Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Part Time) - Clifton, NJ

The role

You will triage incoming patients and assist with treatments, nursing care, and diagnostics. You will work alongside veterinary technicians and veterinarians to support anesthesia, sedation, and medication administration.

What you will do

• Triaging incoming patients and guiding them toward care
• Assisting with treatments, nursing care, and diagnostics
• Setting up and monitoring anesthesia and sedation cases
• Setting up and managing IV fluids, blood transfusions, and medication administration
• Assisting during outpatient or inpatient care
• Joining patient rounds to ensure continuity of care
• Learning to perform CPR
• Performing advanced responsibilities like anesthesia support, ultrasound, and catheterization through training

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic computer skills
• Understanding of practice management software and electronic medical record keeping
• Excellent communicator
• Fine motor skills for handling patients and medical equipment
• Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, and work on the floor
• Ability to lift up to 25 kg on own and support up to 40 kg with assistance
• Willing to work in a noisy environment with strong or unpleasant odors
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating or as needed basis
• Work well in a fast-paced environment with people from all backgrounds and different personality types

Nice to have

• Enrolled in an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program
• 1+ years in a veterinary assistant role
• Emergency or specialty experience

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401K match
• VEG-created clinical and leadership programs
• Unlimited ER CE + travel stipend
• $1,000/year travel stipend for part-time credentialed VEGgies
• $400/year travel stipend for part-time uncredentialed VEGgies
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee referral program
• Comfy scrubs
• VEG swag
• Food in the fridge

About the company

VEG is a veterinary emergency company with hospitals nationwide open 24/7, 365 days a year. It is a 2025 and 2026 certified Great Place to Work®.