Veterinary Assistant

• A full-time schedule with no weekends
• A dedicated, passionate, and collaborative veterinary team
• A friendly, team-driven workplace culture
• A small animal practice with more than 50 years of history in the Lakewood community
• A team that values work-life balance
• Mentoring and support as you develop your veterinary career
• Opportunities for professional growth and continuing education
• Meaningful relationships with longtime clients and their pets
• The opportunity to strengthen and expand your veterinary skills
• A workplace where teamwork and communication matter
• Employee pet care discounts and perks
• A team committed to providing high-quality care to every patient

As a Veterinary Assistant, you’ll work alongside our veterinarians and veterinary technicians to provide compassionate patient care while helping keep the hospital organized and running efficiently.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting veterinarians and veterinary technicians during exams, treatments, and surgical procedures
• Safely restraining animals for examinations, diagnostics, and treatments
• Preparing exam rooms, treatment areas, and surgical suites
• Monitoring hospitalized patients
• Assisting with basic patient care
• Collecting and preparing laboratory samples as directed
• Maintaining accurate medical records and treatment notes
• Sterilizing and maintaining surgical instruments and equipment
• Communicating professionally with pet owners
• Assisting with client education
• Helping maintain a clean, organized, and efficient clinic environment
• Supporting teammates as patient-care needs change throughout the day
• Contributing to a positive and collaborative hospital environment

We’re looking for an experienced Veterinary Assistant who combines a genuine love for animals with the motivation, communication skills, and organization needed to thrive in a busy veterinary practice.

• At least one year of Veterinary Assistant or veterinary clinic experience
• Strong communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• The ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• A team-oriented attitude
• Genuine compassion for animals

You’ll also be someone who:

• Loves working with animals and the people who care for them
• Enjoys staying busy and taking initiative
• Is highly motivated and dependable
• Values teamwork and collaboration
• Enjoys developing positive relationships with clients and coworkers
• Communicates professionally and compassionately with pet owners
• Is eager to continue learning and developing new skills
• Takes pride in providing high-quality patient care
• Wants to grow and advance within the veterinary field

At The Pet Doctor, professional growth isn’t something you have to figure out on your own.

You’ll have access to mentoring and support as you develop your skills and advance your veterinary career. Through hands-on experience, continuing education, and collaboration with your teammates, you’ll have opportunities to keep learning while making a meaningful contribution to patient care.

You’ll also become part of a practice that has spent more than five decades building relationships with pets and families throughout the Lakewood community.

And one of the biggest perks? Your weekends are yours.

Because our hospital is closed on weekends, you’ll have valuable time away from work to recharge, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy life outside veterinary medicine.

If you’re an experienced Veterinary Assistant who loves animals, enjoys staying busy, and wants to work with a supportive team that values high-quality care, professional growth, and work-life balance, The Pet Doctor in Lakewood could be the place for you.

Bring your veterinary experience, compassion, motivation, and team-first attitude. We’ll bring the mentoring, opportunities to grow, collaborative coworkers, meaningful relationships with clients and patients—and weekends off.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at The Pet Doctor and Vetcor. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all employees. Every team member enriches our diversity by bringing different perspectives and ways of understanding and engaging with the world. That’s why we’re committed to a workplace culture where employees are comfortable being their authentic selves, experience a true sense of belonging, and are empowered to reach their highest potential.