Medical Lab - Full Time

Experience Champaign Urbana; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 18,752 - 26,708; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee health insurance plan

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Simple IRA plan

Employee Assistance Program (free)

Job summary

CCHS in Champaign, IL is seeking a full-time Medical Care staff member to examine and monitor shelter animals, administer treatments, and perform basic diagnostic tasks including fecal analyses and cytology.

Weekend, some evenings, and holiday shifts are required. Starting pay is $16.50/hour, with benefits including health insurance, PTO, sick leave, holidays, Simple IRA, and EAP. Communication with the Shelter Veterinarian and staff is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience handling dogs and cats in a veterinary setting.
• Experience with other small animals is a plus but not required.
• Experience with animal restraint is a plus but not required.
• Good communication skills in person and in writing.
• Accurate data entry and basic computer skills required.
• Reliability, punctuality and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Examination and monitoring of animals for health and wellness.
• Administering treatments and medications to shelter animals.
• Communicating about animal health with staff and volunteers.

Skills

Experience handling dogs and cats in a

Experience with other small animals

Experience with animal restraint

Good communication skills

Good customer service skills

Accurate data entry/computer skills

Reliability, punctuality, and detail

Job description

posted on Wednesday May 28, 2025CCHS has an open full-time position on the Medical Care staff. This position involves examination and monitoring of animals for health and wellness; administering treatments and medications to shelter animals; fecal analysis; basic cytologies, etc. Hours will include weekend days, some evenings, and some holidays. Starting pay is $16.50/hour.

Qualifications

• Experience handling dogs and cats in a veterinary setting
• Experience with other small animals, a plus, but not required
• Experience with animal restraint, a plus, but not required
• Good communication skills (in person and in writing)
• Good customer service skills recommended
• Accurate data entry/computer skills required
• Reliability, punctuality, and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Examination and monitoring of animals for health and wellness
• Administering treatments and medications to shelter animals
• Communicating about animal health with the Shelter Veterinarian, Shelter Manager, Medical staff and other departmental staff members as well as with volunteers, interns, and members of the public

Benefits

• Employee health insurance plan
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Simple IRA plan
• Employee Assistance Program (free mental health counseling)

Psychological Considerations

• Self-motivated and hard working
• Comfortable engaging with people
• Remain calm under pressure
• Flexible and able to shift between different tasks

Physiological Considerations

• Aspects of this job may be physically demanding and involve exposure to loud noise
• Exposure to strong chemicals/cleaning products