WHO WE ARE

Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) is a rapidly expanding emergency company with 30+ hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. Founded and led by an ER veterinarian Dr. David Bessler, we are revolutionizing emergency medicine by improving clinical outcomes and access to care, while creating unparalleled career opportunities, support and a fun work environment for all employees aka VEGgies.

We are looking to add more superheroes to our growing family of amazing VEGgies who will spearhead our mission in our current hospitals in the United States and future locations across Canada as they open.

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!

WHO WE NEED

We are looking for talented and energetic Emergency Veterinarians to join the VEG family in our hospitals in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut! Interested in ER but need extra skills? No problem. Ask about our structured mentorship program.

WHY HERE

Being close to our Headquarters, our Flagship hospital, and a dense number of VEG hospitals, you will have the opportunity to be fully immersed in every aspect of VEG:

  • Openness - affects almost everything we do and every aspect of our culture - VEG has an open-door policy for their customers and their employees. As a VEG Doctor, you are welcome to be a part of it all.
  • Togetherness - being around many other VEG employees will allow you to learn faster and on a much broader scale. It will create belonging and collaboration on a higher level. Plus, it is so much better together.
  • Heroic helping - by being one of the OG Canadian VEG Doctors you will be helping us engage more amazing doctors that will fuel our new hospitals. Be a part of the VEGolution!
  • Meaningful Moments - this is seriously the best thing about VEG! You will have to feel it to believe it! So come and join us!

Are you someone who is energized by helping people? In fact, you LOVE people and are passionate about solving their pet problems? Someone who is excited by the challenge of emergency medicine and seeks every opportunity to be a superhero to their customer?

If you’re the ideal candidate, you:

  • Have earned a DVM or equivalent degree from an AVMA accredited college
  • Are fulfilled by helping others
  • Thrive in team-oriented environments (think hospital retreats, team dinners, happy hours and more!)
  • Have a glass-half-full attitude and a sense of humour!
  • Live and breathe emergency medicine - or you want to learn how to
  • Are passionate about emergency surgery (the soft tissue kind!) - don’t feel you have the skills? We will teach you. 

Why you should choose us: Because emergency is all we do! We also offer:

  • Industry-leading compensation + monthly bonuses
  • Immigration and visa assistance
  • Extended Health Insurance
  • Pension savings plan w/ company match
  • Unlimited CE + a $2,500 annual stipend to put towards the travel and accommodations needed to attend the CE
  • 10 weeks of Parental Leave with 100% pay!
  • Flexible work schedules for a true work-life balance (3 shifts a week is full-time for us!)
  • Amazing growth potential and support to get you there
  • Groceries sent weekly, monthly and quarterly contests, quarterly hospital outings, annual company-wide retreats, and more!

Check out a list of our current and upcoming locations, click here!

VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. You've found the equal opportunity employer you are looking for. We can't wait to meet you!

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