Description
Job Summary:
AniCura Forte da Casa Veterinary Clinic is seeking a Veterinary Medicine Assistant to support consultations, prepare laboratory tests, perform cleaning duties, and manage inventory, with a focus on animal and client care.
Key Highlights:
1. Integration into a multidisciplinary team with leading professionals
2. Access to continuing education and international collaboration
3. Support for well-being and work-life balance
AniCura Forte da Casa Veterinary Clinic is looking for a Veterinary Medicine Assistant to strengthen its team.
AniCura, part of Mars Veterinary Health, is one of Europe's leading providers of high-quality veterinary care for companion animals.
The company offers a broad range of medical services, including preventive and primary care, advanced diagnostics, internal medicine, intensive care, surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, dietary counseling, and companion animal care products.
AniCura operates across hundreds of hospitals and clinics throughout Europe and employs over 11\.000 professionals who deliver veterinary care daily to millions of companion animals.
**Responsibilities:**
Provide consultation support;
Prepare laboratory tests upon request from veterinarians or veterinary nurses;
Record test results in the animal's medical record;
Ensure cleaning of examination rooms and consulting rooms after each use;
Ensure replenishment of consulting room supplies;
Answer telephone calls as needed;
Maintain stock levels by organizing products according to defined protocols;
Provide home visit support when required.
**Required Profile:**
Secondary education qualifications;
Passion for animals;
Proficiency in animal restraint techniques;
Minimum one year of professional experience in similar roles (preferred);
User-level knowledge of MS Office;
Strong customer and quality orientation;
Physical resilience;
Excellent interpersonal communication skills;
Availability to work rotating shifts;
Residence in Vila Franca de Xira municipality (preferred).
**Offer:**
Integration into a multidisciplinary team and interaction with leading professionals in the veterinary market;
Employee Assistance Program focused on emotional, physical, and mental well-being;
Support for work-life balance;
Access to the Mars Center for Veterinary Excellence, offering on-demand resources and continuing education;
Opportunity to connect with experienced professionals worldwide to foster collaboration and learning;
Life insurance;
Monthly salary commensurate with experience;
Meal allowance.
**About AniCura:**
AniCura is one of Europe's leading providers of high-quality veterinary care for companion animals, delivering peace of mind to pet owners through accessibility, patient safety, and clinical excellence.
AniCura is part of the Mars Veterinary Health family — a global network of veterinary clinics, hospitals, and laboratories united by a shared purpose: building a better world for companion animals.