Experienced Veterinary Assistant
Core
Provide hands-on clinical support including animal restraint, triage, sample collection, diagnostic imaging, nursing care, and surgical assistance in a veterinary hospital setting.
Role type
Veterinary Assistant (clinical support)
Builds
Patient care workflows, diagnostic results, and surgical outcomes for pets
Domain
Veterinary medicine / Animal healthcare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Animal restraint, triage, lab sample collection and processing, diagnostic imaging (radiographs), anesthesia and surgical monitoring, medication administration, client communication, medical record interpretation
Preferred skills
CVT/RVT/LVT certification, dental radiography positioning, preventative care knowledge, hospital flow management
Technologies
Radiography equipment, laboratory analyzers, anesthesia monitoring devices
Responsibilities
Restrain animals safely, collect and process lab samples, assist in surgical procedures, monitor patients under anesthesia, communicate treatment plans to clients, position for diagnostic imaging
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, hands-on IC