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PetNurse Assistant

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Location:
Murrieta, CA (map it!Map it! )
Employee Type:
Part-Time
Industry:
Healthcare - Health Services
Manages Others:
Not Specified
Job Type:
Professional Services
Education:
High School
Experience:
Greater than 15 years
Post Date:
11/7/2009
Contact Information
Ref ID:
0129
Description SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE AND FUNCTION
The Pet Nurse Assistant works with the veterinary medical team to provide and prepare for the best medical care of Pets, and to ensure this is provided in a happy, welcoming, friendly and efficient manner, influencing clients to return and refer their friends and families.
 
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
  •           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. Set up fecals, smears, and skin scrapings.
  •           Maintain the flow of the Cycle of Service in accordance to position. Provide Client Education regarding preventive care, Optimum Wellness Plans, and basic status of hospitalized Pets. Serve as support to the Client Services Coordinator staff on an as-needed basis.
  •           Hold or restrain Pets during examination, treatment, or inoculation.
  •           Perform routine in-house laboratory tests (e.g. canine heartworm, feline leukemia, FIV, and canine parvovirus).
  •           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).
  •           Bathe and dip Pets when necessary to treat dermatological conditions.
  •           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
  •           Other job duties as assigned.
     
    HIRING QUALIFICATIONS
     
    CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE (CAN DO)
  •           Ability to multi-task - Manages multiple tasks at one time; quickly and accurately shifts attention among multiple tasks under distracting conditions without loss of accuracy or appearance of frustration.
  •           Communication skills - Reads, writes and speaks fluent English, using appropriate grammar, style and vocabulary.  Correctly spells commonly used English words and job specific terms.   Demonstrates exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills.
  •           Organizational ability – Demonstrates a systematic approach in carrying out assignments.  Is very orderly and excels at cutting through confusion and turning chaos into order. 
  •           Problem solving skills - Demonstrates a strong ability to identify, analyze and solve problems.  Translates problems into practical solutions.
  •           Client service skills - Consistently ensures the team provides the client with attentive, courteous and informative service.  Gains and shows personal satisfaction from delivering great service.
  •           Intellectual ability - Accurately and consistently follows instructions delivered in an oral, written or diagram format.  Can provide directions.
  •           Mathematical ability - Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and to compute rate, ratio and percent; ability to convert units of measurement.
  •           Computer skills - Comfortably and confidently uses a computer and specialized software. Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, etc.
     
    ATTITUDES (WILL DO)
  •           Initiative – shows willingness and aptitude to take appropriate steps in finding solutions to problems; presents options and ideas to enhance current processes or procedures.  Takes on additional responsibility when both big and small tasks need to be done.
  •           Integrity – Firmly adheres to the values and ethics of Banfield, The Pet Hospital.  Exhibits honesty, discretion, and sound judgment.
  •           Cooperativeness – Willing to work with others, collaborating and compromising where necessary; promptly share relevant information with others.
  •           Flexibility – Is open to changing situations and opportunities and is willing to perform all tasks assigned.
  •           Independence – Able and willing to perform tasks and duties without supervision as appropriate.
  •           Tolerance for Stress / Resiliency – Maintains a positive “can do” outlook, rebounds quickly from frustrations and unpleasantness, and maintains composure and friendly demeanor while dealing with stressful situations.
     
    SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
  •           Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time. 
  •           Ability to be confident around Pets (i.e., dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc.)
  •           Client needs and work volume may often require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job. This position requires special hours including working weekends and evenings.
  •           Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
  •           The noise level in the work environment is moderately high.
  •           Requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform duties while at hospital.
  •           Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
  •           Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.
  •           Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  •           Associate is routinely exposed to a variety of Pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards and medication/controlled substances.
     
    EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING
  •           Associate or Bachelor degree preferred, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities; High School Diploma required.
  •           Must be at least 18 years old to perform duties involving radiography (x-ray) and exposure to radioactive substances.
  •           Medical background (veterinary technician, human healthcare, pharmaceutical, etc.) with medical terminology training is preferred.
  •           One year related experience required with customer service preferred.

     
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