Emergency Veterinary Assistant - Paramus, NJ

Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG)•Paramus, NJ

7h•$19 - $44

About The Position

VEG is a rapidly growing emergency veterinary company focused on helping people and their pets when they need it most. The Emergency Veterinary Assistant provides compassionate care to patients and customers, performs nursing care and patient monitoring, assists with triage and diagnostic procedures, and supports outpatient and inpatient care as part of the nursing team. The role works alongside licensed veterinary technicians and may take on additional duties where permitted by law. VEG offers guided growth pathways that can include veterinary technician credentialing, training, community outreach, coordination of care, and leadership.

Requirements

Passion for working with animals and people.
Motivation, respect, honesty, and a positive attitude as a team player.
Willingness to learn new techniques and adapt to new scenarios.
Ability to think outside the box and pitch in where and when needed.
Ability to accomplish assigned tasks across relevant areas and know when to ask for assistance.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with peers, customers, and the team.

Responsibilities

Treat each patient and customer with compassion and care.
Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments.
Use knowledge of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to triage incoming patients.
Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects.
Set up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy, including constant rate infusions and blood transfusions.
Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care.
Participate in giving and receiving patient rounds to ensure continuity of care.
Train to perform all aspects of CPR as a RECOVER Certified Rescuer.
Collect samples and perform in-house and point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging.
Assist with setting up, performing, and monitoring sedation and surgical anesthesia under 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 member of the nursing care team.
Where permitted by law, administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia, with or without mechanical ventilation, for patients with varied levels of risk.
Where permitted by law, perform advanced vascular access techniques, including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement, intraosseous catheterization, and arterial catheterization.
Where permitted by law, perform advanced diagnostic techniques, including ultrasonography and paracentesis.
Where permitted by law, participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans.
Pursue additional training and guided growth pathways in areas such as veterinary technician credentialing, training, coordination of care, community outreach, and leadership.

Benefits

Industry-leading compensation of $18.50–$44 per hour.
Latest equipment and technology in hospitals built by VEG.
Generous employee pet discount.
Referral rewards.
Health, vision, and dental insurance.
401(k) with company match.
Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks at 100% of regular salary.
Unlimited continuing education opportunities.
Flexible work schedules.
Growth potential.
Groceries provided to hospitals weekly for staff.
Monthly and quarterly contests, quarterly hospital outings, and company-wide retreats.