Kennel Assistant-Surgery

· Cleaning cages and kennels.

· Cleaning and changing litter boxes.

· Setting up post-operative kennels and radiographs as needed

· Handling general patient care tasks such as Recovery, Prep, and OR

· Labeling of personal items of the patient to ensure return to owner (including patient blankets and personal belongings)

· Bathing patients as directed.

· Walking patients as directed.

· Transporting patients and items to and from the hospitals.

· Completing aftercare of deceased patients.

· Handling animals and performing safe restraint (after required training)

· Surgical equipment care and maintenance

· Perform in house laboratory testing; prepare samples for outside laboratory testing

· Documentation of quality control methods

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

· Responsible for maintaining the clean efficient working area.

· Responsible for completing checklists for each area which may include but are not limited to:

o Dust mopping.

o Wet mopping.

o Laundry.

o Trash removal.

· Maintaining appropriate appearance as delineated in the CARE Center Handbook.

· Attending departmental and hospital meetings as scheduled.

· Assisting other departments and other Care Center hospital as needed.

· Completing other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS – EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE

· High school diploma, GED, or higher education.

· Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and accept direction on given assignments.

· Ability to remain calm in stressful situations, not allowing emotions to overwhelm attitude and/or performance.

· Ability to foster a positive work environment for colleagues and clients.

· Ability to effectively communicate.