Animal Care Assistant

Alliance Animal Health; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k matching

Paid vacation and sick time

Parental leave

Continuing education allowance

Job summary

Shawnee Animal Clinic in Cincinnati, OH is seeking an Animal Care Assistant to care for patients, feed, clean, and walk dogs in a busy hospital and boarding setting.

You will restock supplies, assist doctors, help with restraint and exams, and monitor special foods and behavior while ensuring a high standard of animal welfare.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Ability to safely restrain animals during examinations.
• Willingness to perform physical tasks and multi-task in a fast-paced setting.
• Careful handling of medications and animal needs as directed.

Responsibilities

• Care for patients in hospital and boarding facility, including feeding and cleaning.
• Restock hospital supplies and assist with restraint and exams.
• Manage special foods, appetite, behavior, and any issues during care.
• Maintain sanitary conditions and follow directions accurately.

Skills

Cleaning methods

Animal restraint

Disinfection practices

Physical stamina

Animal care

Job description

Company Description

Shawnee Animal Clinic is a growing, family-oriented practice with wonderful clients. We currently have eight doctors of veterinary medicine and over sixty support staff between our hospital, grooming facility, and boarding and training facility. Our team is like our family, and we are looking for individuals who are self-starters, have a willingness to learn, and can multi-task in a fast-paced veterinary hospital.

Shawnee Animal Clinic is a growing, family-oriented practice with wonderful clients. We currently have eight doctors of veterinary medicine and over sixty support staff between our hospital, grooming facility, and boarding and training facility. Our team is like our family, and we are looking for individuals who are self-starters, have a willingness to learn, and can multi-task in a fast-paced veterinary hospital.

Job Description

Job duties include, but are not limited to: The Animal Care Assistant is responsible for the care, feeding, and cleaning of our patients in the hospital and boarding facility. This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding and walking dogs. You are responsible for restocking hospital supplies, assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams. You will be responsible for special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Proper methods of animal restraint.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency.
• Perform moderately heavy physical labor (large dogs, bags of litter, pet foods, etc).
• Ability to sympathetically and patiently attend to sick, scared and injured animals.
• Ability to learn to administer medications and to recognize abnormal conditions.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the job.

Additional Information

Pay Range: $13/hr

We Offer Our Staff

• Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
• Paid Bereavement Program
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• Career Development Opportunities
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
• Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory background check.
• Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit https://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/.