PCA-Part Time

Banfield Pet Hospital•Tampa, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time position where associates will prepare the treatment room for examination of pets and all necessary medical items and supplies for the veterinarian and/or veterinary technician. Responsibilities include setting up fecals, smears, and skin scrapings as allowed by state rules and regulations. The role also serves as support to the Client Services Coordinator, Veterinary Assistant, and Veterinary Technician. Duties involve holding or restraining pets during examination, treatment, or inoculation, preparing routine in-house laboratory tests, and monitoring the comfort of hospitalized patients. This includes exercising, feeding, and cleaning cages and pets as approved by the veterinarian or veterinary technician. The role also involves bathing and dipping pets when necessary to treat dermatological conditions and cleaning the surgical suite and instruments. Ensuring the cleanliness of the hospital through housekeeping tasks such as laundry, dishes, mopping, cage cleaning, trash collection and removal, and instrument cleaning is also a key responsibility. Other job duties as assigned.

Requirements

Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.

Responsibilities

Prepare the treatment room for examination of pets and all necessary medical item and supplies (e.g. vaccinations, fecal loops, slides, etc.) for the veterinarian and/or veterinary technician.
Set up fecals, smears, and skin scrapings as allowed by state rules and regulations.
Serve as support to the Client Services Coordinator, Veterinary Assistant and Veterinary Technician.
Hold or restrain pets during examination, treatment, or inoculation.
Prepare routine in-house laboratory tests (e.g. canine heartworm, feline leukemia, FIV, and canine parvovirus) 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 pet (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 but not limited to 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.