Veterinary Assistant: Caring for Pets & Clients

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.; Shrewsbury (MA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. in Massachusetts seeks a Veterinary Assistant to support Vetco Total Care patients and provide outstanding client service. You will assist with exams, surgeries, anesthesia, and hospital care, ensuring patient welfare and family-friendly interactions.

Applicants should have strong communication, compassion, and teamwork. The role emphasizes meticulous record-keeping, patient comfort, and adherence to hospital protocols in a busy veterinary setting.

Qualifications

• Preferred to have at least 1 year experience working in veterinary practice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Compassionate and professional demeanor under stress.
• Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments.

Responsibilities

• Greet clients and patients arriving for appointments and escort them into an exam room, obtain weight and vital signs and record the electronic medical record.
• Assist doctors with appointments (routine and emergency), surgery, dentistry, and euthanasia, under supervision from the veterinarian credentialed veterinary technician, HOM and HLOD.
• Perform patient restraint, obtain and process laboratory samples, handle and dispense medications as directed by the veterinarian and help maintain the electronic medical record.
• Schedule appointments, provide client education, relay test results to doctor and clients, and maintain and update client/patient records.
• Help prepare patients for surgical and dental procedures and assist doctor and/or veterinary technician in anesthetizing patients.
• Under supervision of the veterinarian and/or veterinary technician, perform in‑hospital treatments for sick patients including giving injectable and oral medications as well as intravenous fluid therapy; keep patients clean, watered, and fed.
• Under direction of the HOM/HLOD, assist in the training of new staff members and general dissemination of knowledge as required.
• Keep hospital environment neat and clean; perform regular cleaning of environment based on necessity as well as based on a pre‑determined maintenance schedule.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Compassionate

Telephone skills

Education

1 year veterinary experience

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. in Massachusetts seeks a Veterinary Assistant to support Vetco Total Care patients and provide outstanding client service. You will assist with exams, surgeries, anesthesia, and hospital care, ensuring patient welfare and family-friendly interactions.

Applicants should have strong communication, compassion, and teamwork. The role emphasizes meticulous record-keeping, patient comfort, and adherence to hospital protocols in a busy veterinary setting.