PET CARE ASSISTANT

Company: Banfield
Location: Greensboro
Posted on: October 31, 2024

Job Description:

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

Keywords: Banfield, Blacksburg , PET CARE ASSISTANT, Other , Greensboro, Virginia