Experienced Veterinary Assistant
Core
Provide hands-on nursing care, patient restraint, sample collection, and support for anesthesia and surgical procedures in a small animal veterinary practice.
Role type
Veterinary Assistant (clinical support)
Builds
Patient care, diagnostic support, and surgical assistance for pets
Domain
Veterinary medicine / Small animal healthcare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Pet restraint, sample collection, laboratory test processing, diagnostic imaging support, anesthesia monitoring, medication administration, surgical assistance
Preferred skills
Anesthesia experience, radiograph experience, strong pet-handling skills
Responsibilities
Safely restrain pets and assist with patient triage, Collect samples and process laboratory tests, Assist with diagnostic imaging and radiographs, Provide nursing care for medical and hospitalized patients, Administer medications and monitor patient progress, Prepare patients for surgery and assist during procedures, Support anesthesia administration and monitoring