"Animal Care Assistant"

Job Description

Posting Number: S01033
Position Status: Full time
Campus: Western University Campus-Pomona, CA
Department: 1720-East Valley Center

Full Salary Range
Minimum: $Minimum
Maximum: $Maximum

Expected Pay Scale
Minimum: $17.00
Maximum: $17.00

Job Summary

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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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Required Qualifications

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Preferred Qualifications

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Posting Date: $Posting_Date
Closing Date: $Closing_Date
Open Until Filled: Yes

Essential Job Duties

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Other duties as assigned.

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To apply, visit https://jobs.westernu.edu/postings/25539