
- Describe technician staffing, handovers and schedule recovery.
Plan the work location in Denver.
Name the street address, municipality and county, and keep Denver neighborhoods separate from suburban cities. Several places cross county lines: Aurora reaches Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, Littleton reaches Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson, and Arvada and Westminster each reach Adams and Jefferson. Highlands Ranch is a census designated place, not a city. Coverage on this site is limited to Colorado; a hospital in another state falls under a different licensing authority.
Give the hiring team one brief for each facility, with clinical work, technician delegation, weekend duties and location commitments stated together. Colorado asks veterinarians for 32 hours of continuing education every two years, so state the support the practice provides. O*NET OnLine, using Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data, lists a higher median annual wage for veterinarians in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial area than for Colorado overall or the United States, which is context candidates may bring to an offer. Colorado State University’s college of veterinary medicine in Fort Collins awards the DVM, and a graduate of any AVMA-accredited school can apply for a Colorado license. This site describes employer hiring coverage without claiming a Denver recruiting office.
Review Denver-area recruiting coverage →Local context for this role
VEG's Denver hospital at 3845 East Colfax Avenue states that it is open 24/7, accepts walk-ins without appointments, and performs ultrasounds, x-rays, testing and surgeries on site. VEG's Colorado page also lists hospitals at Boulder, Denver Tech Center, Edgewater and Lakewood addresses, each marked open 24/7, VRCC in Englewood states emergency care around the clock with specialty care by appointment, and Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital states it is open around the clock with board-certified specialists. The Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations requires veterinarians to complete at least one hour of substance use prevention training each license period unless an exemption applies, covering opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing and the electronic prescription drug monitoring program. A Denver emergency brief should therefore say whether the hospital also offers specialty services, who holds controlled-drug records on a night shift and how the Denver team hands patients to the morning doctor.
Plan Colorado credential checks before the start date.
Colorado licenses veterinarians through the State Board of Veterinary Medicine within the Department of Regulatory Agencies, and veterinary technicians are registered through the same Division. Assign a person to verify license status and the expiration date, record the verification date and resolve questions with the Division. Check any additional specialty credentials required by the employer with the issuing organization.
Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations license lookup · Colorado veterinary applications and licensing guide
Confirm the service and terms with BEGHR.
Define an emergency DVM search around shift coverage, case responsibility, overnight support and the hospital’s escalation process.
Read the service scope · Review the recruiting process · BEGHR veterinary placement