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Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

The Animal Emergency and Specialty Center in Reno, Nevada is currently hiring an Associate Veterinarian to join our exceptionally skilled and fun staff.

The Animal Emergency and Specialty Center (AESC) is a drug free work place. We are a fast paced 24-hour, multi-specialty practice.  We serve the emergency, critical care, surgery, dermatology, oncology and physical therapy needs to the patients of over 75 referring hospitals from Northern Nevada as well as California.  We offer the highest quality emergency and surgery specialty medicine with seventeen emergency veterinarians, a board-certified surgeon and 2 professional physical therapists. Several of our emergency doctors have special interests in Oncology, Reproduction, Cardiology and Advanced Procedures. AESC is fully equipped to handle all emergency, critical care and surgical needs. Our specialized equipment includes telemetry, endoscopy, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound to include cardiac echos, laparoscopy, digital radiography, ventilators and anesthesia monitoring, syringe pumps, full in-house laboratory and more.

A fulltime position will result in:

• Generous compensation paying 27% of gross monthly receipts leading to $230,000+ annual income
• Shift differential
• Signing bonus of $15,000 (net) with a 2 year DVM agreement
• If moving to Reno from out of the area we offer a relocation expense of $5,000 (net)
• Paid continuing education
• Paid licenses and dues
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Health Insurance
• Uniform allowance
• Generous employee pet discount
• Opportunity to participate in our retirement plan
• This position requires some evening, grave, weekend and holiday shifts
• While we have a board-certified surgeon on staff our emergency veterinarians are expected to perform routine emergency surgical procedures like GDV, GI foreign body removal, pyometra, etc.

• This position requires some evening, grave, weekend and holiday shifts

The cost of living in the Reno area is much less than most cities which means the generous compensation we offer goes a lot further.

AESC is a unique place. The hospital is privately owned by the local veterinarians and our philosophy has always been that if we practice good medicine, and treat our people and our clients well, we will be profitable. We keep our fees as reasonable as we can, which allows our staff to feel good about what we do. Despite having exponential growth over the past year, the hospital still has a family feel and our people know that we care about them. Doctors and staff stay with us because they are proud of the medicine we practice and appreciate the culture.

Reno is a smaller city with close proximity to the beautiful eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and Lake Tahoe along with the Truckee River and access to great open spaces of Nevada’s high desert making it the perfect location for an outdoor enthusiast with skiing, hiking, mountain biking, camping, fishing and trail running right outside your door.

If you love what you do, want to keep learning and growing, and want to provide the best care to your patients and help save lives every day, join the incredible team at Animal Emergency and Specialty Center.

When applying for this position, please send resume` and cover letter to:

Dennis R. Wilson, DVM

Hospital Administrator

Animal Emergency and Specialty Center

6425 South Virginia Street

Reno, NV 89511

Phone: (775) 851-3600