Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Relief) - Boston, MA

Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Relief) - Boston, MA

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WHO WE ARE VEG 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.

TALENT + CULTURE AT VEG At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. We strive to say, "yes" to customers and to our teams. VEG is a nominee for INC Magazine's Best Places to Work.

WHO WE NEED You are passionate and motivated. You value learning and are a team player who is honest and respectful to your peers. You love what you do, you love working with animals and people, you are adaptable to new scenarios, eager to learn new techniques, and able to think outside the box. You have excellent interpersonal skills across a diverse group and are willing to pitch in wherever you are needed with a positive attitude. You communicate well with peers, customers, and the team.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO

• 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 CRIs and blood transfusion therapy.
• Contribute as a team member to outpatient and 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 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 vital member of the nursing care team.
• Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles beyond direct nursing care such as credentialing, trainer roles, community outreach, and leadership.

Veterinary Assistants can additionally (where permitted by law) :

WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US Because emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer :

VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to an inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Seniority level : Entry level

Employment type : Full-time

Job function : Health Care Provider

Industries : Veterinary Services

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