Emergency Veterinary Assistant; Relief - Boynton , FL

Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Relief) - Boynton Beach, FL

The Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Relief) role at VEG ER for Pets is for a highly motivated individual who loves working with animals and people. The position is full‑time and entry‑level, listed under Health Care Provider with a Veterinary Services industry focus.

VEG is a rapidly growing emergency veterinary company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is to help people and their pets when they need it most, with a customer‑first mentality and an employee‑centric work environment. We are recognized as one of this year’s nominees for INC Magazine’s Best Places to Work!

• Passionate, motivated, and honest team player with a positive attitude.
• Comfortable adapting to new scenarios, learning new techniques, and thinking outside the box.
• Excellent interpersonal skills across a diverse group.
• Strong communication skills with peers, customers, and team.
• Willingness to pitch in wherever and whenever needed.

• Treat each patient and customer with compassion and care.
• Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments.
• Use knowledge of common diseases, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately 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 transfusions.
• Contribute as a team member to incoming outpatient care 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, monitoring sedation and surgical anesthesia with LVT or DVM supervision.
• Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and maintaining urinary catheters, nasal oxygen tubes, and maintaining oxygen cages.
• 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 (e.g., veterinary technician credentialing, trainer role, community outreach, leadership).

• Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia with or without mechanical ventilation.
• Perform advanced vascular access techniques (jugular catheters, sampling lines, central lines, intraosseous catheterization, arterial catheterization).
• Perform advanced diagnostic techniques (ultrasonography, paracentesis).
• Participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans.
• Obtain additional training in guided growth pathways offering roles in coordination of care, community outreach, and leadership.

• Industry‑leading compensation.
• Access to latest equipment and technology.
• Generous employee pet discount.
• Referral rewards.
• Health, vision, and dental insurance.
• 401(k) 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.
• Staff perks such as groceries, contests, outings, retreats.

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 and look forward to meeting you.