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Animal Care Assistant

VCA Animal Hospitals

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#Healthcare#Veterinary Medicine#Pet Care#Animal Restraint#Animal Hospital#Clinic Maintenance#Veterinary Support#Animal Care Assistant
Full Time
On Site
0-2 yrs
$17 - $18 / HOUR
Posted 3 days ago

Location

Rancho Cordova, California

Salary

$17 - $18 / HOUR

Quick overview

Responsible for cleaning and maintaining hospital premises, including cages and exam rooms. Duties include feeding, walking, and caring for pets while assisting medical staff with animal restraint.

Requirements summary

The candidate must be committed to delivering exceptional service and care to clients and pets. Experience level is not explicitly stated, but the role focuses on entry-level support tasks.

Client ServiceFacility MaintenanceAnimal CareAnimal RestraintLaundry ManagementInventory StockingDog WalkingFeeding And Watering

Job description

  • Why Join the VCA Mather Animal Hospital VCA Mather, located in Racho Cordova CA is looking for an Animal Care Assistant to join our team. We are passionate about supporting our team and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything it has to offer. At VCA we are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity, and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work. We support a work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve. Below are some of the many benefits of joining the VCA team!
  • Career development programs
  • Opportunities to give back through strong shelter partnerships and VCA Charities
  • Continuing education allowance
  • Tuition support and sponsorships
  • Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
  • Free mental health and wellness subscriptions (Head Space)
  • Referral bonuses
  • Competitive wage
  • Medical, dental & vision insurance
  • Generous pet care discounts
  • Life, long and short term disability insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid vacation (2 weeks to start) and sick time
  • 401(k)
  • Full-time and Part-time positions available https://vcahospitals.com/mather The Successful candidate will share our commitment to delivering exceptional service and care to our clients and pet. Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises. Including cages and exam rooms. Feeding and caring for dogs and cats. Walking dogs. Doing laundry. stocking supplies Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary with animal restraignt The salary range for this position is depending on experience $16.50-$18 hour. If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

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) We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com Explore Location If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

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). We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com. A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 500 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care. The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us.

Benefits

  • Dental Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Vision Insurance
  • Short Term Disability Insurance
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid Vacation
  • Sick Time
  • Referral Bonuses
  • Career Development Programs
  • Continuing Education Allowance
  • Pet Care Discounts
  • Tuition Support And Sponsorships
  • Veterinary Technician License Reimbursement
  • Mental Health And Wellness Subscriptions

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VCA Animal Hospitals

A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From general practice to emergency and specialty...

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