About UVS

Upstate Veterinary Specialties, PLLC is a growing, privately-owned specialty and emergency practice located in upstate New York.  As a privately owned hospital, the practice owners are active clinicians who take a team approach to manage the hospital.  They make themselves accessible to the staff and are dedicated to making UVS the ideal veterinary practice for employees.

Our leadership, administration teams, doctors, and medical staff work together in a collaborative environment to achieve our mission - helping pets live longer, happier lives through expert medical care and compassionate client service. We are a large team of dedicated professionals and take pride in being a leader in comprehensive specialty and emergency healthcare for pets.

Due to our increasing caseload, we are seeking Emergency Clinicians to join our existing team of board-certified specialists including:

Our clinicians are supported by highly educated licensed veterinary technicians, assistants, and client relations specialists. We have an on-site and diverse leadership team and a full-service administrative department.

Our Facility

Our hospital is a custom-built, 40,000-square-foot facility. Our hospital also includes a 1.5T MRI, 64 slice CT scanner with power injector, digital x-ray, underwater treadmill, multi-parameter telemetry, endoscopy suite, multiple surgery suites, full diagnostic laboratory, in-house pharmacy, and everything else you could want to practice high-quality medicine.

Our Location

Our hospital is located between Albany and Saratoga Springs, a lively and energetic region that balances our historical roots with a vibrant metropolitan atmosphere. The growing area is centrally located between the Adirondack, Catskill, and Berkshire mountains and the cities of Boston, New York, and Montreal. Our location offers easy access to public transportation with Amtrak stations and the nearby Albany international airport.

The area's attractions include the Empire State Plaza, Saratoga State Park, Racetrack and Performing Arts Center, Lake George, Thatcher Park, The New York State Museum, and more. In the Capital Region, there is something for everyone with a variety of restaurants and entertainment venues. The region is a wonderful place to work and play. The area provides a thriving business community and exceptional educational institutes with urban, suburban, and rural living that is sure to satisfy your lifestyle. To learn more about Albany and the surrounding Capital Region, visit https://www.iloveny.com/places-to-go/capital-saratoga/spotlight-albany/.

Join Us

We work hard to be worthy of the trust of our referral network and community. Our clients see and know our compassion for our work, themselves, and their pets.

We value our employees and treat them like family. We encourage our employees to pursue a healthy balance between work and life and offer multiple incentives that speak to our philosophy.    

UVS offers a competitive compensation package and buy-in opportunity for the individuals that share our practice philosophy and commitment to our mission.

UVS Benefits:

• Fully paid medical, dental and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching contribution
• Generous paid time off, including “floating” holidays
• Substantial continuing education allowance
• Relocation allowance
• Employee pet insurance stipend

Schedules:

• Full-time, 12 shifts every four weeks including a rotation with day, swing, overnight and weekend shifts
• Full-time, 9 shifts of overnight 5pm-6am every four weeks
• Part-time, 8 shifts every four weeks, include part-time benefits

Contact Us

Inquiries and resumes should be directed to Mackenzie Kaiser, Talent Acquisition Specialist

Phone: 518-783-3198 | Email: [email protected] | Fax: 518-783-0409

About Upstate Veterinary Specialties

Upstate Veterinary Specialties is a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital offering 24/7 emergency and critical care and board-certified specialty care to companion animals in the Capital District. UVS is a privately-owned hospital with services in Cardiology, Emergency/Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Radiology, Rehabilitation, and Surgery. Our highly qualified team provides comprehensive care to pets while building long-lasting relationships with those who care for them. When you choose UVS, you choose expert medical care, advanced diagnostics and treatment plans, and compassionate client service to meet your pet’s healthcare needs. Upstate Veterinary Specialties is a trusted partner in the veterinary community. Our full-service specialty referral practice and emergency hospital work alongside your primary care veterinarian to navigate your pet’s wellbeing. We act as an extension of your family veterinarian and communicate regularly through phone updates and written reports for a seamless transition between practices. Our Mission: Helping pets live longer, happier lives through expert medical care and compassionate client service. Our Vision: To be ...the premier emergency and referral hospital for the greater Capital District. Specialty Care: Specialists in veterinary medicine are veterinarians with advanced training in various veterinary medical and surgical disciplines beyond their doctor of veterinary medicine degree. Specialization involves a residency program encompassing multiple years of additional training, caseload requirements, and a series of rigorous exams culminating in board certification. Specialists who have completed this training and passed all certifying examinations become Diplomates of their respective specialty colleges and are considered experts in their field. At UVS, we embrace collegiality across multiple specialties creating optimal care for our patients. Emergency Care: Emergency veterinarians are veterinarians trained in emergency medicine and critical illnesses. Emergency veterinarians possess advanced skills to evaluate trauma and injury and perform intensive care unit procedures and life-saving interventions. This team masters critical thinking and has exceptional skills to remain calm in a high-paced environment. Our emergency department is staffed with three full-time board-certified criticalists, a complement of emergency doctors, and an advanced support staff. Our History: Upstate Veterinary Specialties was established in 2003 as a cardiology referral practice and over the years expanded to offer referral services in several other specialties. In 2015 UVS expanded to our custom-built facility and opened our 24/7 emergency and critical care service. In 2020 UVS expanded our hospital, nearly doubling our footprint to continue to provide exceptional veterinary care to our community. Over the years, UVS has grown to be the region’s largest multi-specialty referral and emergency hospital with a network of the finest veterinary professionals.

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