Veterinary Assistant, Emergency

Veterinary Assistant, Emergency

Valley Veterinary Emergency & Referral Center is a 24/7 award-winning veterinary hospital seeking experienced Licensed Veterinary Technicians. Our center is a newly renovated, 13,000+ square foot facility with dedicated staff and state-of-the-art equipment (like digital radiography and endoscopy) to offer the highest level of emergency and critical care.

Veterinary Assistant (ER/CC) | $20- 22/hr Location: Winchester, VA Full-Time | 3x12s $20- 22/hr

Looking for a Veterinary Assistant job where you can grow your skills in emergency and critical care? Join Valley Veterinary Emergency & Referral Center (VVERC), a 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital, where you’ll build advanced ER/CC skills working hands-on with high-acuity cases, making a real impact every shift.

Pay & Benefits for Veterinary Assistants

• $20- 22/hr Full-time benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• 401(k)

• Paid Time Off

• CE Allowance + Free VetBloom (RACE-approved CE) access

• Veterinary Technician scholarship opportunities

• VTNE and/or license reimbursement

• Uniform allowance

• Employee pet discount

• Disability & Life Insurance Schedule

• Three 12-hour shifts

• Weekends and holidays as needed

• Relief shifts available! Veterinary Assistant Responsibilities

• Properly restrain animals

• Obtain a thorough history from pet owner

• Accurately measure and record each patient's weight and basic vitals (temp, pulse rate, and respiratory rate)

• Assist in anesthesia induction and patient prep for surgical procedures

• Clean and prep surgical packs and supplies

• Efficiently set up, turn over and break down OR and prep areas

• Understand triage and follow hospital policies regarding critical patients.

• Using aseptic procedures, draw up injections for doctors or technicians to administer

• Properly package and store samples as needed

• Assist with routine exam room procedures

• Monitor patients' behavior

• Maintain a positive attitude, work well and collaboratively as a team. be able to work well under pressure

• Ability to multitask and produce efficiently under a heavy workload

• Assist in maintaining inventory and alert supervisor of items that are running low

• Maintain adequate interdepartmental communications regarding patient care and client issues

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Experience working with animals, preferably in an emergency and specialty hospital

• Strong teamwork and communication skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced veterinary environment

• About Ethos Veterinary Health

• Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class

• medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.

• Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards

• are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You’ll work alongside respected

• veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.

• Here, mentorship is a two-way street. You’ll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to

• grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.

• At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest

• level, together.

• Join Us

• At Ethos, this isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to practice medicine at the highest level and help shape the future of veterinary care.

• Equal Opportunity Employer

• Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion,

• color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin,

• veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on

• qualifications, competence, merit, and business need