Veterinary assistant, Kaiāwhina tākuta kararehe
Also known as
- Animal healthcare assistant, veterinary nursing assistant
Veterinary assistants support vets and veterinary nurses by handling, feeding and giving medications to animals. They also prepare lab and surgical equipment.
Your pay could be
$48K
Lower
$50K to $52K
Most common
$55K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Veterinary assistants
- usually work regular business hours but may work weekends and be on call
- usually work in veterinary clinics and may travel locally
- may do emotionally demanding work
- need to be responsible, work well under pressure and communicate well
Tasks
- Hold patients to ensure proper positioning or safety.
- Monitor patients to detect health problems.
- Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
- Give medications or immunizations.
- Control prescription refills or authorisations.
- Clean patient rooms or patient treatment rooms.
- Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
- Conduct diagnostic tests to determine patient health.
- Assist practitioners to perform medical procedures.
- Collect biological specimens from patients.
You need a qualification to become a veterinary assistant and experience may be useful.
You need
- a New Zealand Certificate in Animal Healthcare Assisting (Level 4) OR a New Zealand Certificate in Animal Technology (Level 5) OR a New Zealand Diploma in Rural Animal Veterinary Technology (Level 6)
- to pass a police check
You may need
- experience in similar work
If you’re in school
You usually need NCEA Level 2 to do the study or training for this job.
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