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Job ID: R-181504

Northborough, Massachusetts

Job status: Part time Apply now

The Pet Care Assistant works with the veterinary medical team to provide and prepare for the best medical care of pets

  • 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).
  • 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.
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