Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Full Time) - Shrewsbury, MA

Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Full Time) - Shrewsbury, MAVEG 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.

VEG is one of this year\''s nominees for INC Magazine\''s Best Places to Work. You are passionate and motivated, value learning, and are a team player who treats peers, customers, and pets with respect. You enjoy working with animals and people, adapt to new scenarios, and communicate effectively in a diverse team. You are willing to learn new techniques, pitch in where needed, and contribute to both outpatient and inpatient care.

OverviewPosition: Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Full Time) – Shrewsbury, MA. Focused on providing high-quality nursing care, patient monitoring, and collaboration with licensed veterinary technicians and veterinary staff in an emergency setting.

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 understanding 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 as a team member to outpatient and ongoing inpatient care.

Participate in 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 and point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging.

Assist in setting up, performing, and monitoring sedation and surgical anesthesia with supervision.

Perform nursing 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 vital member of the nursing care team.

Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as credentialing, trainer roles, and leadership.

Additional duties (where permitted by law)

Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia with or without mechanical ventilation.

Perform advanced vascular access techniques and diagnostic procedures as scoped by law.

Participate in formulating treatment and nursing care plans.

Obtain additional training for roles beyond direct nursing care, including trainer, coordination of care, and leadership.

Why you should choose us

Industry-leading compensation

Use of the latest equipment and technology in VEG hospitals

Generous employee pet discount

Referral rewards

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

401K with company match

Paid parental leave — up to 10 weeks at 100% salary

Unlimited continuing education opportunities

Flexible work schedules for work-life balance

Growth potential and various staff engagement activities

VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an equal opportunity employer. We can\''t wait to meet you!

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Veterinary Services

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