Veterinary Assistant
Core
Provide medical and nursing care, triage patients, collect lab samples, assist in diagnostics and surgery, and manage anesthesia for dogs, cats, and small mammals.
Role type
Veterinary Assistant (Exam Room Assistant)
Builds
Medical and surgical care for small animal patients
Domain
Veterinary medicine / Small animal practice
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Pet restraint, triage, sample collection, lab test processing, radiograph processing, anesthesia monitoring, medical history taking
Preferred skills
Surgical assistance, anesthetic management, experience with varying patient stability
Technologies
Digital radiography, in-house lab equipment
Responsibilities
Pet restraint, triage incoming patients, collection and analysis of lab samples, diagnostic imaging, management and nursing care of medical and hospitalized cases, administration of medications, surgical preparation and assistance, anesthetic management
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior (1 year experience preferred)