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About the Role

As a Senior Veterinary Assistant in the Emergency & Critical Care team at SAGE San Francisco, you will provide hands-on support for critically ill, injured, and hospitalized patients. This role is for a seasoned professional seeking to grow in emergency medicine, critical care, advanced diagnostics, anesthesia support, and specialty veterinary care.

Responsibilities

• Assist with emergency triage and provide hands-on support for critically ill and unstable patients.
• Monitor hospitalized, recovering, and fractious patients and communicate changes in condition promptly.
• Assist veterinarians and RVTs with diagnostics, treatments, emergency procedures, and patient stabilization.
• Perform venipuncture, IV catheter placement, laboratory sample collection, and other advanced technical skills within your scope.
• Assist with medications, IV fluids, CRIs, and oxygen therapy under appropriate supervision.
• Support radiographs, ultrasound, CT, MRI, and other diagnostic procedures.
• Assist with anesthesia monitoring, sedation, surgical preparation, and patient recovery.
• Support emergency procedures including CPR and other lifesaving interventions.
• Maintain accurate treatment documentation and electronic medical records.
• Communicate compassionately with clients and collaborate with Emergency, Critical Care, and Specialty teams.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of three years of hands-on veterinary clinical experience.
• Emergency, Critical Care, ICU, Specialty, or high-volume veterinary hospital experience strongly preferred.
• Strong technical skills including venipuncture, IV catheter placement, patient monitoring, and laboratory sample collection.
• Experience supporting anesthesia and anesthetic monitoring preferred.
• Strong mathematical skills for medication dosages, CRIs, estimates, and invoices.
• Excellent patient handling, communication, organization, and critical-thinking abilities.
• Ability to remain calm and effective in a fast-paced emergency environment.
• California Veterinary Assistant Controlled Substance Permit (VACSP) required or must be obtained within 60 days of hire.

Skills

• Venipuncture
• IV catheter placement
• Patient monitoring
• Laboratory sample collection
• Anesthesia support
• Anesthetic monitoring
• Mathematical skills for medication dosages, CRIs, estimates, and invoices
• Patient handling
• Communication
• Organization
• Critical-thinking
• Advanced diagnostics
• Patient stabilization
• Hospitalized patient care

Location

• San Francisco, California

Work Type

• Full-time
• Four 10-hour shifts

Experience Level

• Senior
• Minimum of three years of hands-on veterinary clinical experience

Education Level

• High school diploma or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• Up to $35/hr
• $5.50/hour Shift Differential (6:00 PM–6:00 AM)
• Up to $5,000 Sign-On Bonus

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Annual Continuing Education (CE) allowance
• VetBloom RACE-approved continuing education
• Monthly in-house CE
• Educational and professional development support toward becoming a Registered Veterinary Technician
• Career milestone bonuses for earning your RVT or VTS credential
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Uniforms
• Wellness resources
• Career advancement opportunities throughout Ethos Veterinary Health

About the Company

• SAGE San Francisco is one of Northern California's premier specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals.
• Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class veterinary medicine and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.
• Across our network of more than 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 professionals in hospitals designed for learning, collaboration, and clinical excellence.
• At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and help advance veterinary medicine—together.

Equal Opportunity

• Ethos Veterinary Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees.
• Employment decisions are based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.