Experienced Veterinary Assistant - Small Animal

Loving Care Animal Clinic LLC; Fremont Township (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Discounted pet care

PTO up to 4 weeks/year

Paid holidays

Continuing Education allowance

Christmas bonus

1 hour lunch breaks

Private on-site parking

Job summary

Loving Care Animal Clinic LLC is a family-owned, small-animal general-practice clinic in West Michigan offering immediate openings for Veterinary / Clinic Assistants. You’ll help with exams, surgeries, in-house labs, and client education in a fast-paced, hands-on setting.

We welcome seasoned assistants and newcomers alike, offering flexible schedules, paid CE, medical and pet-care discounts, generous PTO, and a supportive team that treats staff like family. Apply today and grow with us!

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in a veterinary clinic or equivalent environment.
• Attend a veterinary care program or have graduated from a veterinary assistant program.
• Comfortable working with cats and dogs and around blood.
• Excellent communication skills are required.
• Able to draw up medications accurately and perform dosage calculations.

Responsibilities

• Support staff in handling and restraining animals.
• Assist with cleaning (cages, exam rooms, closing schedule).
• Assist in dispensing and administering medications under a veterinarian's direction.
• Prepare for and assist with patient surgery and aftercare.
• Assist with exams and answer calls when needed.
• Schedule appointments when needed.
• Operate in-house laboratory equipment and prepare samples for reference labs.
• Document patient records with clear written notes.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Comfortable around blood

Medication administration

Detail oriented

Problem solving

Energetic

Education

Veterinary assistant program

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

PIMS knowledge

Job description

Offering Position: Full Time Veterinary Assistant

About Us:

We’re a family‑owned, small‑animal general‑practice clinic (cats & dogs) with immediate openings for Veterinary / Clinic Assistants. Ready to turn your love of animals into a career? At Loving CareAnimalClinic we pair exceptional medicine with small‑town warmth. If you’re overflowing with compassion and eager to break into the veterinary field, we want to meet you.

We believe clinic assistants are often under‑utilized in this profession. Whether you hope to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician or a veterinarian one day, you’ll learn more with us than anywhere else. Expect to assist in exams and surgery, run in‑house labs, greet and educate pet parents, and keep patients comfortable—every day is hands‑on and fast‑paced.

We welcome both seasoned assistants and enthusiastic newcomers, offering flexible schedules, paid CE, medical and pet‑care discounts, generous PTO, and teammates who have your back. Join a WestMichigan clinic that treats staff like family—apply today and grow with us!

In this role, you will:

• Support staff in handling and restraining animals
• Assist staff in cleaning (cages, exam rooms, closing cleaning schedule)
• Assist in dispensing and administering medications at the direction of a veterinarian
• Assist with patient surgery preparations and after care
• Assist with exams
• Answer calls and customer inquiries when needed
• Schedule appointments when needed
• Operate a variety of in-house laboratory equipment
• Prepare samples for reference lab submissions
• Regularly place follow up calls for various lab resultsCarefully document and notate in patient medicalrecords with exceptional and detailed written communication, without typos and spelling mistakes.
• Assist with drawing blood and a variety of other sample collections

A preferred candidate:

• Will have a working knowledge of at least 1Practice Information ManagementSystem (PIMS)
• Will have 1-2 years experience working in a Veterinary clinic or an equivalent environment
• Is attending a veterinary care program or has graduated from a veterinary assistant program
• Be comfortable when working with cats and dogs
• Be comfortable around blood
• Is an excellent communicator
• Is able to draw up medications at the dosage provided by the veterinarian, properly, and with accurate mathematicalconversion
• Is detail orientated and is a great problem solver
• Is fast-moving, enthusiastic, and motivated to excell

A considered candidate:

• Has an interest in breaking into thevetereinary industry, and wants tobecome a Licensed Vet Tech, or Veterinarian
• Has graduated High School, or received their GED with high percentile marks
• Is a minimum of 18 years old
• Has any experience working with animals, big or small

Hours per week:

To be discussed, usually 30-40 hours per week

Schedule:

• Flexible Shifts, Monday - Friday
• 8am to 6pm, 3-4 days a week
• Salary: $16 - $22 per hour, depending on experience

Benefits:

• Weekly pay
• Discounted pet food, exams, services, and products for your pets
• PTO, up to 4weeks/year (Caps at 160 hours/year)
• PaidHolidays
• Continuing Education allowance
• Christmas bonus
• 1 hour lunches
• Private, On-site parking

Experience:

• Veterinary AssistantProgram: 1 year (preferred)
• Veterinary/Clinic Assistant: 1-2 years (required)
• Customer Service: 1 year (required)High School Diploma or GED (required)