Emergency Veterinary Assistant - Seattle, WA - Full-time

pstrongWHO WE ARE/strong/p pVEG 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.nbsp;/p pnbsp;/p pstrongTALENT + CULTURE AT VEG/strong/p pAt VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. What we’re aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to what we want for our employees: to have the best experience possible. With the highest NPS score in our industry, we’re ready to ensure that VEG remains the place where the best and brightest in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow. For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say, “yes.” We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one of this year’s nominees for INC Magazine’s Best Places to Work!/p pnbsp;/p pstrongWHO WE NEED/strong/p pYou are passionate and motivated. You value learning and are a team player that is honest and respectful to your peers. You love what you do. You love working with animals and people. You are comfortable adapting to new scenarios, willing to learn new techniques, and think outside the box. You have excellent interpersonal capabilities across a diverse group. You’re happy to pitch in wherever and whenever you are needed, with a positive attitude. You demonstrate the ability to accomplish assigned tasks for all areas involved, knowing when to ask for assistance. You display excellent communication skills with your peers, customers, and team./p pnbsp;/p pstrongWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO/strong/p ul liTreat each patient and customer with the highest level of compassion and care./li liPerform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments./li liUse understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients./li liAdminister subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications./li liSet-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy./li liContribute as a team member to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care./li liParticipate in giving and receiving patient rounds to ensure continuity of care./li liBe trained to properly perform all aspects of CPR as a RECOVER Certified Rescuer./li liCollect samples and perform diagnostic tests including in-house and point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging./li liAssist in setting-up, performing, monitoring sedation and surgical anesthesia with LVT or DVM supervision./li liPerform nursing care tasks such as placing and maintaining urinary catheters and nasal oxygen tubes, and/li liSet up, maintain, and troubleshoot oxygen cages and other oxygen administration techniques./li liWork alongside licensed veterinary technicians as a vital member of the nursing care team./li liObtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as veterinary technician credentialing, trainer role, community outreach, and leadership./li /ul pnbsp;/p pVeterinary Assistants can additionally (where permitted by law):/p ul liAdminister, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia with or without mechanical ventilation for patients with varied levels of risk./li liPerform advanced vascular access techniques including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement, intraosseous catheterization, and arterial catheterization./li liPerform advanced diagnostic techniques including ultrasonography and paracentesis,/li liParticipate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans./li liObtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care such as a trainer role, coordination of care, community outreach, and leadership./li /ul pnbsp;/p pstrongWHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US/strong/p pBecause emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer:/p ul liIndustry-leading‌ ‌compensation‌: $19.00-35.00 per hour/li liWe build our hospitals from scratch. You’ll be using all of the latest equipment and technology./li liGenerous employee pet discount/li liReferral rewards - tell your friends why they should come work for VEG too!/li liHealth‌, Vision, and Dental ‌Insurance‌ ‌ ‌/li li401K‌ ‌w/‌ ‌company‌ ‌match‌ ‌ ‌/li liPaid‌ ‌parental‌ ‌leave‌ ‌-‌ ‌up to 10‌ ‌weeks‌ ‌of‌ ‌paid‌ ‌leave‌ ‌at‌ ‌100%‌ ‌of‌ ‌regular‌ ‌salary‌ ‌/li liUnlimited‌ ‌Continuing Education opportunities - we want to help you grow in your career!/li liFlexible‌ ‌work‌ ‌schedules‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌true‌ ‌work-life‌ ‌balance‌ ‌ ‌/li liGrowth‌ ‌potential‌ ‌ ‌/li liGroceries‌ ‌sent‌ ‌to the hospitals weekly for the staff to enjoy,‌ ‌monthly‌ ‌and‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌contests,‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌hospital‌ ‌outings,‌ company-wide retreats,‌ ‌etc!‌ ‌/li liLastly, because while our work is serious, we believe that it should also be fun!/li /ul pnbsp;/p pVEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. You've found the equal opportunity employer you are looking for. We can't wait to meet you!/p