Emergency Veterinary Assistant: Fast-Paced Care & Growth

VEG ER for Pets; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading compensation

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

401K with company match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

VEG is an emergency veterinary company expanding across the United States. We seek passionate team players who love animals and people, excel in compassionate care, and adapt to fast-changing scenarios.

As a Veterinary Assistant, you will perform nursing tasks, monitoring and treatments, assist with anesthesia under supervision, and grow through guided pathways including technician credentialing and leadership.

Qualifications

• You are passionate and motivated.
• You value learning and are a team player that is honest and respectful to your peers.
• You love working with animals and people.
• You are comfortable adapting to new scenarios, willing to learn new techniques, and think outside the box.
• You have excellent interpersonal capabilities across a diverse group.
• You're happy to pitch in wherever and whenever you are needed, with a positive attitude.
• You demonstrate the ability to accomplish assigned tasks for all areas involved, knowing when to ask for assistance.
• You display excellent communication skills with your peers, customers, and team.

Responsibilities

• Treat each patient and customer with the highest level of compassion and care.
• Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments.
• Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients.
• Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications.
• Set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy.
• Contribute as a team member to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care.
• Participate in giving and receiving patient rounds to ensure continuity of care.
• Be trained to properly perform all aspects of CPR as a RECOVER Certified Rescuer.
• Collect samples and perform diagnostic tests including in-house and point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging.
• Assist in setting-up, performing, monitoring sedation and surgical anesthesia with LVT or DVM supervision.
• Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and maintaining urinary catheters and nasal oxygen tubes.
• Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot oxygen cages and other oxygen administration techniques.
• Work alongside licensed veterinary technicians as a vital member of the nursing care team.
• Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as veterinary technician credentialing, trainer role, community outreach, and leadership.

Skills

Compassionate care

Interpersonal skills

CPR certification

Willingness to learn

Team player

Communication skills

Adaptability

Tools

Ultrasonography

Paracentesis

Vascular access techniques

Job description

VEG is an emergency veterinary company expanding across the United States. We seek passionate team players who love animals and people, excel in compassionate care, and adapt to fast-changing scenarios.

As a Veterinary Assistant, you will perform nursing tasks, monitoring and treatments, assist with anesthesia under supervision, and grow through guided pathways including technician credentialing and leadership.