Advanced Veterinary Assistant - Chicago - Lakeview

Bond Vet is on a mission to strengthen the human-animal bond through better pet care. We offer primary and urgent care, so we’re there for pets when they need us most. Our clinics are designed with pets and people in mind: warm, friendly, and highly sniffable. We balance this design with a strong focus on technology, all built in-house, which means we can easily innovate our systems to improve the veterinary team, pet, and client experience.

Advanced Veterinary Assistant

$21-$28/hour | Flexible Schedules

Why Join Bond Vet?

We’re looking for extraordinary advanced veterinary assistants to join our team. We believe the role of a conventional veterinary assistant has not realized its full potential in any GP or urgent-care clinical environment, and it is our mission to bring this role to the modern day. 

Here at Bond Vet, our advanced veterinary assistants use their medical knowledge and clinical skills to provide routine and urgent care every day. You’ll participate in surgery and dental procedures, run some of your own appointments with assistants, and educate the pet parents who walk in our door. We'll look out for you and encourage you to grow your skill set, helping you learn and setting up appropriate CE events and mentorship to support you through your career with us.  

What You’ll Get

• Competitive Pay: $21 - $28/hour (based on experience)
  • Additional Compensation: Up to $8/hour Shift Differential!
  • Team-Based Profit Sharing Bonus
    • When your clinic exceeds its daily revenue goal, the extra earnings go into a shared bonus pool that is distributed among the team.  Team members have earned up to an additional $250/month or more!
  • Comprehensive Benefits
    • Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
    • $0 healthcare for qualified individualsMental health support programs
    • 401(k) with partial employer match
    • Paid Parental Leave
    • Commuter Benefits
    • Pet Bereavement Leave
  • Professional Growth
    • Up to 100% Tuition Reimbursement for team members pursuing LVT/CVT
• Work-Life Balance
• Schedules released at least one month in advance
• Flexible Scheduling Options
• In-Clinic Pet Care Discount
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus (up to $8,000)
• Other Perks - At Bond Vet, we believe the little things matter. We’ve designed our clinics and team experience to make everyday work life more comfortable, supportive, and fun.
• A Fur-ever Home Feeling: A welcoming, supportive culture where people—and their pets—truly belong. 🐾
• FIGS Scrubs Provided: Premium FIGS scrubs supplied by us and laundered in-clinic so you can focus on patients, not laundry.
• Stocked Pantries: Snacks, drinks, and essentials always available to keep you fueled during shifts.
• Weekend Team Lunch: Free lunch provided for clinic teams on weekends.
• Stocked Bathrooms: Thoughtful essentials like pads, tampons, deodorant, hair ties, and other toiletries available when you need them.
• Bond Swag Credit: Credit to the Bond swag shop so you can rep the brand you’re proud to be part of.
• Pet & Chosen Family Bereavement Leave: Time to grieve and care for what matters most.
• Leadership That Sets Us Apart: Our leaders are hands-on, supportive, and invested in your growth.

What You'll Do:

• Focus on patient care; with support from our veterinary assistants and veterinary technicians you'll be able to concentrate on the patients in front of you. These will include but not be limited to:
• Patient Handling and Husbandry
• Client education
• Surgical/dental and anesthesia management
• Detailed record keeping 
• Diagnostic management
• Medication administration
• Emergency triage and response

• Work alongside veterinarians and veterinary technicians from all corners of our industry, pushing the boundaries of veterinary medicine and providing top-quality patient care, supporting communities across your region.
• Supported by our Medical leadership team, attend monthly educational events and activities to help grow your knowledge and develop your career.
• On-staff specialists will help you navigate new cases and realms of medicine.

• Use innovative technologies, new medical equipment, and more as you pilot clinic tools that have not yet broken into the mainstream.
• Embrace the future of AI-assisted technologies, enabling you to focus on the care you deliver. 

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years experience as a veterinary assistant
• Preferred skillset includes proficiency in:
• Venipuncture including jugular vein
• IV injections
• IV catheter placement
• Radiograph positioning
• Monitoring anesthesia
• Dental prophylaxis and radiographs

Work Authorization

Bond Vet is only considering applicants who have independent, unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. for any employer. Bond Vet does not sponsor employment-based visas for this role and cannot facilitate F-1 visa STEM OPT for this position.