Veterinary Assistant Wanted
2 days ago
VCA Animal Specialty & Emergency Center is a high-volume, AAHA-accredited, state-of-the-art specialty referral and 24-hour critical care hospital located in West Los Angeles.
We are a fast-paced teaching hospital that provides an amazing learning environment and a rewarding caseload.
We pride ourselves on our dedicated and compassionate technical and non-technical staff as well as our team of amazing specialists, senior clinicians, and interns.
With six specialties under one roof and over 100 staff members on our team, there is always an opportunity to grow and advance your skills here.
Job Summary:We are currently accepting applications for Veterinary Assistants to join our Emergency and Critical Care department (ECC) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU):
- Compensation: $22 - $36/hour
- Compensation for this position is dependent on education, experience, credentials, location, nature of practice, schedule, and additional responsibilities.
Our ECC and ICU departments are fully equipped and staffed to provide the maximum level of care 24/7 to both incoming critical and non-critical emergencies, transfers from both our referring veterinarians and internal specialty services, and post-operative patients from our surgery department.
We work on a wide variety of cases on canine and feline patients, and in our ICU ward, the most critical patients receive top-notch intensive care using advanced techniques and specialized equipment.
Responsibilities:Responsibilities include providing nursing care to both our stable and critical hospitalized patients, triaging and stabilizing incoming emergencies, providing treatment to our outpatients, assisting with basic anesthetic procedures, and maintaining a clean and stocked treatment area.
We typically begin our newest team members in our emergency department with the opportunity to advance into our ICU as skills and knowledge are developed.
Requirements:Candidates must be currently in process of working towards obtaining their RVT license.
Unlicensed veterinary assistants are required to have a valid CA VACSP.
Skills required include:
- General knowledge of veterinary medicine
- Small animal restraint and handling
- Basic and advanced veterinary nursing care
- Medication administration - all routes
- Phlebotomy and IV catheterization
- Lab sample handling
- Anesthesia prep and monitoring
- Basic radiography
- Triage and stabilization of a variety of emergency cases
We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts, and more.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans/Disabled. For a complete EEO statement, please see our career page.
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