Relief Emergency Veterinarian - Antioch, CA

VCA East Bay Veterinary Emergency is seeking a Relief Overnight, day and swing Emergency Veterinarian to join our tenured DVM team in Antioch, California .

At VCA East Bay Veterinary Emergency (EBVE) we operate a 24-hour-a-day facility with focus on providing care for emergent canine and feline cases and are a referral hospital for daytime and after-hours emergency care for the over 25 local general practitioners.

Our emergency surgeries are performed by a board-certified on-call surgeon. Our experienced and knowledgeable team members are fully trained in the latest veterinary medicine and procedures, ensuring that our patients receive the best veterinary care in the industry.

This is a Relief position working either a 10 or 12 hour Shift

ABOUT THE HOSPITAL :

Our well-appointed hospital includes 4 exam rooms, 1 large and open treatment area, a surgery suite, an isolation unit and Snyder ICU oxygen cage.

In-house laboratory capabilities include Heska CBC and Chemistries, Electrolytes, iStat, PT / PTT / Viscoelastic Coagulation Monitoring, Felv / FIV, Parvo, Idexx Resting Cortisol, and cytology.

We use Antech laboratories for all other diagnostics.

We have an in house ultrasound and digital radiography technology with a viewing station to review radiographs with owners as well as the opportunity to send out all of our digital radiographs to a Board Certified Radiologist for an expert opinion.

Surgical monitoring and support includes Cardell monitors including pulse ox and blood pressure monitoring.

Electronic Medical Records

Long-term, experienced and very knowledgeable RVT’s and vet assistants

A loyal RDVM base for referrals

Complete pharmacy, including canine pRBC, canine and feline plasma, intralipids and a large inventory of established emergency pharmaceuticals

Strong focus on client education.

Excellent collaborative relationship with our sister hospital VCA Encina Veterinary Medical Center about 15 minutes away.

Encina has specialists is Surgery, Oncology, and Internal Medicine.

Location :

Antioch is located on the banks of the San Joaquin River (The Delta) in Northern California. It is just off Highway 4, in Contra Costa County and is a growing city.

With the recent BART extension everything the Bay Area has to offer is more readily accessible. It has an ideal year-round climate with incredible outdoor opportunities including hiking, mountain biking, lots of water sports, skiing, wine tasting, and camping.

An easy drive in any direction takes you to San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, or Napa Valley with all their accompanying activities.

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As a member of the VCA family, eligible full-time employees will be rewarded with a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including :

medical, dental, vision and paid vacation / sick days, employee pet discounts and more.

Relief compensation is $1700 to $3000 depending on the shift.

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find 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