Employment Opportunities - Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center

VREC is a 24/7 privately-owned veterinary emergency and referral center whose mission is to provide high-quality, compassionate veterinary care while providing a fulfilling, rewarding place to work. In operation since 2010, VREC provides dedicated emergency, surgery, internal medicine, exotic medicine, physical rehabilitation, and cardiology service. In the last 11 years we have treated over 70,000 unique patients and grown our referral network into three states.

Employees at VREC are offered a benefits package that includes insurance available within 30 days of hire, pet care and feeding discounts, paid time off, 401k with match, parental leave, access to a financial planner, and more. For more details, please reach out to our Human Resources department at HR@vrecpa.com. Learn more about life at VREC here.

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Current Openings:

Emergency Clinicians

Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center (VREC) currently seeks Emergency Clinicians to join our staff as we prepare for an expansion. New graduates are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to internship trained or experienced applicants.

In addition to a generous signing bonus, we offer an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental, optical, and disability insurance; continuing education opportunities; 401k with match; parental leave; pet care and feeding discounts; access to a dedicated financial planner; and flexible work schedule. Relocation and student loan assistance may also be available.

For more information or to submit your CV, please contact HR@vrecpa.com.

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Internists

Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center (VREC) currently seeks additional Internists or clinicians who have completed internal medicine residency training to join our staff as we prepare for an expansion.

For more information or to submit your CV, please contact HR@vrecpa.com.

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Small Animal Surgeons

Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center (VREC) currently seeks additional surgeons to join our staff as we prepare for an expansion. Our facility has a large volume of surgeries and diverse case load. Residency trained applicants are encouraged to apply.

For more information or to submit your CV, please contact HR@vrecpa.com.

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Veterinary Technicians: Emergency/ICU (Full Time)

Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center (VREC) currently seeks full-time Emergency/ICU Medicine Technicians to join our great family. Previous experience in the veterinary field strongly preferred.

Emergency Technicians are individuals who can work as a member of a team as well as on their own. Technicians must quickly and accurately complete tasks while in a fast-paced environment. They must also follow established guidelines, structure, and policies of the hospital while working alongside experienced clinicians, licensed technicians, and dedicated support staff. Our ideal candidate has excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Emergency technicians are rotated through day and night shifts, and may be expected to work weekends and holidays.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Quickly and accurately assess a patient’s status
• Working alongside doctors and fellow technicians to provide patients the most complete care possible
• Performing anesthesia for minor procedures
• Performing in-patient treatments and administer a variety of medications
• Performing radiographs and submit to radiologist for review
• Running bloodwork through a variety of equipment
• Placing a variety of catheters (urinary catheters, central venous catheters, peripheral indwelling central catheters), nasal oxygen, and nasal feeding tubes

VREC offers competitive compensation that exceeds national averages, an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental, optical, and disability insurance, continuing education opportunities, 401k with match, parental leave, a great work schedule, and pet care and feeding discounts.

For more information or to submit your CV, please contact HR@vrecpa.com.

Veterinary Technicians: Surgery (Full Time)

Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center (VREC) currently seeks an Anesthesia/Surgery Technician to join our great family. Prior veterinary experience is required. Preference will be given to an applicant with prior surgery experience.

Surgery Technicians are motivated, good humored, and compassionate technicians who possesses excellent communication skills, pay attention to detail, and desire to practice advanced medicine. Surgical Technicians are specially trained and certified to assist veterinarians with a variety of surgical procedures. These technicians are expected to follow guidelines, structure, and established policies of the hospital while working alongside experienced clinicians, licensed technicians, and dedicated support staff. Surgical technicians may be required to work nights or weekends depending on the schedules of the clinic.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Performing pre-surgical diagnostic lab tests
• Preparing and scrubbing surgical sites for sterile procedures
• Assisting the veterinarian during surgeries
• Bandaging wounds
• Changing wound dressings as needed
• Placing catheters
• Obtaining radiographs and anesthetic monitoring during surgical procedures
• Operating and maintaining surgical equipment
• Administering fluids
• Giving intravenous or intramuscular injections
• Drawing blood
• Updating patient charts
• Filling prescriptions
• Assisting with regular exams/rechecks when there are no surgeries scheduled
• Advising pet owners on post-operative care and medication dosages.

For more information or to submit your CV, please contact HR@vrecpa.com.

Veterinary Technician Assistant: Internal Medicine (Full Time)

Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center (VREC) currently seeks a full-time Internal Medicine Assistant to join our great family. Previous veterinary experience is required. Assistants may receive on-the-job training to tailor skills and abilities to this specialty department.

Assistants have a wide variety of responsibilities including cleaning, stocking supplies and maintaining the cleanliness of the Internal Medicine (IMed) suite. They provide assistance to doctors and technicians, aid with patient care, and must demonstrate humane restraint techniques for ultrasounds and procedures. The Imed department is a team-oriented environment, and assistants must be able to clearly communicate to all members of the IMed staff to ensure cohesive care for both the patient and client.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Practicing humane restraint and assisting with examinations, procedures, radiographs, and blood draws
• Assisting with procedure preparation
• Executing proper cleaning protocols for a variety of situations: general ICU patients (cages and runs,) isolation cases, rabies suspects, chemotherapy administration areas or cages, radioactive iodine room, and deep cleaning protocol (hospital wide)
• Cleaning endoscope
• Running a variety of equipment, such as the ultrasound machine, ultrasonic cleaner, steam autoclave, washer/dryer, warming devices, gurney, and knowledge of the assembly of endoscopy machine
• Identifying appropriate in-hospital lab sample and running requested test
• Ensuring outgoing lab samples are carefully packaged and contain appropriate documentation
• Maintaining cleanliness of the IMed suite
• Maintaining and stocking supplies in the IMed suite, radiology, bathrooms, outside (kennel yard, front of building)
• Ensuring materials needed are documented on the stocking list
• Learning and using laboratory and radiographic software
• Learning and using Cubex system
• Documenting voids/ walks on patient treatment sheets
• Documenting completed daily/ weekly/ monthly tasks on appropriate task sheets
• Accurately recording outgoing blood work labs
• Entering patient data into ultrasound machine, and endoscopy machine
• Clearly and accurately communicating concerns or knowledge to other members of the VREC staff including doctors, technicians, assistants, and Client Service Representatives.
• Act as a liaison between the clinician and other technicians
• Familiarity with/ ability to learn how operate a multi-line phone/ paging system

For more information or to submit your CV, please contact HR@vrecpa.com.

Veterinary Technician Assistant: Emergency (Full Time & Part Time)

Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center (VREC) currently seeks Emergency Assistants to join our great family. Previous veterinary experience is preferred, however current veterinary students are encouraged to apply.

Technician assistants have a wide variety of responsibilities including cleaning, stocking supplies and maintaining the cleanliness of the facility. They must assist doctors and technicians with patient care and humane restraint techniques as needed. They must be able to clearly communicate to all members of the VREC team to ensure cohesive care of both the patient and the client. Technician assistants must be able to succeed in a team-oriented environment.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Practicing humane restraint and assisting with examinations, procedures, radiographs, and blood draws
• Assisting with procedure preparation
• Executing proper cleaning protocols for a variety of situations: general ICU patients (cages and runs,) isolation cases, rabies suspects, chemotherapy administration areas or cages, and deep cleaning protocol (hospital wide)
• Running a variety of equipment, such as ultrasonic cleaner, steam autoclave, washer/dryer, warming devices, and gurney
• Identifying appropriate in-hospital lab sample and running requested test
• Maintaining and stocking supplies on ICU floor, radiology, bathrooms, outside (kennel yard, front of building)
• Ensuring materials needed are documented on the stocking list
• Learning and using laboratory and radiographic software
• Learning and using Cubex system
• Documenting voids/ walks on patient treatment sheets
• Documenting completed daily/ weekly/ monthly tasks on appropriate task sheets
• Clearly and accurately communicating concerns or knowledge to other members of the VREC staff including doctors, technicians, assistants, and Client Service Representatives.
• Act as a liaison between the clinician and other technicians
• Familiarity with/ ability to learn how operate a multi-line phone/ paging system
• Answering phones in a professional manner
• Covering the front desk if required; appropriately greeting guests

For more information or to submit your CV, please contact HR@vrecpa.com.

Client Service Representative (Overnights, Full Time & Part Time)

Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center (VREC) currently seeks a part-time Customer Service Representative (CSR) to join our great family. We have openings for part-time and full-time overnights. Part time is 9pm-7am, three days per week and full time is 9pm-7am, four days per week.

CSRs primary responsibilities are to greet and assist clients, route incoming telephone calls, and ensure medical records are organized. They are responsible for a majority of communication throughout the hospital and serve as liaisons between clients, clinical staff, and employees. This work is highly precise in nature and requires a very strong attention to detail. Individuals must be professional, have excellent time management abilities, have the ability to multitask accurately, have exceptional customer service skills, and is able to remain calm during stressful situations.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Performing data entry in the practice’s management software, including reconciling payments with daily reporting
• Faxing/scanning medical records
• Greeting all individuals entering the building
• Serving as a liaison between referring veterinarians and their staff, clients, and our staff
• Answering questions from clients regarding concerns, emergencies, and referral services; must be able to provide professional and helpful customer service
• Documenting information accurately, legibly, and in a timely fashion; must provide detailed descriptions of any client communication
• Preparing medical records for scheduled appointments
• Keeping items in patient charts in order, according to hospital protocols
• Ensuring proper documentation and signatures are received by clients
• Assisting in contacting clients to resolve unpaid balances
• Balancing of cash drawer
• Answering phones promptly and professionally; ability of transferring calls to all departments of the hospital

High school diploma required. Familiarity with Care Credit procedures highly desired. VREC offers competitive compensation that exceeds national averages, an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental, optical, and disability insurance, continuing education opportunities, 401k with match, parental leave, a great work schedule, and pet care and feeding discounts.

For more information or to submit your CV, please contact HR@vrecpa.com.