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We can offer you: Very competitive compensation Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision benefits Paid Time Off Discount pet services Continuing Education allowance Retirement plan Fantastic clients and a fun team atmosphere Newly renovated building in a great part of town We mean it when we tell our cl

Job Description WHO WE ARE VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a "customer first" mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment. TALENT + CULTURE AT VEG At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. What we're aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to what we want for our employees: to have the best experience possible. With the highest NPS score in our industry, we're ready to ensure that VEG is always the place where the best and brightest in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow. For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say, "yes." We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one of this year's nominees for INC Magazine's Best Places to Work! ABOUT THE EXTERNSHIP VEG's Veterinary Technician Student Externship Program gives vet tech students hands-on experience in emergency medicine while working alongside our credentialed, emergency veterinary technicians. Students will focus on honing their emergency skills including obtaining patient vitals, processing laboratory samples, caring for hospitalized patients, triaging emerging cases, and collaborating in a fast-paced environment. If you're as interested in emergency medicine as we are, we'd love to have you! Note: This is an unpaid externship and rabies vaccinations are required unless your school's rabies mitigation policy allows you to be unvaccinated and still handle unvaccinated pets. • Flexibility: YOU Choose the length of your externship to meet your school's requirements, • Location: YOU choose where you'd like to extern (depending on hospital bandwidth), • Mentorship: YOU will be supported by a credentialed veterinary technician, • Focus: YOU will be fully-immersed in what emergency medicine truly entails REQUIREMENTS • Currently enrolled in an AVMA accredited veterinary technology or veterinary nursing program (or one actively seeking accreditation) and will be in a class that requires externship hours and/or skills. This application is not for veterinary students or veterinary assistant students - only veterinary technology or veterinary nursing students., • Your externship must need to begin within 6 months of application., • You must be vaccinated for rabies unless your school's rabies mitigation policy allows unvaccinated students to handle unvaccinated animals.

Job DescriptionBenefits: • 401(k), • Bonus based on performance, • Competitive salary, • Dental insurance, • Employee discounts, • Flexible schedule, • Free food & snacks, • Free uniforms, • Health insurance, • Opportunity for advancement, • Paid time off, • Parental leave, • Profit sharing, • Training & development, • Vision insurance PETSURG & ER4PETS FT/PT/Relief Emergency Veterinary Technician Flexible Day or Night Shifts We are seeking a compassionate Veterinarian Technician/Assistants to join the team at our successful ER Hospital. Veterinary Technician responsibilities include assisting the Veterinarian with surgeries and procedures, coordinating animal care, and monitoring animal recovery. You will work closely with the entire hospital staff to ensure the health and well-being of all of our pet patients. If you are passionate about providing exceptional animal care, wed like to meet you. Accepting applications for a limited time! Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour Benefits: • 401(k), • Dental insurance, • Employee discount, • Flexible schedule, • Health insurance, • Paid time off, • Retirement plan, • 10 hour shift, • 30 minute lunch break, plus 10 minute breaks, • Day shift, • Holidays, • Night shift

Utilize technical skills to the fullest, within state practice acts and as outlined in the NAVTA guidelines for veterinary assistant skills and duties. We are committed to supporting our veterinary professionals and believe that addressing student debt is crucial for the long-term health of the vete

VCA Animal Specialty Group located at 5610 Kearny Mesa Road, in beautiful San Diego is seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistants to join our team of emergency & specialty technicians. Our state of the art hospital offers the best critical care support equipment as well as diagnostic & imaging equ

The Veterinary Assistant supports the veterinarians and veterinary technicians in ensuring quality veterinary care for all pets, advocates for pets, educates clients on all aspects of pet health, and ensures a safe and effective hospital environment. Utilize technical skills to the fullest, within s

Job Description Full /part time Registered Veterinary Technician or experienced veterinary technician positions are available at our Small Animal Clinic. We have been serving our community for over 40 years and we provide our clients and staff with a family like environment. Candidates should be able to help with front office as well as assisting doctors and rest of staff with medical procedures. Technician/ assistant candidates should be proficient with blood draws, dental prophylaxis , anesthesia monitoring, should be able to take and assist with radiographs and ultrasounds. RVT candidates are expected to be experienced with dental procedures such as dental x-rays, prophylaxis and extractions. The ideal candidate has a positive attitude, and enjoys working with people and being a team player. Benefits included are pet discounts, paid time off, 401K match, and a flexible schedule. Salary is commensurate with experience

Experienced Veterinary Assistants. We are looking for Experienced Veterinary Assistants to join VCA Pacific Petcare Animal Hospital in San Diego, CA.

A VCA Pacific Petcare Care Concierge is a specialized role within VCA Animal Hospitals that acts as a point of contact for clients, streamlining the veterinary visit experience. VCA Pacific Petcare Animal Hospital is looking for a talented Veterinary Assistant Care Concierge. Join the VCA Pacific Pe

Job Description Veterinary Dental Specialties – San Diego is hiring an experienced Vet Assistant. Candidates should have a passion for dentistry, anesthesia, and exceptional client and patient care. Come join our team of not only veterinary dentists, but also work alongside a board-certified veterinary anesthesiologist. This position earns a competitive wage of $27 to $30 per hour depending on experience. A full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as long-term disability for full-time employees. Company uniforms are provided, and you will receive an employee pet discount. We offer paid time off (PTO), Paid holidays, a 401(k), and profit sharing. At Veterinary Dental Specialties – San Diego, we pride ourselves on providing compassionate, concierge level service to our clients, patients, and primary care veterinarians. We take our responsibility to alleviate pain and suffering seriously and accomplish this with Fear Free techniques to reduce the stress on everyone involved. We believe in taking care of our staff so they can take care of our patients. We work on one patient at a time to give each patient the undivided attention they deserve. JOB QUALIFICATIONS • 3 – 5 years of Vet Assistant experience in a veterinary clinic or specialty clinic as a veterinary assistant., • Must be proficient IV catheter placement, must be comfortable monitoring anesthesia and quickly respond to anesthesia and assisting the surgeon as necessary., • Experience with dentals and dental radiology a plus., • High degree of emotional intelligence, work ethic and integrity skills required., • Able to use sound judgement when dealing with confidential information., • Able to multi-task and prioritize job duties in a busy and constantly changing work environment., • Able to be calm and level-headed in an often-stressful work environment., • Experience in maintaining computerized medical records; EzyVet and Cubex experience a plus., • Strong verbal and written communication skills., • Knowledge of basic animal handling, knowledge of basic animal health care., • Able to perform moderately physically demanding work that requires a lot of lifting (up to 50 pounds), cleaning, and constant motion. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • The ability to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment and to communicate to build relationships with colleagues and clients is required., • The ability to deliver exceptional client and patient services., • Knowledge of Fear Free techniques, and Fear Free certification is preferred. Access to certification will be provided if not already possessed., • Knowledge of common medications, and filling medications, • Dental radiography and cone-beam CT (VetCat IQ) experience. If not possessed, training will be provided., • Monitoring anesthesia., • Instrument and equipment sterilization and maintenance., • Help perform IV catheters, blood draws., • Perform laboratory tests such as blood work and urinalysis., • Clean and maintain medical equipment and instruments, • Provide post-operative care and monitor patients during recovery., • Clean kennels and laundry.

Job Description WHO WE ARE VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a "customer first" mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment. TALENT + CULTURE AT VEG At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. What we're aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to what we want for our employees: to have the best experience possible. With the highest NPS score in our industry, we're ready to ensure that VEG remains the place where the best and brightest in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow. For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say, "yes." We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one of this year's nominees for INC Magazine's Best Places to Work! WHO WE NEED You are passionate and motivated. You value learning and are a team player that is honest and respectful to your peers. You love what you do. You love working with animals and people. You are comfortable adapting to new scenarios, willing to learn new techniques, and think outside the box. You have excellent interpersonal capabilities across a diverse group. You're happy to pitch in wherever and whenever you are needed, with a positive attitude. You demonstrate the ability to accomplish assigned tasks for all areas involved, knowing when to ask for assistance. You display excellent communication skills with your peers, customers, and team. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO • Treat each patient and customer with the highest level of compassion and care., • Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments., • Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients., • Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications., • Set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy., • Contribute as a team member to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care., • Participate in giving and receiving patient rounds to ensure continuity of care., • Be trained to properly perform all aspects of CPR as a RECOVER Certified Rescuer., • Collect samples and perform diagnostic tests including in-house and point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging., • Assist in setting-up, performing, monitoring sedation and surgical anesthesia with LVT or DVM supervision., • Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and maintaining urinary catheters and nasal oxygen tubes, and, • Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot oxygen cages and other oxygen administration techniques., • Work alongside licensed veterinary technicians as a vital member of the nursing care team., • Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as veterinary technician credentialing, trainer role, community outreach, and leadership. Veterinary Assistants can additionally (where permitted by law): • Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia with or without mechanical ventilation for patients with varied levels of risk., • Perform advanced vascular access techniques including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement, intraosseous catheterization, and arterial catheterization., • Perform advanced diagnostic techniques including ultrasonography and paracentesis,, • Participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans., • Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as a trainer role, coordination of care, community outreach, and leadership. WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US Because emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer: • Industry-leading‌ ‌compensation‌: pay range $20-$49 and based on a leveling system, • We build our hospitals from scratch. You'll be using all of the latest equipment and technology., • Generous employee pet discount, • Referral rewards - tell your friends why they should come work for VEG too!, • Health‌, Vision, and Dental ‌Insurance‌ ‌ ‌, • 401K‌ ‌w/‌ ‌company‌ ‌match‌ ‌ ‌, • Paid‌ ‌parental‌ ‌leave‌ ‌-‌ ‌up to 10‌ ‌weeks‌ ‌of‌ ‌paid‌ ‌leave‌ ‌at‌ ‌100%‌ ‌of‌ ‌regular‌ ‌salary‌ ‌, • Unlimited‌ ‌Continuing Education opportunities - we want to help you grow in your career!, • Flexible‌ ‌work‌ ‌schedules‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌true‌ ‌work-life‌ ‌balance‌ ‌ ‌, • Growth‌ ‌potential‌ ‌ ‌, • Groceries‌ ‌sent‌ ‌to the hospitals weekly for the staff to enjoy,‌ ‌monthly‌ ‌and‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌contests,‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌hospital‌ ‌outings,‌ company-wide retreats,‌ ‌etc!‌ ‌, • Lastly, because while our work is serious, we believe that it should also be fun! VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. You've found the equal opportunity employer you are looking for. We can't wait to meet you!

Job Description WHO WE ARE VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a "customer first" mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment. TALENT + CULTURE AT VEG At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. What we're aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to what we want for our employees: to have the best experience possible. With the highest NPS score in our industry, we're ready to ensure that VEG remains the place where the best and brightest in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow. For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say, "yes." We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one of this year's nominees for INC Magazine's Best Places to Work! WHO WE NEED You are passionate and motivated. You value learning and are a team player that is honest and respectful to your peers. You love what you do. You love working with animals and people. You are comfortable adapting to new scenarios, willing to learn new techniques, and think outside the box. You have excellent interpersonal capabilities across a diverse group. You're happy to pitch in wherever and whenever you are needed, with a positive attitude. You demonstrate the ability to accomplish assigned tasks for all areas involved, knowing when to ask for assistance. You display excellent communication skills with your peers, customers, and team. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO • Treat each patient and customer with the highest level of compassion and care., • Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments., • Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients., • Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications., • Set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy., • Contribute as a team member to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care., • Participate in giving and receiving patient rounds to ensure continuity of care., • Be trained to properly perform all aspects of CPR as a RECOVER Certified Rescuer., • Collect samples and perform diagnostic tests including in-house and point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging., • Assist in setting-up, performing, monitoring sedation and surgical anesthesia with LVT or DVM supervision., • Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and maintaining urinary catheters and nasal oxygen tubes, and, • Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot oxygen cages and other oxygen administration techniques., • Work alongside licensed veterinary technicians as a vital member of the nursing care team., • Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as veterinary technician credentialing, trainer role, community outreach, and leadership. Veterinary Assistants can additionally (where permitted by law): • Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia with or without mechanical ventilation for patients with varied levels of risk., • Perform advanced vascular access techniques including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement, intraosseous catheterization, and arterial catheterization., • Perform advanced diagnostic techniques including ultrasonography and paracentesis,, • Participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans., • Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as a trainer role, coordination of care, community outreach, and leadership. WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US Because emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer: • Industry-leading‌ ‌compensation‌: pay range $20-$49 and based on a leveling system, • We build our hospitals from scratch. You'll be using all of the latest equipment and technology., • Generous employee pet discount, • Referral rewards - tell your friends why they should come work for VEG too!, • Health‌, Vision, and Dental ‌Insurance‌ ‌ ‌, • 401K‌ ‌w/‌ ‌company‌ ‌match‌ ‌ ‌, • Paid‌ ‌parental‌ ‌leave‌ ‌-‌ ‌up to 10‌ ‌weeks‌ ‌of‌ ‌paid‌ ‌leave‌ ‌at‌ ‌100%‌ ‌of‌ ‌regular‌ ‌salary‌ ‌, • Unlimited‌ ‌Continuing Education opportunities - we want to help you grow in your career!, • Flexible‌ ‌work‌ ‌schedules‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌true‌ ‌work-life‌ ‌balance‌ ‌ ‌, • Growth‌ ‌potential‌ ‌ ‌, • Groceries‌ ‌sent‌ ‌to the hospitals weekly for the staff to enjoy,‌ ‌monthly‌ ‌and‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌contests,‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌hospital‌ ‌outings,‌ company-wide retreats,‌ ‌etc!‌ ‌, • Lastly, because while our work is serious, we believe that it should also be fun! VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. You've found the equal opportunity employer you are looking for. We can't wait to meet you!

Job Description Veterinary Dental Specialties – San Diego is hiring a part-time experienced Vet Assistant. Candidates should have a passion for dentistry, anesthesia, and exceptional client and patient care. Come join our team of not only veterinary dentists, but also work alongside a board-certified veterinary anesthesiologist. This position earns a competitive wage of $27 to $30 per hour depending on experience. At Veterinary Dental Specialties – San Diego, we pride ourselves on providing compassionate, concierge level service to our clients, patients, and primary care veterinarians. We take our responsibility to alleviate pain and suffering seriously and accomplish this with Fear Free techniques to reduce the stress on everyone involved. We believe in taking care of our staff so they can take care of our patients. We work on one patient at a time to give each patient the undivided attention they deserve. JOB QUALIFICATIONS • 3 – 5 years of Vet Assistant experience in a veterinary clinic or specialty clinic as a veterinary assistant., • Must be proficient IV catheter placement, must be comfortable monitoring anesthesia and quickly respond to anesthesia and assisting the surgeon as necessary., • Experience with dentals and dental radiology a plus., • High degree of emotional intelligence, work ethic and integrity skills required., • Able to use sound judgement when dealing with confidential information., • Able to multi-task and prioritize job duties in a busy and constantly changing work environment., • Able to be calm and level-headed in an often-stressful work environment., • Experience in maintaining computerized medical records; EzyVet and Cubex experience a plus., • Strong verbal and written communication skills., • Knowledge of basic animal handling, knowledge of basic animal health care., • Able to perform moderately physically demanding work that requires a lot of lifting (up to 50 pounds), cleaning, and constant motion. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • The ability to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment and to communicate to build relationships with colleagues and clients is required., • The ability to deliver exceptional client and patient services., • Knowledge of Fear Free techniques, and Fear Free certification is preferred. Access to certification will be provided if not already possessed., • Knowledge of common medications, and filling medications, • Dental radiography and cone-beam CT (VetCat IQ) experience. If not possessed, training will be provided., • Monitoring anesthesia., • Instrument and equipment sterilization and maintenance., • Help perform IV catheters, blood draws., • Perform laboratory tests such as blood work and urinalysis., • Clean and maintain medical equipment and instruments, • Provide post-operative care and monitor patients during recovery., • Clean kennels and laundry.

Job DescriptionClinical Small Animal Internal Medicine (Assistant, Associate, or Professor, based on experience)Veterinary College at a Health Sciences UniversitySouthwestern U.S.Compensation Gladly provided upon request; Includes participation in an incentive programTerrific Clinical Small Animal Internal Medicine position with a Veterinary College at a Health Sciences University in the Southwestern U.S. The position can be at the Assistant, Associate or Professor level, based on experience. This role will be responsible for providing clinical services to the community within the institution's small animal clinic. The role will consist of clinical, as well as, teaching and research work. Typical responsibilities will include receiving new cases, teaching students in clinical and lecture settings, providing mentorship, and conducting research. This position can be designed as a tenure or non-tenure track role, based on the candidate's personal goals. DVM or equivalent degree required. Board certification by ACVIM or ECVIM or the eligibility to obtain board certification is required. Salary range gladly provided upon request. Compensation also includes participation in the organization's incentive plan. Relocation assistance will be provided by the organization, if needed.Responsibilities: • Join a team of small animal internists to provide services to small animals, • Mentor and train students and junior faculty, • Increase caseload based by introducing new services to clients, • Teach courses within the DVM curriculum, • Improve system efficiencies, • Focus on clinical skills and research (% of each is flexible based on each candidate's interests), • Teach clinical skills to students and participate in rounds, • Participate in and conduct researchQualifications:, • Experience working in a clinical setting providing services, teaching and research experience a plus, • DVM or equivalent degree required, • Board certification, or eligibility, by ACVIM or ECVIM, • Excellent clinical and communication skills, • Ability to engage in a collaborative research and clinical environmentEqual Opportunity Employer.

Mission Valley Pet Clinic is a well-established, 4-doctor general practice proudly serving the Allied Gardens community for over 30 years. We offer high-quality care to cats and dogs and foster meaningful, long-term relationships with our clients and their pets. Competitive pay based on experience.

VCA Animal Specialty Group located at 5610 Kearny Mesa Road, in beautiful San Diego is seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistants to join our team of emergency & specialty technicians. Our state of the art hospital offers the best critical care support equipment as well as diagnostic & imaging equ

We are seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will be a believer in the possibilities of high quality veterinary medicine and patient carewith the expertise and te Assistant, Animal Care, Healthcare.

VCA Eye Clinic for Animals is looking for a full-time credentialed veterinary technician to join our ophthalmology team. We are seeking a successful candidate that will be a believer in the possibilities of high quality veterinary medicine and patient care-and have the expertise and technical know-h

What you'll be responsible for: * Assisting doctors in exam rooms * Prepping patients for procedures * Assisting with scopes and other diagnostics such as glucose curves, CT scans, ultrasounds, and radiographs * Providing outstanding patient care Qualifications: * Previous veterinary experience r

We have a RARE opening for a friendly Basic Veterinary Assistant to join our fun and dedicated team. Are You an Animal Lover and Team Player? Scripps Ranch Veterinary Hospital is an established and growing private practice located in the Scripps Ranch neighborhood of San Diego. If you have experienc

The Veterinary Assistant supports the veterinarians and veterinary technicians in ensuring quality veterinary care for all pets, advocates for pets, educates clients on all aspects of pet health, and ensures a safe and effective hospital environment. Act as the extra eyes, ears and hands for the vet

VCA Grossmont Animal Hospital is seeking a veterinary assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will be a believer in the possibilities of high quality veterinary medicine and patient carewith the expertise and technical know-how to make them happen.

We have a RARE opening for a friendly Basic Veterinary Assistant to join our fun and dedicated team. If you have experience as a Kennel Assistant, we will teach you the rest of what you need to know. The successful candidate will: Have some experience in a veterinary hospital or boarding facility Be