+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Join our Talent Pool as a Pet Care Specialist | | | | Pet Care Specialist | | | | THE HOSPITAL: NOAH'S ANIMAL HOSPITAL CARMEL | | | | SCHEDULE: Full Time, weekends and evenings are essential. | | | | Are you a motivated, friendly individual seeking to be part of our team | | providing care as a Pet Care Specialist (‘PCS’). This is a great | | opportunity for an individual looking for a practice where they can get | | their foot in the door, help clients appreciate the value of pet | | healthcare and enjoy a team oriented environment. | | | | The PCS provides care and the cleaning/sanitation of Noah’s Animal | | Hospitals including cleaning of cages, runs and ward areas, laundry, | | walking, and proper upkeep of all areas within the practice. They | | operate under the supervision of the Practice | | Manager. Responsibilities Assure all areas of the hospital is clean, | | without odor and is kept in good condition. Clean, dust, and wipe | | furniture; sweep, mop, or vacuum floors; empty/clean wastebaskets and | | trash containers; empty and clean ash trays and cigarette urns; replace | | light bulbs; refill restroom dispensers. Wash walls and equipment; use | | ladders when required in work assignments. Clean and sanitize | | restrooms/bathrooms using established practices and procedure. Follow | | instructions regarding the use of chemicals and supplies. Ensure that | | cages and animals are properly numbered and identified and the area is | | clean and a pleasant environment for our patients. Clean, disinfect and | | maintain kennels, cages, and runs as often as is necessary to ensure no | | cages or kennels are soiled and odors are not apparent. Perform general | | cleaning in other areas of the hospital to control the spread of | | disease. Wash and sterilize water and food bowls.Launder and dry towels | | and blankets. Patrol hospital grounds daily, picking up any trash and | | stool material. Empty trash. Have essential physical and mental | | capabilities in the following: Interpersonal skills, memory, attention | | to detail, follow directions, comprehension, calculating, reading, | | writing, speaking, evaluating, mathematics, organizing and | | innovation. Move furniture, equipment, supplies and tools on an | | incidental basis. Wash accessible interior and exterior windows. Clean | | blinds. Launder cleaning rags and dust mops. Maintain cleaning and | | maintenance logs to the satisfaction of the practice manager. Attend to | | emergencies when necessary or requested. Attend safety meetings and | | other related meetings. Work well with all employees and ensure that | | your actions support the hospital, the doctors and the practice | | philosophy. Perform other duties as assigned Understands basic animal | | care and assures that pet area is clean and sanitary. Understands | | cleaning protocols. Maintains a pleasant, professional manner with | | clients, patients and fellow team members. Ability to perform moderately | | heavy physical labor. Ability to work independently on assigned tasks as | | well as to accept direction on given assignments. Understand and carry | | out oral and written direction. Ability to clean and maintain kennels, | | cages, runs and stalls. Perform general cleaning in treatment, reception | | and surgery rooms to control the spread of disease. Wash and sterilize | | water and food bowls. Ability to observe animal appearance and activity | | for general physical condition, obvious signs of illness, disease and | | discontent. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Ability to handle cleaning | | solvents and agents in a safe and directed manner. Regular attendance | | and timeliness are an essential function in order to fulfill the | | requirements of this position. Strong communication and client service | | skills. Considerable tact and diplomacy is required. Ability to work | | with clients and patients in a professional, friendly, hospitable | | manner. Work well with all employees and ensure that your actions | | support the hospital, the doctors, and the medicine that we | | practice. Perform general physical activities that require bending, | | standing, stooping, moving from room to room, sit, talk, and listen; may | | be required to walk or stand for long periods of time; will use hands to | | manipulate, handle, or feel; will reach with hands and arms. Frequently | | lift, carry dogs weighing 50 lbs. Walk and handle dogs weighing up to | | 150 lbs. Special Working Conditions 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, evenings and holidays. 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 Any kennel/pet care experience (preferred but not | | required) Ability to multi-task Attention to detail Comfortable around | | animals  | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+