Surgical Veterinary Assistant: Specialty Care

Ethos Veterinary Health; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Ethos Veterinary Health’s SAGE San Francisco hospital is seeking a Senior Veterinary Assistant to join the Surgery team. Work alongside board-certified surgeons, RVTs, and specialists to provide advanced perioperative care in a high-level specialty setting.

You will support anesthesia monitoring, surgical prep, and patient care across complex cases, with opportunities to grow skills in sterile technique, postoperative recovery, and client communication in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous hands-on veterinary clinical experience; veterinary surgery or specialty hospital experience highly preferred.
• Strong veterinary anesthesia monitoring skills and understanding of anesthetic patient safety.
• Strong technical skills and experience supporting surgical and hospitalized patients.
• Ability to accurately perform medication, fluid, invoice, and treatment-estimate calculations.
• Excellent communication, organization, critical-thinking, and client service skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients, surgical suites, equipment, and instruments for specialty surgical procedures.
• Assist with surgical prep, sterile technique, and procedures while maintaining a safe surgical environment.
• Monitor anesthesia and patient vital signs throughout procedures and recovery.
• Perform technical skills including patient restraint, venipuncture, IV catheter placement, fluid therapy, and medication administration within the scope of the role.
• Monitor hospitalized and post-operative patients and promptly communicate changes in patient status.
• Assist with outpatient diagnostics and obtain thorough patient histories.
• Maintain accurate treatment sheets, anesthesia records, and electronic medical records.
• Clean, sterilize, organize, and maintain surgical instruments and equipment.
• Provide compassionate client communication, discharge education, and post-operative care instructions.

Skills

Anesthesia monitoring

Surgical assisting

Technical skills

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Ethos Veterinary Health’s SAGE San Francisco hospital is seeking a Senior Veterinary Assistant to join the Surgery team. Work alongside board-certified surgeons, RVTs, and specialists to provide advanced perioperative care in a high-level specialty setting.

You will support anesthesia monitoring, surgical prep, and patient care across complex cases, with opportunities to grow skills in sterile technique, postoperative recovery, and client communication in a fast-paced environment.