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Experienced Veterinary Assistant

North Reading, MA, us💼 Full-time💰 $37,440–$37,440🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Provide hands-on nursing care, surgical assistance, and anesthetic management for hospitalized and surgical patients in a small animal hospital.

Role type

Experienced Veterinary Assistant (Surgical)

Builds

Surgical cases, medical treatments, and diagnostic procedures for dogs and cats

Domain

Veterinary Medicine / Small Animal Hospital

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Pet restraint, surgical preparation and assistance, anesthetic monitoring, triage, lab sample collection, diagnostic imaging

Preferred skills

Surgery experience, sample collection, medical history taking, lab test processing, radiograph processing

Technologies

Digital radiography, ultrasound, in-house lab equipment

Responsibilities

Administer medications, manage medical and hospitalized cases, assist in surgeries, monitor anesthesia, communicate treatment plans to clients

Seniority

Experienced, 2+ years preferred

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