Veterinary Assistant Emergency

World Class Medicine.
Purpose-Driven Partnership.

Veritas Veterinary Partners offer exciting career opportunities in state-of-the-art facilities across the U.S. Our hospitals are staffed by board-certified specialists create a collaborative environment where you can work alongside like-minded caring professionals. If youre passionate about veterinary medicine this is your chance to thrive in a dynamic high-quality setting.

At Veritas Veterinary Partners our mission is to build a network of trust and opportunity for veterinary professionals nationwide. We specialize in supporting Specialty and Emergency care hospitals aligning with your unique goals and medical standards. Veritas founded by Thomas Scavelli DVM DACVS is dedicated to recruiting top-tier talent and fostering collaboration within our community. With a focus on exceptional care we bring together highly trained veterinarians technicians and teammates committed to our patients well-being.

We believe in Truth in Medicine and Trust in Partnerships ensuring we always provide the highest standard of care. Come join us and make a meaningful impact on the community you serve.

The Las Vegas Veterinary Specialty Center is a specialty practice comprised of board certified and residency trained doctors licensed veterinary technicians and support teams who are highly trained in Internal Medicine Oncology Ophthalmology Surgery Neurology Physical Rehabilitation and Emergency and Critical Care.

We are a dedicated group of professionals committed to providing the best medical care to the patients of our community! We understand the value of teamwork and comradery! We collaborate support and lift each other up! We are looking to grow our family here and invite you to consider joining our team!

About the job: The Veterinary Assistant position will assist the hospital in delivering excellent care to all of our patients within the hospital. Perform Veterinary Assistant duties pursuant to VECC Protocols. Embodies the culture in treating every client with the utmost courteous and attentive treatment possible with a keen sensitivity to the emotional bond between owners and their pets. Assist DVMs and LVT in all duties necessary.

How youll make a difference

• 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 but not limited to blood draws arterial blood gas sampling cystocentesis urinary catheter sampling and free catch urine
• Perform various laboratory procedures including but not limited to 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

What you will bring

• 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

Schedule

• Thursday through Saturday 7:00am - 7:30pm at our Main location
• Hybrid Main/North
  • Friday 7:00am - 7:30pm Main Hospital
  • Saturday & Sunday 6:00am - 6:30pm North Hospital

Salary: $18.00 - $22.00/hr depends on experience

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 and paid holidays for full-time team members

Location:8650 W Tropicana Ave Suite B107 Las Vegas NV 89147

Veritas Veterinary Partners is an equal opportunity accordance with the requirements of all applicable federal state and local laws we welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race color religion marital status age national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy genetic information gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other legally protected must be authorized to work in the U.S. All current positions require the ability to speak read and write English proficiently. Additional fluency in other languages is preferred but not required.

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