Emergency Veterinary Assistant

Job summary
Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States.Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most.We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a "customer first" mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment.
Job seniority: entry level
Responsibilities
• Treat each patient and customer with the highest level of compassion & 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 & point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging.• Assist in setting-up, performing, monitoring sedation and surgical anesthesia with LVT or DVM supervision.
Requirements
• Passion for working with animals and people.• Ability to adapt to new scenarios and think outside the box.• Excellent interpersonal capabilities.• Strong communication skills.• Willingness to learn new techniques.• Ability to accomplish assigned tasks for all areas involved.• Excellent nursing care skills.• Knowledge of common diseases and conditions.• Proficiency in administering medications.• Experience with diagnostic tests and imaging.
Benefits
• Industry-leading compensation• Generous employee pet discount• Referral rewards• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance• 401K w/ company match• Paid parental leave• Unlimited Continuing Education opportunities• Flexible work schedules• Growth potential• Groceries sent to the hospitals weekly for the staff to enjoy, monthly and quarterly contests, quarterly hospital outings, company-wide retreats, etc!