Emergency Veterinary Assistant - Pikesville, MD

Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG)•Pikesville, MD

5d•$19 - $44

About The Position

VEG is hiring an Emergency Veterinary Assistant to provide compassionate care to patients and customers in an emergency veterinary hospital. The role contributes to outpatient and inpatient care, performs nursing tasks and treatments, monitors patients, assists with diagnostics and anesthesia, and works alongside licensed veterinary technicians. Assistants may take on additional advanced clinical duties where permitted by law and may pursue guided growth pathways in areas such as credentialing, training, coordination of care, community outreach, and leadership.

Requirements

Passion and motivation, with a willingness to learn.
Team-oriented, honest, and respectful approach to working with peers.
Enjoy working with animals and people.
Ability to adapt to new scenarios, learn new techniques, and think outside the box.
Strong interpersonal skills across diverse groups.
Willingness to help where needed and maintain a positive attitude.
Ability to accomplish assigned tasks and recognize when assistance is needed.
Excellent communication skills with peers, customers, and the team.

Responsibilities

Treat each patient and customer with the highest level of 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 transfusion therapy.
Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care as a team member.
Participate in giving and receiving patient rounds to support 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.
Place and maintain 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.
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.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus, depending on experience.
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.
Latest equipment and technology.
Groceries provided to hospitals weekly for staff.
Monthly and quarterly contests, quarterly hospital outings, and company-wide retreats.