Per Diem Veterinary Technician / Veterinary Assistant

• Per Diem Veterinary Technician / Veterinary Assistant Emergency & Specialty Care Do you love animals, thrive in fast-paced medicine, and want flexibility without giving up meaningful, high-acuity cases?
• Veterinary Specialty Hospital North County may be the right fit for you.
• VSH North County is a 24/7 AAHA-accredited emergency and specialty hospital providing advanced care in Emergency & Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, Cardiology, Oncology, Radiology, and more.
• Our teams manage everything from routine emergencies to complex, high-acuity cases — including critical inpatients and overnight ECC medicine.
• We are currently seeking Per Diem Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants to support our hospital during times of increased caseload, coverage needs, and critical care demand.

• What Per Diem Means Here A Per Diem employee supports the hospital as needed beyond our full-time staffing to ensure optimal patient care.
• Shifts may include day, swing, overnight, weekend, and holiday coverage
• Availability is based on hospital needs and open shifts
• Minimum requirement: at least one shift every 30 days

This role offers schedule flexibility, exposure to advanced emergency and specialty medicine, and opportunities to grow within a high-performing clinical environment.

• About You You’re clinically solid, adaptable, and comfortable stepping into a busy ECC and specialty hospital environment — especially when caseloads are high or acuity spikes. Clinical Skills & Responsibilities
• Prioritize and adapt in a fast-paced emergency and specialty setting
• Perform phlebotomy and IV catheter placement in stable and compromised canine and feline patients
• Demonstrate working knowledge of disease processes, medical math, anesthesia principles, and pharmacology
• Assist with triage of critical patients, recognize changes in condition, and communicate concerns to the DVM
• Execute, monitor, and recover sedation and anesthetic events
• Provide hourly treatments, manage task flow, and support patient care plans
• Assist with minor (non-specialty) surgical procedures
• Support inpatient and overnight care, including deteriorating or unstable patients