About Us
PPAW Spay Neuter Clinic is a 501c(3) non-profit organization with the purpose of operating a low-cost spay/neuter clinic for dogs and cats. Our clients primarily reside in 3 counties of East Tennessee (Blount, Loudon and Monroe), but we have helped animals all over the Southeast. The PPAW Spay/Neuter Clinic was started in late 1998, and we have sterilized over 120,000 companion animals to date. Our mission is to reduce the number of unwanted dogs, cats, kittens, and puppies and thus help end the euthanasia of adoptable pets.
In addition to our primary mission of offering affordable spays and neuters to the public, we also work with rescues and shelters to offer life saving and quality of life services to help pets go healthy into new homes. And thanks to the support of generous contributors, we are able to offer services to pets in our community beyond spay/neuter who would not otherwise receive the care they need.
We are looking for a new team member to add to our high volume, high quality spay/neuter practice serving East Tennessee and beyond. Position would be full-time Tuesday through Friday (Off Mondays and EVERY WEEKEND). Our practice is very busy and fast paced but prides itself on animal care and attention to detail. Position titles are Animal Care Attendant and Surgery Assistant and involves animal intake for surgery, monitoring patients in recovery as well as clinic cleaning. Applicants with more experience would help prep patients for surgery, collect samples, and administer medications. The ideal candidate will have confidence and experience in animal restraint/handling, medication/injection administration, and anesthesia monitoring. The job requires significant lifting, squatting, and physical activity throughout the day.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Animal Care
- Treat all animals in our care humanely at all times
- Handling and humanely restraining clinic animals
- Monitoring patients during recovery from anesthesia
- Extubation of patients
- Administration of medications, SQ fluids, flea medications, vaccines, etc. based on protocol
- Movement of animals during each stage of the surgical process especially from surgery to the recovery area to improve the efficiency of the process
- Adjusting monitoring and anesthesia equipment as needed and when directed
- Clean cages based on shelter cleaning protocol
- Ensure cages are clean at all times
- Wash dishes and do laundry (towels/bedding for animals)
- Feed and water animals
- Administer oral medication to animals
- Give vaccinations to animals (under supervision)
- Sweep and mop kennel floors
- Clean the dog yards
- Maintain cleanliness in the clinic
- Observe and assess animals for illness
- Observe OSHA regulations
- Assist with vaccine clinics
- Transportation of animals for veterinary care or surgery
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
- Other projects/duties as needed
- Assist with patient intake/discharge/payment collection
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Benefits
Benefits include half pay holidays for holidays falling on regularly scheduled business days, 1 week PTO, 3 days PSL, 2% IRA contribution, $100 insurance stipend towards vision/dental/Aflac premium, reduced cost veterinary services and medications.
If you are ready to make a difference in the animal welfare community and help us save lives, consider joining our organization.'
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Work Remotely
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person