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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.