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Are you looking for a challenging role within the veterinary field?

The Animal Hospital and Pet Resort is looking for a Pet Care Attendant to care for our animals and support our technician and doctor teams. Our Pet Care Attendants play an integral role in bringing comfort to our patients as well as ensuring proper organization and cleanliness of our hospital.

Knowledge of routine animal care such as feeding, walking, and bathing. If you are organized, quick on your feet, and have a love for caring for animals, then a Pet Care Attendant position at The Animal Hospital and Pet Resort at Southwood may be the position for you!

Other responsibilities of a Pet Care Attendant include:

• Cleaning resort rooms, indoor/outdoor kennels, and keeping the resort/kennel areas organized and free of safety hazards.
• Administering oral medications prescribed by Veterinarians
• Observing animal behavior/health conditions and reporting changes to the technicians or doctors.
• Keeping accurate records and logs

We’ll love your passion, eagerness to grow and learn, and ability to work well with a team. In addition, there are also some other qualities that are important to us. These qualities include:

• Excellent communication skills
• Patient and caring personality
• Ability to follow instructions properly
• Comfortable being around animals
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the job (e.g. lift up to 40 lbs.)
• Availability to work some weekends and holidays – rotating schedule 

Pet Care Attendants play an integral role in providing excellent care to our patients as well as providing excellent customer service to our clients. Out team is fun-loving and committed to delivering the highest quality care to our clients and patients. We are looking for someone who loves animals, enjoys being part of a team, and has a customer service background.

The emotional and physical well-being of our employees is important to us. We offer competitive compensation as well as industry-leading benefits including:

• Health insurance to include Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick Time/ Paid Time Off
• Continuing Education Allowance
• Uniform Allowance
• Tuition Reimbursement Eligibility after 12 months of employment
• 401(k) & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
• Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
• Pet Discounts on Services and Products

Think you’re the Pet Care Attendant we’re looking for? Apply now so we can meet you!

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at The Animal Hospital and Pet Resort at Southwood and Vetcor. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all employees. Every team member enriches our diversity by exposing us to various ways to understand and engage with the world. That’s why we’re committed to a workplace culture where employees are comfortable being their authentic selves, feel a complete sense of belonging, and are empowered to reach their highest potential.