What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pet Care Specialist position at VCA Animal Hospitals?
Job Summary: Provide care to pets, direct care and maintenance of kennels, hospital wards, and surroundings. Must treat animals with care and respect, work well with dogs and cats. Keeping pets and kennels clean, monitor, and manage pet care responsibilities daily.
Education and Experience: • High school diploma or equivalent.
Dependable attendance is required. • Any allergies to animals must be controllable through medication. • Must be able to lift 40 pounds. • Must be willing to work flexible hours, and a split-shift on the weekends and holidays. • This position requires the ability to walk, bend, stand and reach constantly during a scheduled shift of 8, 10, or 12 hours as assigned. • Visual acuity sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people and understand written directions. • Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand, give information in person and over the telephone.
Duties: The following is a partial list of essential job responsibilities. This list may be revised at any time and additional duties not listed here may be assigned as needed in nursing care, housekeeping, and maintenance of the hospital.
Nursing Care: • Compassionate nursing care is the top priority for all patients. • Keep kennels clean, orderly and free of odors. • Feed patients as scheduled. • Exercise (walk) patients. • Ensure the comfort and cleanliness of hospitalized or boarding pets. • Bathe, trim nails, clean ears, and brush pets.
Housekeeping and Maintenance of Hospital: • Stock supplies as needed. • Keep the exterior of the hospital clean and orderly. • Janitorial care of the hospital facility • Make certain entire hospital, including treatment, surgery, kennels and runs are kept extremely clean through the day. • Advise management of any conditions that are unsafe or hazardous.
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Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
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