Pet Care Assistant Job Listing at Banfield Pet Hospital in Saint Petersburg, FL (Job ID R-77813)

Description

The Pet Care Assistant works with the veterinary medical team to provide and prepare for the best medical care of pets.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

 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).  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.

HE FIVE PRINCIPLES  Quality – The consumer is our boss, quality is our work and value for money is our goal.  Responsibility – As individuals, we demand total responsibility from ourselves; as associates, we support the responsibility of others.  Mutuality – A mutual benefit is a shared benefit; a shared benefit will endure.  Efficiency – We use resources to the full, waste nothing and do only what we can do best.  Freedom – We need freedom to shape our future; we need profit to remain free.

Functional

 Preventative care and OWPs

 Communication Skills

 Client Service Skills

 Priority Setting

 Time Management 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. Unusually decisive in handling difficult 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 use own discretion in taking 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 supervision.  Tolerance for Stress / Resiliency – Maintains a positive “can do” outlook, rebounds quickly from frustrations and unpleasantness, and maintains composure and friendly demeanor while dealing with stressful situations. SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS  Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time.  Ability to be confident around pets (i.e., dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc.)  Client needs and work volume may require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job. This position requires special hours including working weekends and evenings.  Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.  The noise level in the work environment is moderately high.  Requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform duties while at hospital.