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VCA Animal Hospitals Relief Emergency (ER) Veterinarian in Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Relief EMERGENCY (ER) VETERINARIAN POSITION
Busy, well-supported 24-hour specialty and ER hospital has a rapidly increasing caseload that supports further coverage. We offer multiple specialties and services (soon to be adding more):
ER/ICU
Internal Medicine
Orthopedic and Soft Tissue Surgery
Oncological Therapies, including electrochemotherapy
Advanced Dentistry
Emergency Veterinarian opportunities
Day shifts
Overnight shifts (Swing shifts forthcoming)
Weekend and holiday shifts as well - These are the most exciting ones for you!
Join us with AAHA-Accredited VCA Highlands Ranch Animal Specialty & Emergency Center’s exciting growth phase! Are you:
Looking to add flexible shifts?
Looking for that perfect fit team who works smoothly together for the benefit of the patient and client?
Excited to care for your patients with an experienced, supportive team of specialty and emergency doctors and highly skilled technicians?
Yes? During we are interviewing fast-paced, enthusiastic, high-quality emergency medicine doctors. We would love to have the opportunity to meet you and let you experience our 24-hour specialty & ER hospital.
Sample Cases Seen:
We see the gamut of urgent, critical care and trauma cases for dogs and cats. We are acquiring equipment for exotics care as well.
Trauma
Diabetes Mellitus/DKA
CHF
Gastroenteritis/Acute & Chronic Pancreatitis
Post-Operative Orthopedic care
Esophageal/GI Foreign Body
Laceration – simple and complex
Toxicities
And many more…
What we are looking for:
Friendly, energetic, fast-moving, independent/quick-thinking licensed emergency veterinarian is a must.
Internship including emergency medicine + 1-year emergency medicine required or minimum 3+ year experience in busy emergency practice.
Some ultrasound experience is optional, but is preferred.
Comfortable with minor soft tissue surgery. Ability to perform abdominal surgeries a plus.
Find what you need to practice the highest quality emergency and trauma veterinary medicine in our busy, 12,000+ sqf facility - with a small hospital feel:
Advanced diagnostics and care in our 24-hour AAHA Accredited Specialty & Emergency Hospital:
New GE58 Ultrasound
New Storz Hd Endoscopy Equipment
New Howell Multiflow 2002 Pro Ventilator
Three fully functional oxygen (O2) kennels
Laparoscope
In-house CT scanner
Hemodialysis unit
Electrochemotherapy
What are our clients like?
Friendly
Animal lovers
Highly compliant
Excellent demographics
Very pet-friendly community
Where are we located?
VCA Highlands Ranch Animal Specialty & Emergency Center is situated in a beautiful suburb of Denver, Colorado.
Panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains from our hospital
Only 1 minute from a bike path that spans to hundreds of miles of trails
Barely 5 minutes to a major shopping mall
A short 10 minutes from sailing
Just 20 minutes to mountain hiking trails
A mere 30 minutes to the vast cultural options of downtown Denver (professional sports, concerts, BuskerFest, art shows and so much more)
Only 1 hour to whisk down the ski slopes
What else do you get?
Full-Time:
Excellent compensation
Health care benefits Options
401K Options
Discounts to VCA Partners
Excellent Employee Pet Discounts
CE Allowance + many more opportunities for FREE accredited CE
Spectacular opportunities for advancement
Much, much more!
Part-Time (Relief) still gives you access to pet discounts, CE events and much more!
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