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The Pet Care Assistant works with the veterinary medical team to provide and prepare for the best medical careof pets.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS 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 canineparvovirus) 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 veterinarytechnician). Bathe and dip pets when necessary to treat dermatological conditions (when advised by veterinarian orveterinary 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 hospitalprotocols Other job duties as assigned.