MTS Level 5 - Large Animal Care Attendant - Veterinary Teaching Hospital - Atlantic Veterinary College

Do you want to join a dynamic team practicing and teaching the highest standards of Veterinary Medicine? Do you want to support veterinary technicians and clinicians across a large animal caseload? Do you want to be part of training and shaping the next generation of veterinarians? If so, we’d love to have you join us! The Veterinary Teaching Hospital is seeking applicants to fill Large Animal Care Attendant positions in the AVC’s Large Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Clean and disinfect equipment and large animal housing and holding areas to the highest standard meeting infection control guidelines
• Food preparation; provide feeding and follow feeding instructions for large animal patients.
• Assist with the husbandry, safe handling and restraint of all large animal patients for movement, examination, diagnostic testing, treatments for large animal hospital and field services, including stallions, bulls and untrained large animals.
• Provide assistance to veterinary technicians, clinicians and students for routine and emergent examinations, diagnostic procedures and treatments for large animal patients.
• Assist with the daily care and husbandry of hospitalized patients within a specialty hospital setting.
• Safe use of equipment as required in the daily operations of the large animal hospital and large animal field services, including use of truck/trailer, tractor, fork-lift and cleaning equipment.
• Assist with monitoring feed storage, consumables stocks in the large animal hospital.
• Communicate with clients to support efficient and safe loading and unloading of large animal patients on arrival/discharge from the large animal hospital or in the field.
• Maintain the highest standards of professionalism in all client interactions and communication including respecting patient/client confidentiality.
• Includes working some weekends, some statutory holidays and UPEI closures

QUALIFICATIONS

• Competition of Grade XII with one and a half years’ experience in the safe handling and restraint of large animals required. Experience in a clinical setting is preferred
• Certification in low-stress large animal handling preferred
• Must have demonstrated abilities in use of equipment and vehicles required for large animal hospital operations
• Must have current experience in operation of Truck and Livestock trailer for transport of patients
• Must have ability to lift weights up to 25kg
• Must be self-motivated and reliable
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to work independently, but also as part of a team