• Kennel Assistant

    VCA Animal Hospitals (Sacramento, CA)


    VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center is a busy emergency and specialty hospital, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We have many Patient Care Assistants helping the various departments and keeping the hospital clean all day and night.

     

    We are currently seeking a Patient Care Assistant to join our team on the overnight shift. The successful candidate will work well as a team but has the ability to be self-sufficient, has a strong desire to grow skills, knowledge and grow as a person, is compassionate, has great communication skills and recognizes the importance of a clean environment for our patients' and co-workers' health.

    Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

    • Laundry must run at all times.

    • Cleaning and maintaining hospital premises, for instance: sweeping, mopping, emptying trash, etc. in the communal areas of the hospital.

    • Assisting Doctors and Technicians when necessary.

    Benefits include:

    Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

     

    Life Insurance

    401K

    Pet Care Discount

     

    Uniform Allowance

     

    Holidays and Sick Days

     

    Vacation Accrual

     

    Parental Leave

     

    Bereavement Leave

     

    Voluntary Plans: HSA, FSA, Health Advocate programs, etc.

     

    Student Loan Guidance

     

    Associates may apply for sponsorship to Penn Foster VA Certificate, VT Degree Program, VT Degree Completion Program, or the VPM Certificate.

     

    If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

     

    Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

     

    The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

     

    We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com