Emergency Veterinary Assistant

Job overview

The Emergency Veterinary Assistant role is onsite in Baltimore, MD. Compensation is $18.50–$44 per hour. Veterinary Emergency Group’s mission is to help people and their pets when they need it most. The assistant contributes to emergency and ongoing inpatient and outpatient care by supporting nursing tasks, monitoring patients, administering treatments and medications, and assisting with diagnostics and procedures under appropriate supervision. The role works alongside licensed veterinary technicians to support continuity and quality of patient care.

What you'll do

• Provide compassionate patient and customer care
• perform basic to intermediate nursing tasks, monitoring, and treatments
• triage incoming patients using clinical observations
• administer medications and support fluid therapy
• participate in patient rounds
• collect samples and perform diagnostic tests
• assist with sedation and surgical anesthesia under LVT or DVM supervision
• maintain catheters, oxygen equipment, and related care devices.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

emergency veterinary assistant

emergency veterinary care

animal nursing

patient monitoring

medication administration

diagnostic testing

baltimore md

veterinary emergency group

full-time

$18.50–$44/hr

cpr training

veterinary technician growth path

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• paid parental leave
• continuing education
• flexible schedules
• employee pet discount
• referral rewards.

Why this role

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

About the employer

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