Pet Care Assistant: Vet Support & Patient Care

Mars Petcare

Northborough, Northern (MA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 21,000 - 25,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Banfield Pet Hospital is seeking a Pet Care Assistant to join our veterinary medical team to provide and prepare for the best medical care of pets. You will support the veterinarian and veterinary technician, prepare treatment rooms, and assist with routine in-house tests.

Responsibilities include handling and restraining animals during examinations, maintaining hospital cleanliness, and supporting client services.

Responsibilities

Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
Prepare the treatment room for examination of pets and all necessary medical item and supplies (e.g. vaccinations, fecal loops, slides, etc.) for the veterinarian and/or veterinary technician.
Set up fecals, smears, and skin scrapings as allowed by state rules and regulations.
Serve as support to the Client Services Coordinator, Veterinary Assistant and Veterinary Technician.
Hold or restrain pets during examination, treatment, or inoculation.
Prepare routine in-house laboratory tests (e.g. canine heartworm, feline leukemia, FIV, and canine parvovirus) as allowed by state rules and regulations.
Monitor the comfort of hospitalized patients.
Ensure the comfort of hospitalized patients by "walking", exercising, feeding, and cleaning cages and pet (when approved by the veterinarian or veterinary technician).
Clean the surgical suite and instruments.
Ensure cleanliness of the hospital including but not limited to housekeeping such as laundry, dishes, mopping, cage cleaning, trash collection and removal and instrument cleaning as outlined by hospital protocols
Other job duties as assigned.