VCA Animal Hospitals·Kaneohe, Hawaii
Provide compassionate care for hospitalized and boarding pets, including feeding, walking, and monitoring. Maintain a clean and safe hospital environment by disinfecting facilities and restocking supplies.
VCA Kaneohe Animal Hospital is seeking a compassionate, dependable, and hardworking Patient Care Attendant to join our team.
If you have a passion for animal care, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and take pride in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming hospital, we'd love to hear from you.
As a Patient Care Attendant, you'll play an important role in supporting our doctors, technicians, and client service team while ensuring our hospitalized and boarding patients receive exceptional care.
This position is ideal for someone looking to begin or grow a career in veterinary medicine.
Primary Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Providing compassionate care for hospitalized and boarding patients.
Feeding, walking, and monitoring dogs and cats.
Cleaning and disinfecting kennels, cages, treatment areas, and hospital facilities.
Bathing patients as directed.
Performing laundry and maintaining clean linens throughout the hospital.
Restocking supplies and assisting with hospital organization.
Assisting veterinary technicians and doctors with patient handling and restraint as needed.
Helping prepare and maintain treatment and exam areas.
Maintaining a clean, safe, and professional environment for patients, clients, and team members.
Performing other duties as assigned to support daily hospital operations.
The ideal candidate is reliable, positive, eager to learn, and enjoys working collaboratively in a team environment.
Previous experience working with animals is not required—this is an entry level position, and we are happy to train individuals who are enthusiastic about veterinary medicine and committed to providing outstanding patient care.
If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site.
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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.
This is an entry-level position that does not require previous animal experience. Candidates should be reliable, positive, and eager to learn in a fast-paced veterinary environment.
Market context
Animal patient care attendant roles in Hawaii often reflect steady demand in veterinary clinics and hospitals, especially for candidates who can support busy teams and handle a fast-paced setting. Competition can be strong because employers value reliability, a positive attitude, and willingness to learn more than prior animal experience for this entry-level role. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then highlight any customer service, teamwork, or care-related experience in your application.