PET CARE ASSISTANT
Company: Banfield
Location: Marietta
Posted on: October 22, 2024
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Job Description:
Pet Care Assistant Summary of Job Purpose and Function The Pet
Care Assistant works with the veterinary medical team to provide
and prepare for the best medical care of pets, and to ensure this
is provided in a happy, welcoming, friendly and efficient manner,
influencing clients to return and refer their friends and families.
Essential Responsibilities and Tasks 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. Maintain the
flow of the Cycle of Service in accordance to position. Provide
Client Education regarding preventive care, Optimum Wellness Plans,
and basic status of hospitalized pets. Serve as support to the
Client Services Coordinator staff on an as-needed basis. 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). Bathe and dip pets when
necessary to treat dermatological conditions (when advised by
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. Hiring
Qualifications Capabilities and Experience (can do) 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 appearance of frustration.
Communication skills - Reads, writes and speaks fluent English,
using appropriate grammar, style and vocabulary. Correctly spells
commonly used English words and job specific terms. Demonstrates
exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills.
Organizational ability - Demonstrates a systematic approach in
carrying out assignments. Is very orderly and excels at cutting
through confusion and turning chaos into order. Problem solving
skills - Demonstrates a strong ability to identify, analyze and
solve problems. Translates problems into practical solutions.
Client service skills - Consistently ensures the team provides the
client with attentive, courteous and informative service. Gains and
shows personal satisfaction from delivering great service.
Intellectual ability - Accurately and consistently follows
instructions delivered in an oral, written or diagram format. Can
provide directions. Mathematical ability - Ability to add,
subtract, multiply and divide, and to compute rate, ratio and
percent; ability to convert units of measurement. Computer skills -
Comfortably and confidently uses a computer and specialized
software. Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, etc. Attitudes
(will do) Initiative - shows willingness and aptitude to take
appropriate steps in finding solutions to problems; presents
options and ideas to enhance current processes or procedures. Takes
on additional responsibility when both big and small tasks need to
be done. Integrity - Firmly adheres to the values and ethics of
Banfield Pet Hospitals. Exhibits honesty, discretion, and sound
judgment. Cooperativeness - Willing to work with others,
collaborating and compromising where necessary; promptly share
relevant information with others. Flexibility - Is open to changing
situations and opportunities and is willing to perform all tasks
assigned. Independence - Able and willing to perform tasks and
duties without supervi
Keywords: Banfield, Marietta , PET CARE ASSISTANT, Other , Marietta, Georgia
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