Veterinary Assistant Jobs in New York

Top hiring companies in your area for Veterinary Assistant positions

Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Veterinary Assistant positions.

The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Veterinary Assistant position

• Anesthesia
• Anesthesia Monitoring
• Animal Care
• Animal Handling
• Animal Restraint
• Bird Care
• Client Education
• Client Services
• Communication Skills
• Computer Skills
• Customer Relations
• Customer Service
• Diagnostic
• Educating
• Employee Development
• Events
• Filling Prescriptions
• Fluid Therapy
• Friendliness
• Handling
• Health Care
• Hospital Operations
• Housekeeping
• Inventory Management
• IV Catheterization
• Kennel Cleaning
• Kennel Duties
• Lab Experience
• Leadership
• Learning and Development
• Management
• Medical Records
• Mentoring
• Microchipping
• Multitasking
• Nail Trimming
• Networking
• Organization
• Patient Care
• Preventive Care
• Reptiles
• Scheduling
• Small Animal Care
• Staff Supervision
• Surgery
• Surgical Preparation
• Total Physical Response
• Training and Development
• Vaccine Administration
• Veterinary Assisting
• Wellness
• X-Rays

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