Patient Care Attendant

Are you a hard-working team player looking to launch your career in veterinary medicine? We are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as our next Patient Care Attendant. At VCA Elk Grove, you will discover amazing opportunities to grow your animal care skills and knowledge by doing so much more than kennel work!

It's true: The primary responsibilities of the Patient Care Attendant role include cleaning cages, feeding cats and dogs, walking dogs, bathing dogs and lots and lots of laundry. It also means mopping, trash, picking up all sorts of messes and more, so you do have to be prepared to get dirty and love every second of it.

That being said, at our hospital we look for every opportunity to train and grow our associates no matter the position! We train our patient care attendants on surgery preparation, anesthesia monitoring, administering vaccinations, restraint, radiology and so much more. You will truly be part of the medical team!

We offer competitive compensation and great benefits for eligible employees, including medical/dental, generous personal pet care discounts, endless online education opportuniites and more! Starting pay range is $16-18, dependent on experience.

If you are a current associate, you 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.