Emergency Veterinary Assistant, Shift Lead

Job overview

The Emergency Veterinary Assistant, Shift Lead role is onsite in Clearwater, FL. Compensation is not specified. The role supports Veterinary Emergency Group’s emergency veterinary hospital team and its mission of helping people and pets when they need it most. The shift lead helps maintain patient care and team workflow by monitoring shift needs, coordinating assignments and breaks, supporting transitions, and coaching colleagues. The role also steps in on the floor as needed to help the team respond to changing emergency demands.

What you'll do

• Monitor patient status, team capacity, and shift needs
• manage workflow and help the team adapt to changing conditions
• assign and adjust shift roles
• provide floor support
• coordinate breaks and assist with conflict resolution
• lead shift transitions, huddles, and wrap-ups
• communicate and escalate issues
• flag incidents
• and work with hospital leadership on coverage, call-outs, and coaching. Availability for nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating or as-needed basis is required.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

emergency veterinary assistant

shift lead

veterinary emergency medicine

clearwater fl

veg

patient care

shift workflow

team coaching

shift huddles

rotating nights

weekend availability

holiday availability

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one
• 401(k) match
• learning and clinical education programs
• travel stipends for eligible full-time employees
• clinical student loan repayment
• paid parental leave
• flexible schedules
• employee referral program
• scrubs and food.

Why this role

Credentialed veterinary technician credentials or enrollment in VEG’s Credentialing Support Program are preferred. The posting lists day-one medical, dental, and vision coverage, learning programs, clinical education and travel stipends for eligible full-time employees, and paid parental leave.

About the employer

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