Veterinary Assistant, Emergency
Ethos Veterinary Health·Woburn, Massachusetts
Ethos Veterinary Health·Woburn, Massachusetts
Maintain and disinfect treatment areas and exam rooms while performing animal husbandry tasks like feeding and walking patients. Provide safe and compassionate restraint for dogs and cats during medical examinations and diagnostic procedures.
Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital in Woburn, MA is hiring a Veterinary Assistant to join our Emergency team. This full-time Veterinary Assistant opportunity is ideal for someone looking to build hands-on emergency veterinary skills while working alongside experienced veterinarians and credentialed technicians in a specialty animal hospital. Join a Level 1 24-hour emergency and specialty hospital where you’ll support high-acuity patient care, grow your clinical skills, and make an impact every shift.
Full-time opportunity with multiple scheduling options available.
Did you know? Mass Vet is a Level 1 24-hour emergency/critical care and specialty veterinary hospital.
This is the highest rank a veterinary emergency and critical care facility can achieve. This certification represents a third-party verification by the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society that Mass Vet meets the standards for their highest rating.
Join a community where your passion for veterinary care meets limitless professional and personal growth opportunities.
Know Someone Amazing? If this role isn’t the right fit but you know a great CVT, send them our way! Email Katelin.Shephard@ethosvet.com—you could earn a $1,250 referral bonus if they’re hired.
Considering Relocating? Great talent can come from anywhere, and we welcome candidates who are considering a move. Whether you're relocating from another city, another state, or across the country, our Talent Acquisition team is here to support you throughout the hiring process and answer questions about the role, the hospital, and the surrounding community.
Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.
Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day.
You’ll work alongside respected veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.
Here, mentorship is a two-way street.
You’ll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.
At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest level, together.
Join Us At Ethos, this isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to practice medicine at the highest level and help shape the future of veterinary care.
Equal Opportunity Employer Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.
A high school diploma or equivalent is required, and previous animal handling experience is preferred. Candidates must be comfortable in a fast-paced emergency environment and possess strong communication skills.
Market context
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