Animal Care Attendant

VCA Animal Hospitals; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid vacation/sick days

401(k)

Employee pet discounts

More benefits

Job summary

VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital in Downers Grove, IL seeks an Animal Care Attendant to join our AAHA-accredited, 24-hour emergency and general practice. Responsibilities include restraining patients during ultrasound, cleaning cages, feeding and caring for dogs and cats, walking dogs, bathing, laundry, and supporting doctors and technicians.

Join a fast-paced team dedicated to exceptional client service and high-quality care for hospitalized pets, with comprehensive benefits and competitive

Responsibilities

• Restrain patients during their ultrasound.
• Cleaning cages.
• Feeding and caring for dogs and cats.
• Walking dogs.
• Bathing dogs.
• Doing laundry.
• Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises.
• Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary.

Job description

• VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital has an opportunity available for an Animal Care Attendant to join our fast-paced, AAHA-accredited, 24-hour emergency, specialty referral practice, and general practice in Downers Grove, Illinois. Specialties include Oncology, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Dermatology, Emergency and Critical Care and Rehabilitation.
• We are seeking an experienced Animal Care Attendant to join our team. The successful candidate will share our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our loyal clientele and the highest quality care to their hospitalized pets.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Restrain patients during their ultrasound.
• Cleaning cages.
• Feeding and caring for dogs and cats.
• Bathing dogs.
• Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises.
• Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary.

• VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital has an opportunity available for an Animal Care Attendant to join our fast-paced, AAHA-accredited, 24-hour emergency, specialty referral practice, and general practice in Downers Grove, Illinois. Specialties include Oncology, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Dermatology, Emergency and Critical Care and Rehabilitation.
• We are seeking an experienced Animal Care Attendant to join our team. The successful candidate will share our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our loyal clientele and the highest quality care to their hospitalized pets.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Restrain patients during their ultrasound.
• Cleaning cages.
• Feeding and caring for dogs and cats.
• Walking dogs.
• Bathing dogs.
• Doing laundry.
• Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises.
• Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary.

Compensation: Starting at $18/hr

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid vacation/sick days
• 401(k)
• generous employee pet discounts
• more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com