Emergency Veterinary Assistant — Georgetown

Job overview

The Emergency Veterinary Assistant role is onsite in Washington, DC, with compensation of $18.50–$44 per hour. Veterinary Emergency Group’s mission is to help people and their pets when they need emergency care.

What you'll do

• Provide basic to intermediate nursing care, patient monitoring, and treatments
• triage incoming patients
• administer medications and fluid therapy
• support outpatient and inpatient care and patient rounds
• collect samples and perform diagnostic tests
• and assist with sedation and surgical anesthesia under LVT or DVM supervision. Additional advanced duties may be performed where permitted by law.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

emergency veterinary assistant

washington dc

georgetown

veg

veterinary emergency

animal care

patient monitoring

medication administration

diagnostic testing

surgical anesthesia support

$18.50–$44/hr

pet discount

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 up to 12 weeks at 100% of regular salary, continuing education, flexible schedules, and growth opportunities.

Why this role

The posting describes guided growth pathways that may include 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.