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Middle Plantation Animal Hospital
Pet Care Attendant
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
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What they do
A Veterinary Assistant assists with animals under veterinary care or in laboratories. Feeds animals, cleans cages, and administers medical treatment under the supervision of a veterinarian or veterinary technician. Works in a veterinary clinic, animal hospital, or laboratory.
$36,372 / year median in Virginia
+27% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary Middle Plantation Animal Hospital is looking for a Full-time Pet Care Attendant to join our Family! This is a position requiring weekday and rotating weekend work as a kennel tech. Kennel duties include walking dogs (both hospitalized and boarding), cleaning runs & cages (in both the kennel and hospital areas), feeding pets in the kennel, and maintaining the overall cleanliness of the hospital. Kennel techs will have the ability to cross train and learn the following Veterinary Assistant skills: Veterinary Assistant critical skills include, but are not limited to:
- assisting veterinarians and licensed technicians with patient care
- restraint for blood draws
- running in-house lab work
- assisting with diagnostic quality digital x-rays
- monitoring of hospitalized patients
- providing treatments to hospitalized patients caring for boarding animals (i.
Hiring Qualifications:
- Ability to multi-task: manages multiple tasks at one time; quickly and accurately shifts attention among multiple tasks under distracting conditions without loss of accuracy or signs of frustration.
- Communication skills: reads, writes and speaks fluent English, using appropriate grammar and spelling. Demonstrates exceptionally strong verbal communication skills.
- Organizational ability: demonstrates a systematic approach when carrying out assignments. Is very orderly and excels at turning confusion and chaos into order.
- Problem solving skills: demonstrates a strong ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems. Ability to turn problems into logical solutions.
- Client service skills: consistently ensures that each client is provided with attentive, courteous, and informative service. Gains personal satisfaction from delivering great service.
- Intellectual ability: accurately and consistently follows instructions. Can provide direction as a form of help.
- Mathematical ability: able to add, subtract, multiply and divide; ability to convert units of measurement.
- Computer skills: comfortably and confidently uses a computer and the specialized software.