Patient Care Attendant

VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc; Jacksonville (FL); Sur place; USD 22 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k)

Paid vacation/sick days

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Product discounts

Résumé du poste

VCA Augustine Loretto Animal Hospital in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a Patient Care Attendant to join our team. This full-time role includes weekend rotation and involves restraining animals, assisting with medications, and caring for hospitalized patients.

We offer a fast-paced, supportive environment with opportunities for growth, medical, dental, vision, and paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package.

Responsabilités

• Restraining animals for doctor and technician.
• Administering medications under supervision.
• Assisting with obtaining lab samples and running basic tests.
• Monitoring hospitalized patients during treatments and recovery.
• Surgical pack preparation and handling.
• Cleaning kennels and restocking supplies.
• General hospital cleaning and patient comfort tasks.

Connaissances

Patient care

Lab sample

Surgical support

Equipment cleaning

Description du poste

VCA Augustine Loretto Animal Hospital is seeking a Patient Care Attendant to join our team!

We are a busy, 3-doctor practice with a fast-paced, supportive, and fun working environment. Our team takes pride in the exceptional care we provide to every patient and client. In addition to veterinary services, we offer canine and feline boarding, helping our community with complete, full-service pet care.

About Us

We are a full service veterinary hospital offering primary care, illness care, surgery and dentistry located in Jacksonville, FL.

Check out our website here: https://vcahospitals.com/augustine-loretto

Compensation

$16 - $20 / hr is based on skill set, and experience

Schedule

Full time, weekend rotation required.

Please take a moment to view our brief video on life as a veterinary technician with VCA from a technician’s point of view.

https://vimeo.com/684755121/10c909cbf5

Duties include

• Restraining animals for doctor and technician
• Administering medications under the supervision of the technician
• Assisting with obtaining lab samples
• Running labs on our in-house machines (including learning how to troubleshoot machines)
• .Monitoring hospitalized patients during treatments and during surgery recovery.
• Surgical pack preparation.
• Cleaning kennels and replacing bedding for hospitalized patients
• Offering food and water to hospitalized patients under the supervision of the technician
• Walking hospitalized patients under the supervision of the technician
• Assisting with sedated or anesthetized procedures as needed (set up and break down, cleaning, moving patients in and out of O/R, etc.)
• General cleaning duties inside and outside the hospital, including laundry, sweeping/mopping, restocking medical supplies, maintaining medical equipment
• Other duties as assigned

The Benefits Continue To Grow

• Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community
• Growth & leadership opportunities
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Career development programs
• Veterinary Technician education tuition support and scholarships
• Generous hospital discounts and product discounts
• Employer-paid life, long- and short-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k)
• Free mental health resources and wellness subscriptions (Headspace)
• Competitive wage

Why VCA

At VCA Animal Hospitals, we are passionate about supporting our technicians and assistants and are committed to your personal career development.

We create and support an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve.

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)

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!

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

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