Animal Care Attendant

Tufts University; Grafton (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals in MA is seeking an Animal Care Attendant to provide high-quality patient care, assist with treatments, and help transport patients and supplies. The role supports the hospital’s round-the-clock operations and requires teamwork, basic computer skills, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

The schedule is Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 6:00 AM to 6:15 PM, with duties spanning patient care, transport, and general upkeep of clinical spaces.

Qualifications

• One year of related experience.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Basic computer skills including electronic medical record system.
• Pride in maintaining assigned areas in a hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality patient care and assist with treatments.
• Transport patients within the hospital and assist with visits and discharges.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of cages, spaces and equipment.

Skills

Team player

Basic computer skills

Lift 50 lbs

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associate degree or technical training preferred

Job description

Overview

The Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals provides 24-hour care for pets 365 days of the year. Since 1979, we have offered high quality medical care, consultation, referral and emergency veterinary services for the care of dogs, cats and exotic pets. The hospital also serves as the primary clinical training environment for the veterinary students, interns and residents.

What You'll Do

• Patient Care
  • Provide high quality patient care to include the following:
  • Provide patients with food and water as ordered by clinician.
  • Assist technicians in completing patient treatments while demonstrating proper animal handling and humane restraint techniques, basic and species-specific husbandry techniques and proper daily care of medical equipment.
  • Clean and maintain cages and clinical spaces.
  • Clean and stock patient care areas and food room.
  • Clean and maintain dog walk areas.
  • Provide laundry service.
  • Assist with proper disposition of patient remains including preparation of clay paws and proper preparation of a body (including tags) for disposition.
• Patient Transport
  • Responsibilities include:
  • Assist with patient visits.
  • Assist with patient drop offs and discharges.
  • Transport patients between services within the Hospital.
  • Transport deceased patients to mortuary room.
• Miscellaneous
  • Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

The schedule for this position will be Thursday, Friday, Saturday 6AM - 6:15PM

What We're Looking For

Basic Requirements

• One year of related experience.
• The following required knowledge and skills as typically acquired by completing a High School degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to effectively work as a member of a team.
• Pride in maintaining assigned areas in a hospital environment.
• Basic computer skills including the ability to learn the electronic medical record system.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or Vocational/technical training preferred with one or more years of experience.
• Knowledge of animal behavior, restraint, feeding and basic sanitation.
• Exotic animal handling skills. Exotic animals include birds, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, rodents, special small mammals (such as chinchillas or hedgehogs), reptiles, and amphibians. For Animal Care Attendants working primarily with the Zoological Companion Animal (ZCAM) program, exotic animal handling skills are required.

Pay Range

Minimum $18.00, Midpoint $21.00, Maximum $23.90

Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.