Lead Veterinary Assistant
Join the team at Alpine Animal Clinic, an AAHA-accredited hospital, as our next experienced Lead Veterinary Assistant!
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled veterinary assistant who enjoys combining hands-on patient care with team leadership and mentorship. In this role, you’ll support daily hospital operations while serving as a clinical resource for the technical team. Working alongside new management, you’ll help strengthen team collaboration, develop staff skills, and expand clinical knowledge. We value the expertise, sound judgment, and communication skills our technical team brings to every area of the hospital, recognizing their essential role in advancing medical quality, delivering exceptional patient care, and creating positive client experiences.
Responsibilities include:
- Supporting efficient exam room, outpatient, surgical, and dental workflows
- Assisting with anesthesia set-up, monitoring, and recovery
- Assisting in surgery and performing dental procedures, including prophylaxis and radiography
- Maintaining accurate medical records and communicating treatment plans and discharge instructions with clients
- Delegating daily tasks and helping coordinate workflow to support exceptional patient care
- Providing training, mentorship, and clinical guidance to Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants
- Monitoring daily operations to uphold safety, efficiency, and medical standards
- Building strong relationships with clients and fostering a collaborative, positive team culture
This role is ideal for technicians who are passionate about utilizing their full clinical skillset while developing others, leading by example, and helping drive excellence in both patient care and team performance.
Schedule and compensation:
- Compensation: $21-23 per hour, for each hour worked
- Shift differential offered for certain hours on weekdays and daily rate on weekends + emergency pay
- Our hospital is open Monday-Sunday. This role requires full-time hours, with a 4/10 schedule and availability needed Monday-Friday with rotating weekends once per month (including Saturday and Sunday). We require on-call weekend shifts once every 6 weeks.
Full-time Benefits Package*:
- Bonus package: $500 for candidates who meet certain experience
- Health package: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance and disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401k with company match
- Paid time off in accordance with site policy and applicable law
- Personal pet discount
- Uniform allowance
- Free pet boarding up to 20 days!
*Part-time team members may be eligible for limited benefits in accordance with company policy and state law
Minimum qualifications and skill set:
- 3+ years of veterinary assistant experience
- Team or shift lead experience preferred
- Proficiency in the following skills:
- Patient assessment, nursing care, and monitoring
- Anesthetic set-up, monitoring, and recovery
- Dental prophylaxis and dental radiography
- Venipuncture and intravenous catheter placement
- Radiology positioning and safety protocols
- Medication administration and accurate drug calculations
- Laboratory sample collection and in-house diagnostic testing
Why choose Alpine Animal Clinic?
Alpine Animal Clinic in Helena, Montana, is dedicated to providing compassionate and comprehensive veterinary care for pets in a welcoming, state-of-the-art facility. With a team of 9 veterinarians, our hospital offers a diverse range of care, from routine wellness exams and preventative medicine to urgent and emergency cases. As an AAHA-accredited hospital, we are committed to upholding high standards of veterinary medicine and providing exceptional care to every patient. Our experienced team is dedicated to delivering high-quality medical services tailored to each pet's individual needs, ensuring their health and well-being are prioritized.
Our state-of-the-art equipment and advanced capabilities allow us to provide a wide range of services, including blood transfusions, endoscopy, orthopedic procedures, and advanced diagnostics and treatments for complex and critical cases. This variety allows our team to continually expand their skills while providing patients with comprehensive care under one roof.
With a strong focus on client education and communication, we strive to empower pet owners to make informed decisions about their furry companions' care. We are proud to combine advanced medicine and technology with compassionate, personalized care for every patient and client who walks through our doors.
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This is a good-faith estimate based on the role's requirements at the time of posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The Company offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, vacation, sick leave, 401(k), and other benefits depending on role and location. A complete description of benefits available for this position will be provided during the hiring process. Where required under applicable law, Company provides eligible employees with paid sick leave, health emergency leave, and other legally mandated benefits programs, all in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local law depending on the location of the practice you support.
Pay Range
$21 - $23 USD
Alpine Animal Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in the job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us. Hiring decisions will be based on merit, qualifications and the legitimate needs of the business.
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