Veritas ER Veterinary (VERVe) training program has been designed to provide new or recent veterinary graduates with superlative mentorship and training to prepare for a successful career in emergency medicine. 

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Successful applicants to the program will be exposed to a well-rounded curriculum of strong clinical mentorship under senior Emergency and Critical Care clinicians on the floor and a well-developed continuing education curriculum including an ER procedural lab off-site at the Oquendo Center in Las Vegas and weekly structured didactic training.   

VERVe training will entail a minimum of 4-month training period of focused mentorship and case oversight and gradually progress to complete autonomy on the ER floor.  A 2-year commitment (including training period) to a Veritas partner practice will be required of all candidates upon signing.   

What you will learn:

• Performing a multitude of ER procedures commonly encountered in a busy 24-hour referral facility  
• Patient triage 
• Interfacing with specialist clinicians and considerations for internal referral or transfer of cases for specialty care  
• Balancing a large and varied caseload in a busy ER environment  

• Developing interpersonal and client communication skills to support and foster the team dynamic of the hospital

Program structure: 

• Each training location has identified board-certified critical care specialists or highly trained/experienced ER doctors to oversee the training program locally 

• Trainees will be paired with a mentor on each emergency receiving shift with a ratio of no more than 2 trainees to one mentor per shift 
• Training period with intensive mentorship and CE 

• All trainees will have the opportunity to attend an intense 2.5-day ER bootcamp in Las Vegas at the Oquendo Center that will consist of critical ER lecture topics as well as Wet Labs and hands-on training experiences for common ER procedures by experienced ER clinicians.   

Qualifications:

• In good standing with current university or employer
• Has successfully graduated from an AVMA-accredited school with a DVM or equivalent degree and passed their NAVLE exam 
• Citizen of the United States, Canada, or Mexico or eligible to work in the United States

Schedule: 

• During the training period, trainees will work 5 days per week 
  • This will consist of four clinical ER receiving days and one didactic day 
  • Didactic days will combine structured didactics, assigned reading, reviews of cases and competencies, and some clinic responsibilities such as following up on cases admitted the previous day   
  • Trainees will typically have two days off consecutively.   
  • No on-call during the initial training period. 

• There is a two-year commitment to Veritas Veterinary Partner practices (inclusive of the initial training period) 
  • During this time, work weeks will be tailored to match scheduling of other ER doctors at the local partner practice, typically 3-4 clinical days per week
  • Based on competency assessed at reviews at the completion of training, employees will be scheduled for a variety of day, swing, and overnight shifts, again in line with scheduling norms of the local partner practice
  • ER trainees will be required to share federal holiday coverage with senior ER clinicians throughout the training program and afterwards according to local ER scheduling norms

Benefits and Compensation:

• Compensation of $140,000 in your first year with production bonus after successful completion of initial training program
• Competitive benefit package - see VERVe program link below for more details

Participating hospitals:

• Las Vegas Veterinary Specialty Center & Veterinary Emergency + Critical Care (LVVSC/VE+CC) - Las Vegas, NV
• Garden State Veterinary Specialists (GSVS) - Eatontown, NJ

Apply today to learn how Veritas Veterinary Partners can be your next career home!

About Veritas Veterinary Partners

Veritas Veterinary Partners is creating a community of highly trained, compassionate and dedicated veterinarians, technicians and staff. We have career opportunities available in state-of-the-art facilities in exciting locations across the US. Board-certified specialists and hospitals that are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year provide you the opportunity to work with like-minded, caring individuals.

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