Emergency Veterinary Assistant — Port St. Lucie, FL

Job overview

The Emergency Veterinary Assistant role is onsite; the listing location is Jupiter, FL, while the title names Port St. Lucie, FL. Compensation is not specified. Veterinary Emergency Group’s mission is to help people and their pets when they need emergency care. The assistant supports emergency veterinary nursing care through patient monitoring, treatments, diagnostics, and assistance with procedures under licensed veterinary technician or veterinarian supervision. The role contributes to coordinated outpatient and inpatient care and continuity between patient rounds.

What you'll do

• Provide compassionate patient and customer care
• perform basic to intermediate nursing tasks, monitoring, and treatments
• triage incoming patients
• administer medications and fluids
• support outpatient and inpatient care and patient rounds
• collect samples and perform diagnostic tests
• assist with sedation and surgical anesthesia under supervision
• maintain catheters, oxygen equipment, and related care
• work alongside licensed veterinary technicians.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

emergency veterinary assistant

veterinary emergency

animal care

patient monitoring

veterinary nursing

diagnostic testing

emergency care

jupiter fl

port st. lucie fl

veterinary emergency group

veg

pet discount

401(k) match

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Employee pet discount
• referral rewards
• health, vision, and dental insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• paid parental leave
• continuing education
• flexible schedules
• growth opportunities
• staff groceries and team events.

Why this role

The posting describes additional advanced tasks as permitted by law and offers guided growth pathways, including veterinary technician credentialing, training, outreach, and leadership.

About the employer

Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) is hiring for this role. Industry: Veterinary Services. Sector: 54.