Animal Care Assistant

Alliance Animal Health; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 33,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing veterinary practice in Cincinnati is seeking an Animal Care Assistant to provide essential care for animals. The role includes feeding, cleaning, and assisting veterinary staff with patient examinations. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to handle animals compassionately are essential. Comprehensive benefits and a supportive team culture are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Parental Leave

Continuing Education Allowance

Career Development Opportunities

Referral Bonus Program

Qualifications

• Ability to assist with animal restraint and exams.
• Skill in cleaning and maintaining a veterinary facility.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for care, feeding, and cleaning of patients.
• Assist doctors and staff with animal exams.
• Restock hospital supplies and maintain cleanliness.

Skills

Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.

Proper methods of animal restraint.

Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment skillfully.

Perform moderately heavy physical labor.

Ability to attend to sick and scared animals.

Understand and carry out oral and written directions.

Maintain cooperative relationships.

Job description

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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.

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.

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

We are looking for someone with:

• 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.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the job.
  
  

Additional Information

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 Assistance Program
• Access to a CVA/CVT/CVPM Partnership through Penn Foster
• 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/.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Veterinary Services, Medical Practices, and Hospitals and Health Care

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