Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Per Diem) - Oak Brook, IL

About the position

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.

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.
• 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 veterinary nurses 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.

Requirements

• Passionate and motivated.
• Values learning and is a team player.
• Honest and respectful to peers.
• Excellent interpersonal capabilities across a diverse group.
• Demonstrates the ability to accomplish assigned tasks for all areas involved.
• Displays excellent communication skills with peers, customers, and team.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in veterinary care or related field.
• Ability to adapt to new scenarios and learn new techniques.
• Positive attitude and willingness to pitch in wherever needed.

Benefits

• Industry-leading compensation.
• Use of the latest equipment and technology.
• Referral rewards.
• Flexible work schedules for a true work-life balance.
• Growth potential.
• Groceries sent to the hospitals weekly for staff enjoyment.
• Monthly and quarterly contests, quarterly hospital outings, company-wide retreats.