Veterinary Assistant - Emergency​/Critical Care - Bellevue Veterinary Emergency + Specialty

Quality medicine starts with happy team members.

We Love Pets and People.

Bellevue Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital was established with one goal in mind: to be there for pets and their people. We know emergency visits aren’t planned, and navigating specialty care can be overwhelming. We are looking for dedicated team members to join our growing team and help us implement people-centric processes to create an environment where pets receive world class care and pet parents receive clarity and compassion at every step in the process.

At Bellevue Veterinary Emergency + Specialty, we work hard to deliver unparalleled care, experiences for our patients and clients. Providing fulfilling careers and enabling healthy work-life harmony aren’t talking points for us, they’re part of who we are. We listen to our staff to understand what matters most, and work to ensure everyone has the support they need to thrive.

Building our team, we require leaders who take the initiative to grow—and we help them do just that. Our goal is to help people be the best version of themselves. Interested in learning a new skill? Pursuing another credential? We’re on your side, providing resources and support to help you fulfill your goals.

• Foster a culture built on our values:
  Respect, Learning, Do the Right Thing, WOW Service, and Fun.
• Assist veterinarians and licensed veterinary technicians with emergency procedures, treatments, and medical care for animals.
• Prepare and maintain treatment areas, ensuring they are clean, organized, and stocked with necessary supplies.
• Performs accurate and appropriate triage, history taking, assists with physical exams, basic nursing care, and discharges.
• Provide nursing care to patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
• Perform phlebotomy.
• Ability to accurately count heart rate, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucus membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort.
• Remain current on R.E.C.O.V.E.R. CPR guidelines and demonstrates proficiency in designated roles as assigned by attending clinician and/or supervisor.
• Clean, disinfect, and prepare exam rooms.
• Set up supplies for procedures: centesis, central line placement, NG tube placement, intravenous catheter placement, etc. for LVTs and DVMs.
• Clean, wrap, and sterilize surgical instruments.
• Place intravenous catheters under the supervision of a DVM or LVT.
• Walk patients.
• Restrain patients safely during exams, treatments, procedures, and radiographs.
• Follow the treatment sheet and complete treatments in a timely manner.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Proficient in taking and recording vital signs, administering medications, and performing lab tests.
• Assist LVTs with restraint, procedures, and treatments.
• Communicate effectively with clients to provide updates on their pet’s status, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Adhere to hospital protocols and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Provide professional, efficient, quality care and exceptional service to clients while maintaining maximum productivity.
• Support a practice environment that promotes collaboration and teamwork and ensures the delivery of quality, compassionate, effective, and efficient health care to pets.
• Perform other duties as requested.

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Active Washington State Medication Clerk License preferred

• Certificate of completion from a NAVTA-approved Veterinary Assistant program preferred

• 1-2 years of emergency and critical care experience as a veterinary assistant preferred

• Ability to lift up…