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.

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 / hr

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. We are seeking experienced technicians to work overnight on both our emergency service as well as in our ICU.

ECC Veterinary Assistant:

Our ECC Veterinary Assistant position requires a veterinary assistant with a minimum of 3 years of current experience in veterinary medicine. Emergency experience is not required but is considered a plus.

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

Both 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

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.

Shift Info:

Both full-time and part-time options are available.

Full time associate work 10 hours shifts, and we utilize a "4x10" schedule (4-day work week, 10-hour shifts)

Part-time associates work 8 hours shifts

Overnight hours receive an additional pay differential. ​

Benefits package includes:

Health, dental, and vision insurance

FSA/HSA account

Holiday pay

Paid vacation days

Paid sick days

Continuing education assistance

401K plan + employer match

Personal uniforms

Personal pet care discounts

Additional Info:

If you are a current VCA associate, please apply through our internal career site by logging into Workday and clicking on the Career worklet on the landing page, or search for Find Jobs.

Benefits: 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!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at www.vcacareers.com

If you are looking to improve upon existing skills or build new ones, and you believe you can thrive in a very busy, fast-paced, advanced and exciting environment, then we would love to hear from you!

You can fax your resume to (310) 479-8976 (Attn: Vanessa/Jenna), apply directly to this ad, or stop by and leave your resume in person. Be sure to visit www.ASECvets.com for more information about our facility!

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: 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!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com