3h ago

Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Relief)

Oak Brook, IL

$35k-$45k / yearest.

part-timejuniorVeterinary Emergency Medicine

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll be the first warm welcome in a fast-paced ER, triaging patients and assisting with treatments like bloodwork and imaging. Your core impact is learning emergency veterinary skills from day one while supporting pet parents and the team. This role stands out because you'll grow into advanced responsibilities like anesthesia support through guided training.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Triage incoming patients and guide them toward care
  • Assist with treatments, nursing care, and diagnostics
  • Set up and monitor anesthesia and sedation cases
  • Set up IV fluids, blood transfusions, and administer medications

📋 Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • 1+ years in a veterinary assistant role
  • Basic computer skills and understanding of practice management software and electronic medical record keeping
  • Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays

✨ Nice to Have

  • Enrolled in an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program
  • Emergency or specialty experience

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 💰 Competitive compensation
  • 📅 Flexible work schedules
  • 👥 Generous employee referral program
  • 👕 Comfy scrubs and cool VEG swag
  • 🍕 Food in the fridge

🚩 Heads Up

  • Mentions lifting up to 25 kg on own and 40 kg with assistance, which may be physically demanding
  • Noise and odor exposure without specific mitigation details
  • Part-time relief role may offer inconsistent hours
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