Experienced Veterinary Assistant - Small Animal

Loving Care Animal Clinic LLC
Fremont, MI
Offering Position: Full Time Veterinary Assistant

About Us:

We’re a family‑owned, small‑animal general‑practice clinic (cats & dogs) with immediate openings for Veterinary / Clinic Assistants. Ready to turn your love of animals into a career? At Loving Care Animal Clinic we pair exceptional medicine with small‑town warmth. If you’re overflowing with compassion and eager to break into the veterinary field, we want to meet you.

We believe clinic assistants are often under‑utilized in this profession. Whether you hope to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician or a veterinarian one day, you’ll learn more with us than anywhere else. Expect to assist in exams and surgery, run in‑house labs, greet and educate pet parents, and keep patients comfortable—every day is hands‑on and fast‑paced.

We welcome both seasoned assistants and enthusiastic newcomers, offering flexible schedules, paid CE, medical and pet‑care discounts, generous PTO, and teammates who have your back. Join a West Michigan clinic that treats staff like family—apply today and grow with us!

In this role, you will:
  • Support staff in handling and restraining animals
  • Assist staff in cleaning (cages, exam rooms, closing cleaning schedule)
  • Assist in dispensing and administering medications at the direction of a veterinarian
  • Assist with patient surgery preparations and after care
  • Assist with exams
  • Answer calls and customer inquiries when needed
  • Schedule appointments when needed
  • Operate a variety of in-house laboratory equipment
  • Prepare samples for reference lab submissions
  • Regularly place follow up calls for various lab results
  • Carefully document and notate in patient medical records with exceptional and detailed written communication, without typos and spelling mistakes.
  • Assist with drawing blood and a variety of other sample collections
A preferred candidate:
  • Will have a working knowledge of at least 1 Practice Information Management System (PIMS)
  • Will have 1-2 years experience working in a Veterinary clinic or an equivalent environment
  • Is attending a veterinary care program or has graduated from a veterinary assistant program
  • Be comfortable when working with cats and dogs
  • Be comfortable around blood
  • Is an excellent communicator
  • Is able to draw up medications at the dosage provided by the veterinarian, properly, and with accurate mathematical conversion
  • Is detail orientated and is a great problem solver
  • Is fast-moving, enthusiastic, and motivated to excell
A considered candidate:
  • Has an interest in breaking into the vetereinary industry, and wants to become a Licensed Vet Tech, or Veterinarian
  • Has graduated High School, or received their GED with high percentile marks
  • Is a minimum of 18 years old
  • Has any experience working with animals, big or small
Hours per week: To be discussed, usually 30-40 hours per week

Schedule:
  • Flexible Shifts, Monday - Friday
  • 8am to 6pm, 3-4 days a week
Salary: $16 - $22 per hour, depending on experience

Benefits:
  • Weekly pay
  • Discounted pet food, exams, services, and products for your pets
  • PTO, up to 4 weeks/year (Caps at 160 hours/year)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Continuing Education allowance
  • Christmas bonus
  • 1 hour lunches
  • Private, On-site parking
Experience:
  • Veterinary Assistant Program: 1 year (preferred)
  • Veterinary/Clinic Assistant: 1-2 years (required)
  • Customer Service: 1 year (required)
  • High School Diploma or GED (required)

Posted 2026-07-06

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