Animal Care Assistant – Don Valley Animal Hospital

Job title: Animal Care Assistant – Don Valley Animal Hospital

Job description: is looking for an Animal Care Assistant with exceptional communication skills. The successful candidate will have a desire to help pet-parents enhance and extend their pet’s life; a reliable, energetic and outgoing team player who takes pride in a job well done. You must possess a genuine interest in promoting the health and well-being of our patients and show a strong understanding of compassionate care.

Our Hospital is committed to the highest standards of patient care. We provide medicine and surgery in a unique, collaborative environment with compassionate and friendly professionals who care. Our modern, professionally managed practice allows you to develop and utilise all your skills. Help us create an outstanding experience for our loyal clients and patients.

Responsibilities

• This role is full time (40 hours per week) and will require afternoons and rotating Saturdays
• Cleaning and Hospital Maintenance – a binder with detailed daily, weekly, and monthly charts is to be initialed as the tasks are completed.
• Some of these include:

• Ensure all areas of the hospital are clean and disinfected (according to the suggested sanitation schedule) including washrooms, hallways, examination rooms, office area kennels. This includes all surfaces, walls and floors
• Ensure all doors and glassed areas are kept clean (free of fingerprints and nose prints!)
• Ensure all access areas of the hospital are kept free of clutter
• Ensure garbage is collected and separated accordingly, ensuring that garbage is placed in a designated location for pickup. This includes both regular waste and recyclables
• Hospital laundry should be kept on a routine schedule to ensure that clean laundry is available at all time
• Ensure that air return, exhaust, and dryer vents are cleaned regularly
• Ensure floors are kept clean and disinfected
• Animal Care and Handling:

• Ensure that all animals are kept clean, dry and comfortable
• Ensure all animals are fed, watered, and exercised with proper leashing
• Observe animal appearance, activity and general physical condition reporting any changes or concerns to the Veterinary Technician or attending Veterinarian
• Assist in restraining animals, where required.
• Assist where needed: mostly assist staff with restraint of patients, deliver food/medication to vehicles with PPE (mask, face shield and COVID coat)

If this sounds interesting to you, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Location: ; 895 Lawrence Ave E, North York, ON M3C 3L2

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Company: VetCare Canada

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Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:36:49 GMT