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Get Access To All JobsThe Pet Doctor in Lakewood is Hiring a Full-Time Veterinary Assistant!
Position Details
Role: Veterinary Assistant
Status: Full-time
Salary: $19–$22 per hour
Schedule: Monday–Friday with no weekends
Benefits Highlights
Financial Rewards that Grow with You: Competitive pay, 401(k) matching, tuition support, and referral bonuses
Wellness & Peace of Mind: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with supplemental options; up to three weeks of paid parental leave; generous PTO; and employee pet discounts
Professional Growth & Recognition: Quarterly team bonuses, continuing education allowance, state veterinary technician license reimbursement, VTNE exam fee reimbursement, professional development opportunities, and uniform allowance
Lifestyle Perks You’ll Appreciate: Six paid holidays, an Employee Assistance Program, and an employee discount program
Love Animals? We Think You’ll Feel Right at Home Here.
The Pet Doctor in Lakewood is looking for a passionate animal lover to join our team as a full-time Veterinary Assistant!
For more than 50 years, we’ve cared for pets and built lasting relationships with their families in the Lakewood community. We’re a small animal practice that believes excellent veterinary care starts with a strong team, so we prioritize teamwork, personal growth, and supporting one another throughout the day.
We’re looking for someone who genuinely loves animals, enjoys staying busy, is highly motivated, can confidently multitask, and appreciates building positive relationships with clients and coworkers.
We also believe veterinary professionals deserve time for life outside the hospital. That’s why we’re closed on weekends!
Why Our Veterinary Assistants Love It Here
- 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
What Our Veterinary Assistants Do
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
What You’ll Bring
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.
Requirements for this position include:
- 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
The Extras You’ll Actually Feel
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.
Benefits You Can’t Beat
Financial Benefits
- A flexible approach to compensation that reflects your skill set and future performance
- 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Account (full-time only)
- 529 Savings Plan
- Tuition Support Program (full-time only)
- Referral bonus program
Wellness Benefits
- Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision (full-time only)
- Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short- and long-term disability, legal plan, and employee, spouse, and child-dependent life insurance (full-time only)
- Up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child (full-time employees only; available after one year of service). In states with paid family leave programs, this benefit does not apply.
- Sick Time / Paid Time Off
- Free or discounted lab work for all employee pets
- Pet discounts on services and products
- Pet food discount program
Workplace Benefits
- Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
- State veterinary technician license reimbursement
- VTNE exam fee reimbursement
- Professional development opportunities
- Continuing education allowance
- Uniform allowance
Lifestyle Benefits
- Six paid holidays (full-time only)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount program
Join Our Team!
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.
Ready to grow your veterinary career with a practice that has been caring for its community for more than 50 years? Apply today!
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.
The Pet Doctor in Lakewood is Hiring a Full-Time Veterinary Assistant!
Position Details
Role: Veterinary Assistant
Status: Full-time
Salary: $19–$22 per hour
Schedule: Monday–Friday with no weekends
Benefits Highlights
Financial Rewards that Grow with You: Competitive pay, 401(k) matching, tuition support, and referral bonuses
Wellness & Peace of Mind: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with supplemental options; up to three weeks of paid parental leave; generous PTO; and employee pet discounts
Professional Growth & Recognition: Quarterly team bonuses, continuing education allowance, state veterinary technician license reimbursement, VTNE exam fee reimbursement, professional development opportunities, and uniform allowance
Lifestyle Perks You’ll Appreciate: Six paid holidays, an Employee Assistance Program, and an employee discount program
Love Animals? We Think You’ll Feel Right at Home Here.
The Pet Doctor in Lakewood is looking for a passionate animal lover to join our team as a full-time Veterinary Assistant!
For more than 50 years, we’ve cared for pets and built lasting relationships with their families in the Lakewood community. We’re a small animal practice that believes excellent veterinary care starts with a strong team, so we prioritize teamwork, personal growth, and supporting one another throughout the day.
We’re looking for someone who genuinely loves animals, enjoys staying busy, is highly motivated, can confidently multitask, and appreciates building positive relationships with clients and coworkers.
We also believe veterinary professionals deserve time for life outside the hospital. That’s why we’re closed on weekends!
Why Our Veterinary Assistants Love It Here
- 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
What Our Veterinary Assistants Do
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
What You’ll Bring
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.
Requirements for this position include:
- 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
The Extras You’ll Actually Feel
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.
Benefits You Can’t Beat
Financial Benefits
- A flexible approach to compensation that reflects your skill set and future performance
- 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Account (full-time only)
- 529 Savings Plan
- Tuition Support Program (full-time only)
- Referral bonus program
Wellness Benefits
- Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision (full-time only)
- Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short- and long-term disability, legal plan, and employee, spouse, and child-dependent life insurance (full-time only)
- Up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child (full-time employees only; available after one year of service). In states with paid family leave programs, this benefit does not apply.
- Sick Time / Paid Time Off
- Free or discounted lab work for all employee pets
- Pet discounts on services and products
- Pet food discount program
Workplace Benefits
- Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
- State veterinary technician license reimbursement
- VTNE exam fee reimbursement
- Professional development opportunities
- Continuing education allowance
- Uniform allowance
Lifestyle Benefits
- Six paid holidays (full-time only)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount program
Join Our Team!
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.
Ready to grow your veterinary career with a practice that has been caring for its community for more than 50 years? Apply today!
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Registered Veterinary Technician
Verify your credential equivalency before applying
Australian veterinary technology qualifications vary by state. Get a formal credential evaluation confirming your degree meets the U.S. bachelor's-level specialty occupation standard before employers or USCIS ask for it.
Target AVMA-accredited hospital and clinic groups
Veterinary practices affiliated with AVMA-accredited programs have structured HR processes and are more familiar with specialty occupation documentation. Multi-location groups and university veterinary hospitals are especially likely to have filed LCAs before.
Ask about LCA sponsorship before the final interview
Many veterinary employers assume sponsorship means H-1B lottery risk. Clarify early that the E-3 visa has no lottery and requires only a certified LCA from DOL, which typically processes within seven business days, so it doesn't delay your start date.
Use Migrate Mate to handle your LCA and paperwork
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork end to end, from DOL certification through consulate preparation, so neither you nor your employer carries the administrative burden.
Search for roles with E-3 sponsorship on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate lists Registered Veterinary Technician roles from employers already open to E-3 sponsorship, so you're not cold-pitching the visa concept to every hiring manager you contact.
Confirm your state veterinary technician licence transfers
Veterinary technician licensing is state-specific in the U.S. Check whether your destination state requires the VTNE exam or accepts foreign credential equivalency, and start that process in parallel with your E-3 application to avoid a post-approval delay.
E-3 Visa Registered Veterinary Technician: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Registered Veterinary Technician jobs with E-3 sponsorship?
Use Migrate Mate to search for RVT roles from employers already open to E-3 visa sponsorship. Because many veterinary practices haven't sponsored international staff before, targeting employers through a platform that filters for sponsorship willingness saves significant time compared to applying broadly and educating each employer from scratch.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Registered Veterinary Technician role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position requires a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in veterinary technology or a directly related field. The role must be advertised and structured around that degree requirement. If a job posting lists the degree as preferred rather than required, it may not satisfy USCIS's specialty occupation standard, so review the job description carefully before your employer files the LCA.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for RVT roles?
The E-3 is available only to Australian citizens but has no annual lottery and no cap, so your employer can file at any time of year and expect a decision within weeks. The H-1B is subject to an annual lottery with a roughly 25% selection rate, meaning most applicants are turned away regardless of qualifications. For Australian RVTs, the E-3 is the straightforward path.
What happens to my E-3 status if I change veterinary employers in the U.S.?
Your E-3 status is employer-specific, so changing jobs requires your new employer to file a fresh LCA with DOL and you to attend a new consulate appointment in Australia or apply for a change of status inside the U.S. You cannot simply transfer your existing visa stamp to a new employer. Start the process with your new employer before your current role ends to avoid a gap in authorised work status.