Emergency Veterinary Assistant
About The Position
MedVet is a fast-growing emergency and specialty veterinary provider with practices nationwide, offering advanced medical treatments and innovations. The Emergency Veterinary Assistant joins a collaborative clinical team and contributes to the MedVet experience for clients, patients, and teammates through teamwork, leadership, and compassion. This role supports emergency patient assessment, treatment, procedures, monitoring, nursing care, and client education in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift quickly. The proposed schedule is Sunday 8:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Monday 11:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m., and Tuesday 1:00 p.m.–1:30 a.m. The hiring range is $17.00–$28.00 per hour, based on experience.
Requirements
- Prior veterinary experience is required.
- Proficiency in calculations, including drug calculations, constant rate infusions, and unit conversions.
- Flexibility with work hours and ability to work additional hours when necessary.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Previous emergency veterinary experience is desired.
Responsibilities
- Record and deliver organized rounds, discuss cases, and gather additional information as necessary.
- Evaluate incoming patients and prioritize them based on assessment.
- Partner with the patient care team regarding treatment plans, client communication, and nursing care concerns.
- Provide client education, including home-care instructions, medication indications and adverse reactions, and general wellness updates on hospitalized patients.
- Assist the DVM with patient assessment, treatment, and procedures.
- Monitor and provide nursing care to hospitalized patients.
- Induce and monitor general anesthesia and sedation procedures.
- Perform in-house laboratory testing and prepare samples for outside laboratory testing.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Vision and dental insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Independent Care Spending
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Shift differentials and on-call pay
- Uniform allowance
- Employee pet discounts and pet insurance
- Elective short-term disability, life, and accident insurance
- Company-paid long-term disability
- Continuing education opportunities and assistance program
- Career growth and personal development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
