Pet Care Assistant - 001184

Pet Care Assistant

Summary of Job Purpose and Function : The Pet Care Assistant works with the veterinary medical team to provide and prepare for the best medical care of pets, ensuring this is provided in a happy, welcoming, friendly and efficient manner, influencing clients to return and refer their friends and families.

Essential Responsibilities and Tasks :

• Prepare the treatment room for examination of pets and all necessary medical items and supplies.
• Set up fecals, smears, and skin scrapings as allowed by state rules and regulations.
• Maintain the flow of the Cycle of Service in accordance with position.
• Provide client education regarding preventive care, Optimum Wellness Plans, and basic status of hospitalized pets.
• Serve as support to the Client Services Coordinator staff on an as-needed basis.
• Hold or restrain pets during examination, treatment, or inoculation.
• Prepare routine in-house laboratory tests as allowed by state rules and regulations.
• Monitor the comfort of hospitalized patients.
• Ensure the comfort of hospitalized patients by walking, exercising, feeding, and cleaning cages and pets (when approved by the veterinarian or veterinary technician).
• Bathe and dip pets when necessary to treat dermatological conditions (when advised by veterinarian or veterinary technician).
• Clean the surgical suite and instruments.
• Ensure cleanliness of the hospital including housekeeping such as laundry, dishes, mopping, cage cleaning, trash collection and removal, and instrument cleaning as outlined by hospital protocols.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Hiring Qualifications : Capabilities and Experience :

Ability to multi-task.

Communication skills.

Organizational ability.

Problem solving skills.

Client service skills.

Intellectual ability.

Mathematical ability.

Computer skills.

Attitudes :

Initiative.

Integrity.

Cooperativeness.

Flexibility.

Independence.