Hospital Assistant- Upper East Side, Ny

WHO WE ARE

Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a "customer first" mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment. We expect to see significant expansion across the country, growing from 27 to ~50 locations by the end of 2022.

TALENT + CULTURE AT VEG

At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. What we're aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to what we want for our employees: to have the best experience possible. With the highest NPS score in our industry, we're ready to ensure that VEG is always the place where the best and brightest in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow. For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say, "yes." We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one of this year's nominees for INC Magazine's Best Places to Work!

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO

• Clean and prepare surgical instrument packs, set up equipment and supplies for surgical procedures, and disinfect surgery suites according to hospital standards.
• Assist veterinarians & technicians in patient care of various species (canine, feline, exotics) including, but not limited to restraint and supporting the team in caring for hospitalized patients (such as preparing food, and helping with walks)..
• Be supported financially and through mentoring to pursue veterinary technician credentials, if desired.
• Answering and facilitating incoming calls according to hospital policies.
• General hospital maintenance including, but not limited to cleaning, laundry, stocking, and inventory.
• Be trained to perform Basic Life Support aspects of CPR based on RECOVER initiative guidelines, including chest compressions and record keeping.
• Be a vital member of the veterinary team working with veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, and veterinarians to help people and their pets when they need it most.
• Participate in nursing care team rounds upon shift change.
• Setting up, assisting in operating, and cleaning commonly used hospital equipment such as monitoring equipment, oxygen cages, sample analyzers, and patient heating devices.
• Properly read and complete all treatment sheet orders pertinent to the role (for ex: walking and feeding stable patients) and documenting relevant patient information (vomiting, regurgitation, urine and fecal voids).
• Learn to use basic medical terminology, abbreviations, and key medical terms.
• Assist in basic laboratory procedures, including, but not limited to: handling blood and urine samples, using the centrifuge, staining blood films and cytology slides, and using all in-house lab analyzers.
• Set up and assist in common patient and treatment procedures, maintaining an "always ready" state.