Veteirnary Exam Room Assitant

Do you want to be a veterinarian? Working as an Exam Room Assistant is a great place to start.

Let’s be honest: veterinary medicine is not all puppies and kittens. It is also full schedules, anxious clients, emotional moments, and sometimes long days held together by caffeine, teamwork, and a slightly dark sense of humour.

If you are serious about becoming a veterinarian and want real-world experience to help strengthen your vet school application — while gaining a genuine understanding of what small animal general practice actually looks like —An Exam Room Assistant role may be a great fit for you.

NOTE: This role requires a minimum 1-year full time commitment and is not suitable for summer-only applicants.

Responsibilities

• Assisting veterinarians during appointments by helping gather histories, prepare patients, and support exam room flow
• Working closely with clients and patients in the exam room in a professional, compassionate, and confident manner
• Assisting with medical record documentation and ensuring accurate, timely entries in the patient record
• Supporting communication and continuity between veterinarians, RVTs, and the rest of the care team
• Safely and kindly restraining patients for examinations, diagnostics, sample collection, imaging, treatments, and procedures
• Maintaining a clean, organized, and well-stocked hospital environment, including exam rooms, treatment areas, kennels, and support spaces
• Supporting patient care in hospital, including basic husbandry, patient comfort, monitoring, cleaning, feeding, walking, and documenting observations
• Assisting with general hospital duties such as laundry, restocking, unpacking orders, and instrument care
• Answering phones and supporting front-of-house workflow as needed

Experience - The strongest candidates for this role are:

• Interested in pursuing veterinary school or a long-term career in veterinary medicine
• Comfortable speaking with clients and able to communicate clearly, professionally, and compassionately
• Confident handling animals and interested in developing strong patient restraint and animal care skills
• Familiar with basic small animal preventive care, including vaccines, parasite prevention, common wellness recommendations, and routine veterinary terminology
• Eager to learn, receptive to feedback, and motivated to grow in a clinical environment
• Organized, reliable, and able to stay calm and effective in a busy practice setting
• Team-oriented and willing to contribute to both the medical and practical parts of hospital life

This position is often an excellent fit for applicants who have already applied to veterinary school and are looking to strengthen their application through additional high-quality clinical experience.

Requirements

• Minimum 1-year full-time commitment and is not suitable for summer student applicants.
• Completed or near-completed university degree preferred
• Minimum age of 18 years
• Comfortable working with animals of varying temperaments, including fearful or fractious patients
• Able to stand for extended periods and lift more than 20 kg
• Comfortable with the realities of veterinary medicine, including cleaning and contact with bodily fluids, communicaiton with clients, changing and varied schedule.
• Basic computer proficiency and willingness to learn hospital software systems including EzyVet, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Notion

About Us

Yonge Sheppard Animal Hospital is a small animal hospital in North York with a team that values high-quality medicine, teamwork, transparency, compassion, and continuous learning. We aim to create an environment where team members feel supported, challenged, and proud of the care they provide.

We offer

• Competitive wages
• Health benefits
• Continuing education support
• Staff discounts
• A supportive learning environment with meaningful clinical exposure

Pay: From $18.50 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Store discount
• Vision care

Application question(s):

• Are you comfortable working directly with clients and discussing basic preventive care recommendaitons under veterinary direction.
• Do you have experience or training in animal restraint?

Education

• Secondary School (required)

Work Location: In person