Patient Care Attendant
About The Position
VCA Capital Area Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Animal Hospital is seeking a full-time Patient Care Attendant. The hospital is looking for a positive, energetic, eager-to-learn team member with strong communication skills who can communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment. The hospital emphasizes team building, connectivity, wellness, individual skills, and career progression while providing progressive veterinary medicine with compassionate care. The role involves caring for canine and feline patients as well as wildlife brought in through local rescuers and rehabilitators. Day and night shifts are available. Compensation is $19.00–$22.00 per hour, based on skill set and experience.
Requirements
- Positive, energetic, eager to learn, and able to work well on a team.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Restrain animals for doctors and technicians.
- Administer medications under a technician’s supervision.
- Assist with obtaining laboratory samples.
- Run laboratory tests on in-house machines and learn to troubleshoot the machines.
- Monitor hospitalized patients during treatments and recovery from surgery.
- Prepare surgical packs.
- Clean kennels and replace bedding for hospitalized patients.
- Offer food and water to hospitalized patients under a technician’s supervision.
- Walk hospitalized patients under a technician’s supervision.
- Assist with sedated or anesthetized procedures, including setup and breakdown, cleaning, and moving patients into and out of the operating room.
- Perform general cleaning inside and outside the hospital, including laundry, sweeping and mopping, restocking medical supplies, and maintaining medical equipment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Career development programs and growth and leadership opportunities.
- Tuition support and scholarships for veterinary technician education.
- Hospital and product discounts, including employee pet discounts.
- Employer-paid life, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurance.
- Paid vacation and sick time.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k).
- Free mental health resources and wellness subscriptions, including Headspace.
- Competitive compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
