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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 Amy Landy, Recruiting & Onboarding Specialist 

Phone: 518-783-3198 | Email: hr@uvsonline.com | Fax: 518-783-0409

About Upstate Veterinary Specialties

Specialty Veterinary Care in the Upstate NY Region, Featuring an Experienced Staff, State-of-the-Art Equipment and 24-hour Emergency Care Upstate Veterinary Specialties, PLLC is a multi-specialty veterinary referral practice located in Upstate New York that offers caring, state-of-the-art specialty veterinary services to pet owners and veterinarians in the community, throughout the Capital District and beyond. Our specialists are fully committed to the care of their patients and providing exceptional service to clients and referring veterinarians. In doing so, we are available full time for veterinary specialty referral services. Our hospital in Latham, NY offers 24 hour continuous care for our patients following surgical and other procedures if they are not yet ready to return home. Due to our Emergency Service, patients who arrive for urgent treatment may be transferred for specialty care if appropriate the following morning. The hospital’s available technologies include on-site advanced diagnostic imaging, including MRI. To learn more about our veterinary specialty care services, doctors, support staff, or facility please browse through our website. If you have any questions or would like to speak with a member of our staff, please contact us.

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