Pet Care Attendant - Yorktown Heights, NY

Vetcor • Yorktown Heights, NY

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Yorktown Animal Hospital is hiring a Pet Care Attendant to provide gentle, compassionate care for boarded and hospitalized patients. This role is ideal for individuals who love animals and are looking for a hands-on way to start or grow their career in veterinary medicine. The hospital cares for a wide variety of animals, including dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, birds, turtles, snakes, and other pocket pets. The position offers a supportive, team-first culture with opportunities for professional growth and development.

Requirements

• A genuine love for animals and desire to provide compassionate care
• Reliability and professionalism in a fast-paced veterinary environment
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Critical thinking, curiosity, and a can-do attitude
• Willingness to learn and take direction from the veterinary team
• Flexible availability for weekends, evenings, and holidays
• Ability to adapt to changing patient and hospital needs
• A positive attitude, sense of fun, and readiness to laugh with your teammates

Nice To Haves

• Previous kennel experience is preferred, but it isn’t required.
• Previous boarding, animal-care, or veterinary experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide gentle, compassionate daily care for boarded and hospitalized pets
• Feed, water, walk, and monitor patients according to their individual care instructions
• Maintain clean, comfortable kennels and patient-care areas
• Observe pets closely and communicate changes in behavior, appetite, elimination, or overall condition to the medical team
• Assist with bathing and basic pet-care needs as directed
• Help maintain clean food and water bowls, bedding, supplies, and equipment
• Follow hospital sanitation, safety, and infection-control protocols
• Handle dogs, cats, exotic pets, and pocket pets with patience and care
• Support the veterinary team with patient-care tasks as needed and appropriate
• Help keep boarding and hospital areas clean, organized, and ready for patients
• Provide plenty of attention, comfort, and TLC to the pets in our care

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay
• 401(k) matching
• Tuition support
• A 529 Savings Plan
• Referral bonuses
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with supplemental options
• Paid parental leave
• Sick Time / Paid Time Off
• Employee pet discounts
• Quarterly team bonuses
• Continuing education allowance
• Professional development opportunities
• Mentorship
• Uniform allowance
• Four-day workweeks
• Six paid holidays
• An Employee Assistance Program
• An employee discount program
• Roth Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (full-time only)
• Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short- and long-term disability, legal plan, and employee, spouse, and child-dependent life insurance (full-time only)
• Up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child (full-time employees only; available after one year of service). In states with paid family leave programs, this benefit does not apply.
• Free or discounted lab work for employee pets
• Pet discounts on on services and products
• Pet food discount program
• Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
• Professional development opportunities
• Continuing education allowance
• Uniform allowance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed