Emergency Veterinary Assistant - Millburn, NJ

Emergency Veterinary Assistant - Millburn, NJ

Apply for the Emergency Veterinary Assistant role at VEG ER for Pets and join 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, revolutionizing emergency medicine with a customer‑first mentality and an employee‑centric environment.

You are passionate and motivated, value learning, and are a team player who is honest and respectful. You love working with animals and people, adapt to new scenarios, think creatively, and demonstrate excellent communication skills with peers, customers, and the team.

• 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 triage patients accurately.
• Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications; be aware of 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.
• Participate in patient rounds for continuity of care.
• Be trained 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 imaging.
• Assist in setting up, monitoring sedation, and surgical anesthesia under LVT or DVM 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 such as veterinary technician credentialing, trainer, community outreach, and leadership.

Veterinary Assistants can also, where permitted by law, administer and monitor patients under general anesthesia, perform advanced vascular access techniques, conduct advanced diagnostic procedures, and participate in treatment planning.

• Industry‑leading compensation.
• State‑of‑the‑art 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% of regular salary.
• Unlimited continuing education opportunities.
• Flexible work schedules for work‑life balance.
• Growth potential.
• Staff groceries, contests, hospital outings, and company 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 welcome all qualified applicants.

Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Full‑time
Job function:
Health Care Provider (Veterinary Services)