Veterinary Surgical Assistant — Experienced & Growth‑Oriented

Alliance Animal Health; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation/Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

North Reading Veterinary Clinic in North Reading, Massachusetts, is seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our full-service, small animal hospital. We value compassionate care, teamwork, and a strong work ethic in a busy clinical setting.

The role involves patient restraint, triage, sample collection, imaging, nursing care, medication administration, and collaboration with clients on treatment plans.

Qualifications

• Experienced Veterinary Assistant with a minimum of 2 years preferred.
• Surgery experience required.
• Compassionate, calm, team player, multi-tasker and strong communicator.
• Must be able to properly restrain pets.
• Proficient in sample collection, obtaining medical histories, processing laboratory tests and radiographs, and anesthesia monitoring are a bonus!
• Self-starter with the desire to continue to advance your knowledge and skillset.

Responsibilities

• Pet restraint and triage incoming patients.
• Collection and analysis of lab samples.
• Diagnostic imaging and radiographs.
• Management and nursing care of medical and hospitalized cases.
• Administration of medications; communicate treatment plans with clients.
• Surgical preparation and assistance; anesthetic management.

Skills

Pet restraint

Lab sample collection

Radiography

Communication with clients

Anesthesia monitoring

Team player

Self-motivation

Job description

North Reading Veterinary Clinic in North Reading, Massachusetts, is seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our full-service, small animal hospital. We value compassionate care, teamwork, and a strong work ethic in a busy clinical setting.

The role involves patient restraint, triage, sample collection, imaging, nursing care, medication administration, and collaboration with clients on treatment plans.