Animal Care Assistant Details

Animal Care Assistant

Western University of Health Sciences - United States

Employment Type : Full-Time

The Animal Care Assistant supports the veterinarians and veterinary technicians in ensuring quality veterinary care for all pets, advocates for pets, educates clients on all aspects of pet health, and ensures a safe and effective hospital environment. This position is located in Van Nuys, CA.Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesIndividuals must possess the knowledge, as well as the following skills and abilities or be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

• Must have the ability to multi-task, have good communication skills, organization skills, and problem solving skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Some computer skills and mathematical ability required.
• Experience working in a fast paced clinical setting preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

Required QualificationsEducation: High school diploma or equivalent required.

Must be at least 18 years old to perform duties involving radiography (x-ray) and exposure to radioactive substances.Preferred QualificationsOne year related experience preferred with customer service.List comments regarding work hoursPlease note that the work location for this position is located in Van Nuys, CA.Posting Date 08/05/2021 Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants Essential Job Duties

Job Duty

Act as the extra eyes, ears, and hands for the veterinarian and veterinary technician to ensure the best quality pet care and to maximize the veterinarian’s and veterinary technician’s productivity. Communicate with veterinarian, veterinary technicians, and all other associates to maintain the flow of patients.

Percentage Of Time 15
Job Duty

Provide professional, efficient, and exceptional service at all times. This includes performing or preparing procedures that do not require veterinarian or veterinary technician assistance, completing preparatory work for other procedures, ensuring that clients and pets are comfortable in the hospital, and monitoring hospitalized or surgical pets as allowed in the state practice act.

Percentage Of Time 15
Job Duty

Obtain relevant information and history from clients and maintain proper and complete medical charts.

Percentage Of Time 15
Job Duty

Ensure the safety of pets, clients, and employees by utilizing safe restraining techniques, following standard protocols, and maintaining clean, sterile, an organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.

Percentage Of Time 15
Job Duty

Assist with prepping animals for surgery and recovering animals from surgery.

Percentage Of Time 15
Job Duty

Ensure services are invoiced correctly and assist in completing daily deposits and reports.

Percentage Of Time 15
Job Duty

Other duties as assigned

Percentage Of Time 10
Physical Demands

Do the essential functions of this job require lifting? Yes
If yes, list maximum weight and duration

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and use hands to use various clinical instruments and equipment, talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to sit and is occasionally required to climb, stoop, and smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Color, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus are all vision requirements of this job.

Describe Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties of the Veterinary Technician are normally performed in a typical veterinary clinic, a life science laboratory, and office setting. The employee is regularly exposed to humid non-weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, and must work with toxic or caustic chemicals according to institutional safety standards. The employee is occasionally exposed to high precarious places, outdoor weather conditions, and extreme cold. The noise level in this setting is usually moderate due to the proximity of various office machines and light office traffic.

Applicant DocumentsRequired Documents

Optional Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• Letter of Recommendation #1

• Letter of Recommendation #2

• Letter of Recommendation #3