Job Title: Clinic Assistant
Area: Clinic
Reports to: Clinic Manager
Hourly Pay: $12.00+
Full or Part Time Positions Available
Description:
Cache Humane Society operates a no-kill animal shelter and affordable spay/neuter clinic in Logan, Utah. We are centrally located in a welcoming community with fantastic outdoor access, a renown public university and affordable living.
Our non-profit facility adopts out over 1,500 pets and sterilizes over 2,000 animals each year. We believe all companion animals deserve to be treated with dignity and compassion and we strive to provide a welcoming, safe, and humane experience for animals in our care.
We are looking to add compassionate individuals to our clinic team! Our Clinic Assistants provide care to our shelter animals and assist in our Community Spay/Neuter Clinic.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform basic health examinations, administer treatment regimens, and administer vaccinations to shelter animals.
- Assist with a community high volume spay/neuter and vaccination clinic.
- Follow current protocols to ensure a clean, organized and safe clinical environment at all times.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient histories on all animals that come to our shelter.
- Provide exceptional service to the public and their animals.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Treat all animals humanely, with compassion and concern, both on and off the job.
- Provide accurate information and friendly professional service to the public and coworkers in a responsive, positive, courteous, truthful and tactful manner.
- Collaborate with your clinic team, management and veterinarian regarding clinic and shelter operations.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- 1+ year(s) veterinary assistant experience.
- Knowledge of domestic animals including breeds, behavior, appropriate care and housing, common health problems, disease symptoms and handling techniques.
- Clinic technical experience including the delivery of IM and IV medications, catheterization, and intubation.
- Must be organized, able to work independently and be comfortable with working with a group of people
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedural manuals.
- Intermediate level computer skills using various standard office programs such as Word, Excel or other similar type programs.
- Creativity, flexibility and compassion in stressful situations.
Physical Requirements:
- Any allergic condition that would be aggravated from exposure or through contact with animals or chemicals used to sanitize facilities, vehicles or equipment, may be disqualifying.
- Must stand, sit, walk, bend and stoop frequently to perform duties. Must have the ability to perform prolonged strenuous physical activity, including lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 50 lbs alone or up to 100 lbs with the help of a fellow employee for short distances.
Schedule:
Flexible schedule up to 40 hours per week with situational overtime. Must be available Mondays (9am – 6pm) and Thursdays (8am – 6pm) and some weekends.
Benefits:
Half off shelter and clinic services.
To Apply:
Email cover letter and resume to clinic@cachehumane.org
