Responsibilities include providing patient care by determining animal requirements, conducting examinations and diagnostic procedures, assisting during surgery and operations, providing nursing care, assisting with feeding and caring for patients, maintaining medical supplies and equipment, overseeing triage and discharging patients, and maintaining patient medical records. Ability to induce under anesthesia, handle controlled drugs, prepare for surgical procedures, perform sedations, do dental X-rays and tooth extractions, triage emergencies, and take care of hospitalized pets.