Veterinary Assistant, Emergency

Veterinary Assistant, Emergency
Location: Ozaukee, WI 
Schedule: Part Time | 3rd Shift | 2 Ten Hour Shifts Per Week | Some Weekends and Holidays May Be Required
Compensation: $18-21/hr, Dependent On Experience | Overnight Shift Differential $5/hr from midnight - 8am

Why join Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center Ozaukee: 

At WVRC Ozaukee, you'll join a collaborative team where your skills, compassion, and dedication are valued every day. As a 24/7 emergency and critical care hospital, you'll care for a diverse caseload that allows you to build your technical skills, work with advanced emergency cases, and make a meaningful difference for pets and their families. You'll be supported by experienced teammates who believe in mentorship, collaboration, and helping one another grow. If you're looking for a fast-paced environment where no two shifts are the same and your contributions truly matter, you'll find a rewarding career at WVRC Ozaukee.

In your day-to-day, you will:

• Monitor and appropriately document patient vital signs and activity
• Provide support to all veterinarians and assist other departments as requested
• Provide comfort, diagnostic, surgical and nursing care to all patients including critical care patients
• Perform various laboratory procedures including but not limited to blood typing, cross matching and slide agglutination testing
• Accurately take and process abdominal, thoracic, appendicular, spinal, and skull radiograph while following appropriate radiation safety protocols
• Properly use and maintain medical equipment
• Provide professional client communication
• Demonstrates an ability and awareness to keep hospital areas clean and neat, maintain a safe and clean work environment
• Required to maintain client and patient confidentiality
• Meet or exceed performance standards for work quality and productivity
• Meet or exceed WVRC expectations for attendance and punctuality

What You Bring:

• Experienced Veterinary Assistants and Veterinary Technicians are welcome to apply
• A strong desire to learn and apply knowledge/skills learned to daily work life
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral
• Demonstrate reliability and follow-through with all work-related tasks / projects
• ​​​​​​Fluent English skills (speaking & reading) are required for the role; fluency in multiple languages a plus.

Part-Time Benefits & Perks:

• A boost for your future. Build your retirement savings with a 401(k) and employer match.

• Help with your workday essentials. A uniform allowance helps you stay outfitted for your shifts.

• Care for your own companions. Veterinary service benefits help you care for the pets who mean so much to you.

• Training that grows with you. Our Learning & Development Trainers provide extensive training for new and existing team members, helping you build skills and advance your career.

• Great teammates deserve an introduction. Earn referral bonuses when you help bring new talent to the team.

• A shared commitment to exceptional care. Work alongside skilled professionals who put patients first and support one another along the way.

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