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Hospital Team: Discharge Volunteer – URGENT!

The GTHS Animal Hospital contains an Operating Room, Treatment Room, Examination Room, Pharmacy, X-Ray Room and a Hospital Recovery Room.

Having an onsite hospital ensures animals receive timely, thorough and comprehensive care, saves dozens of daily phone calls, reduces trips back and forth to veterinary clinics, dramatically decreases the stress on the GTHS animals, and leads to the additional benefit of earlier adoption availability; so these animals find their forever home quickly.

The GTHS Animal Hospital is one of the only accessible spay/neuter hospitals serving Bruce, Grey and part of Simcoe County that performs 3,000 surgeries annually (an average of 50 surgeries per week), and subsidizing ~$770K in veterinary costs each year.

To promote pet wellness and safety, approximately 1,858 rabies vaccinations and 1,767 microchips are administered to GTHS animal residents and community clients on an annual basis.

Description

Reporting to the Community Programs Coordinator (and the Director of Medicine), the Hospital Discharge Volunteer will be responsible for discharging animals to the public after their Hospital appointment / surgery, as well as overseeing the cleanliness of the Hospital Recovery Room.

Time Commitment

Weekday shift: 2.30-4pm A minimum commitment of 6 months is required.

Roles and Responsibilities

Public hospital discharges
- Check cats are sufficiently awake and their cones are on
- Speak to pet owners to relay how the surgery went and if there were any concerns
- Ensure pet owners understand post-op and medication instructions
- Review microchip information, as appropriate
- Ensure onesie or cone is supplied, if appropriate
- Return cats to their owners and coordinate with the Hospital RVT to bring dogs out to their owners
- Liaise with Community Programs Coordinator to arrange payment for add-on services, as appropriate
Set up the Hospital Recovery Room for the following morning’s intakes; including making kennel cards and labels for the next day’s animals
Set up dog kennels in the garage / storage area, if additional kennels are required
Clean and tidy the Hospital Recovery Room once animals have departed; including wiping down kennels, tidying up, sweeping and mopping the floor
Assist the Community Programs Coordinator or Hospital staff as required
Follow appropriate protocol, legislation and regulations

Qualifications

- 18 years of age minimum
- Punctual and reliable
- Demonstrates understanding and passion for animal welfare
- Diligent compliance with guidelines and protocols for personal and animal safety
- Self-motivated and energetic, with proven ability to complete tasks with competency and accuracy
- Basic math (for calculating cost of occasional add-on services)
- Able to work in a fast paced environment
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a small team
- Works cooperatively and effectively with others
Working Conditions:
- Physical demands of the position include bending, kneeling and carrying cats in carriers with a potential maximum weight of 7.6kg / 16.75lb
- Completion of Customer Service Training and Customer Service Policy Acknowledgment are required prior to volunteering (details will be provided)

Positions currently available

Are you a people person? Put your skills to good use by providing reassurance, medication and information to pet owners post-surgery.

Our Hospital Team could urgently use your help on Friday afternoons.

Does this sound like the role for you but you don’t want to commit to an assigned weekly shift? If you have wide open weekday afternoon availability please join this team as a ‘Float’ Discharge Volunteer – to provide occasional, ‘as needed’ shift coverage. We’d love to hear from you.

All applications and enquiries are acknowledged, so please check your email inbox (and junk/spam folder) for a response.

Hospital Team: Hospital Assistant – URGENT

The GTHS Animal Hospital contains an Operating Room, Treatment Room, Examination Room, Pharmacy, X-Ray Room and a Hospital Intake / Recovery Area.

To promote pet wellness and safety, 1,858 rabies vaccinations and 1,767 microchips are administered to GTHS animal residents and community clients on an annual basis.

Description

Reporting to the Director of Medicine and Hospital Registered Veterinary Technician, the Hospital Assistant Volunteer will be responsible for maintaining the Operating Room and prep area, as well as overseeing the maintenance and packing of surgical instruments.

Time Commitment

Weekday shift: 1-4pm. A minimum commitment of 6 months is required.

Roles and Responsibilities

Wash / sterilize surgical instruments (by hand and / or using the autoclave)
Make up surgical packs in line with the next day’s surgeries
Maintain an orderly Surgical Room and Prep Room
- Disinfect / sterilize surgical equipment
- Store surgical equipment and instruments appropriately
- Clean and disinfect cages, surfaces, counter tops and surrounding areas
- Clean floors
- Dispose of garbage and recyclables
- Perform washing up and laundry tasks (washing, drying and folding linens)
Assist Hospital staff as required
Follow appropriate protocol, legislation and regulations

Qualifications

18 years of age minimum
Punctual and reliable
Demonstrates understanding and passion for animal welfare
Diligent compliance with guidelines and protocols for personal and animal safety
Self-motivated and energetic, with proven ability to complete tasks with competency and accuracy
Able to work in a very fast paced environment
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Able to work independently and as part of a team
Works cooperatively and effectively with others

Working Conditions:

Physical demands of the position include bending, some kneeling, and working with surgical grade cleaning products
Training will be provided

Positions currently available

Know you’re making a difference every shift by joining our Hospital Team. By becoming a Hospital Assistant you’ll be helping to ensure that our surgeries run smoothly and are being conducted in a clean and safe environment.

If you’re looking to volunteer on an ‘as needed’ basis and have weekday afternoon availability, please apply as we urgently need back-up help when scheduled volunteers are unable to make their assigned shift.

All applications are acknowledged, so please check your email inbox (and junk/spam folder) for a response.

Assist Our Hospital Team To Provide Vital Healthcare Services

Hospital Team: Discharge Volunteer – URGENT!

Description

Time Commitment

Roles and Responsibilities

Qualifications

Positions currently available

Hospital Team: Hospital Assistant – URGENT

Description

Time Commitment

Roles and Responsibilities

Qualifications

Positions currently available

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