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Part Time Hospital Assistant bei Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium · Pittsburgh, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite

29.120,00 $  -  29.120,00 $

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Hospital Assistant

The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is looking for a skilled and dedicated Hospital Assistant to join our dynamic veterinary team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in providing exceptional husbandry care to our zoo’s quarantined animals, as well as assisting the veterinary staff with a variety of medical related tasks. 

 

Responsibilities/ Duties

  • Provides daily husbandry for quarantine animals and hospitalized patients at the zoo’s Animal Care Center, including feeding, cleaning, monitoring, and recordkeeping
  • Monitors animal health and behavior, promptly reporting any changes or concerns to veterinary staff 
  • Researches, develops, and implements recordkeeping documents, enclosure set-ups, and enrichment plans for all incoming quarantine animals
  • May assist veterinarians and veterinary technicians during medical procedures, including animal restraint, preparation, and post-procedure monitoring
  • Maintains hospital cleanliness and organization, including food preparation areas and storage rooms
  • Performs hospital support tasks, including restocking medical supplies, sterilizing surgical equipment, organizing necropsy and pathology tissues, coordinating disposal of necropsy specimens, assisting with the set-up and break-down of medical procedure equipment
  • Transports laboratory samples, patients, or nuisance wildlife on grounds as directed
  • Maintains confidentiality of medical cases
  • Collaborates with animal keepers, veterinary technicians, and veterinarians to provide comprehensive animal care
  • Demonstrates consistent good judgment in animal welfare/management and human safety while maintaining a secure work environment
  • Ability to lead hospital tours for a wide variety of visiting individuals and groups

 

Qualifications

  • A minimum of two years of experience working with zoo or free-ranging wildlife is recommended.  A bachelor’s degree in biology, animal science, zoology or related field is desirable.  
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); ZIMS experience preferred
  • Pre-exposure rabies vaccination is preferred, or willingness to obtain upon hire
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team
  • Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and flexible hours as required

 

Requirements

  • Current PA driver’s license. Must be willing and able to operate an extended length utility vehicle. Position may require occasional off-site driving
  • Must provide proof of negative TB test within 1 year prior to hire date
  • Ability to work outside in a variety of weather conditions
  • Manual dexterity is required to operate machinery, equipment and restraining devices, including restraint nets, pathology supplies, personal computers, etc.
  • Must be physically able to exert up to ten pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects
  • Work involves standing, walking, bending, reaching, crawling, crouching, etc. for periods of time
  • Must be willing to always carry work-provided communication devices on person during work shifts

 

 


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