Veterinary Assistant - Emergency

The role

The Veterinary Assistant will assist the hospital in delivering care to patients. You will perform duties pursuant to VE+CC Protocols and assist DVMs and LVTs.

What you will do

• Monitor and appropriately document patient vital signs and activity
• Provide all technical support to primary emergency veterinarian
• Provide comfort, diagnostic, surgical and nursing care to all patients including critical care patients
• Perform basic, emergent, and critical care anesthetic monitoring
• Obtain and prepare samples for diagnostic testing including blood draws, arterial blood gas sampling, cystocentesis, urinary catheter sampling and free catch urine
• Perform various laboratory procedures including blood typing, cross matching, and slide agglutination testing
• Accurately take and process abdominal, thoracic, appendicular, spinal, and skull radiograph while following appropriate radiation safety protocols
• Properly use and maintain medical equipment
• Provide professional client communication

Required qualifications

• Experience working as a Veterinary Assistant for 2+ years
• A strong desire to learn and apply knowledge/skills learned to daily work life
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral
• Ability to demonstrate technical procedures as outlined in the technician protocols
• Demonstrate reliability and follow-through with all work-related tasks / projects
• Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently

Nice to have

• Additional fluency in other languages

Benefits

• Discount on veterinary care for your furry family
• Learning and growth opportunities
• Top-notch employee referral bonus program
• Mental Health support with Talkspace
• 6 Week paid Parental leave for full time employees
• 401k retirement plan options with company match for full-time team members
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance options for full-time team members
• Basic life insurance provided at no cost and other benefit options available for full-time team members
• Paid time off for full-time team members
• Paid holidays for full-time team members

Before you apply

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

About the company

Veritas Veterinary Partners specializes in supporting Specialty and Emergency care hospitals. The Las Vegas Veterinary Specialty Center is a specialty practice comprised of board certified and residency trained doctors, licensed veterinary technicians, and support teams.