Emergency Veterinary Assistant - Clifton, NJ

Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG)•Clifton, NJ

6h•$19 - $39•Onsite

About The Position

VEG is seeking an Emergency Veterinary Assistant to provide compassionate care to patients and customers in an emergency veterinary hospital. The role supports incoming outpatient and ongoing inpatient care, performs nursing care and patient-monitoring tasks, assists with diagnostics and anesthesia, and works alongside licensed veterinary technicians as part of the nursing care team. Veterinary assistants may perform additional advanced tasks where permitted by law. VEG offers guided growth pathways that can lead to opportunities beyond direct nursing care.

Requirements

Be passionate and motivated, value learning, and work as an honest and respectful team player.
Love working with animals and people.
Adapt to new scenarios, be willing to learn new techniques, and think outside the box.
Have excellent interpersonal capabilities across a diverse group.
Be willing to pitch in wherever and whenever needed with a positive attitude.
Be able to accomplish assigned tasks across involved areas and know when to ask for assistance.
Have excellent 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.
Triage incoming patients using knowledge of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters.
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 transfusion therapy.
Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care as a team member.
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 diagnostic tests, including 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 through guided growth pathways, including opportunities in veterinary technician credentialing, training, coordination of care, community outreach, and leadership.

Benefits

Industry-leading compensation of $18.50 to $39 per hour.
Latest equipment and technology in hospitals built from scratch.
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 sent to hospitals weekly for staff.
Monthly and quarterly contests, quarterly hospital outings, and company-wide retreats.