Pet Care Assistant

Banfield Pet Hospital•Ocala, FL

22h•$15 - $16•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing essential support in a veterinary setting, focusing on animal care, client service, and maintaining a clean and organized hospital environment. The Pet Care Assistant will work closely with veterinarians and veterinary technicians to ensure the well-being of pets, assist with treatments and examinations, and manage laboratory tests and patient monitoring. The position requires a strong affinity for animals and the ability to handle them safely and compassionately. Additionally, the role involves client interaction and maintaining hospital hygiene standards.

Requirements

Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time.
Ability to be confident around pets (i.e., dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc.).
Client needs and work volume may require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job.
This position requires special hours including working weekends and evenings.
Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
The noise level in the work environment is moderately high.
Requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform duties while at hospital.

Responsibilities

Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
Prepare the treatment room for examination of pets and all necessary medical items and supplies for the veterinarian and/or veterinary technician.
Set up fecal, 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 as allowed by state rules and regulations.
Monitor 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.