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
• Passionate and motivated.• Value learning and are a team player that is honest and respectful to your peers.• Comfortable adapting to new scenarios, willing to learn new techniques, and think outside the box.• Excellent interpersonal capabilities across a diverse group.• Excellent communication skills with your peers, customers, and team.
Benefits
• Industry-leading compensation• Generous employee pet discount• Referral rewards• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance• 401K w/ company match• Paid parental leave - up to 10 weeks of paid leave at 100% of regular salary• Unlimited Continuing Education opportunities• Flexible work schedules for a true work-life balance• Growth potential• Groceries sent to the hospitals weekly for the staff to enjoy, monthly and quarterly contests, quarterly hospital outings, company-wide retreats, etc!• Equal opportunity employer