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17 Oct 2025
Hospital Team: Admissions Volunteer
Georgian Triangle Humane Society
Location
Collingwood
Duties
The GTHS Animal Hospital contains an Operating Room, Treatment Room, Examination Room, Pharmacy, X-Ray Room and a Hospital Intake / Recovery Area. 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 1,860 rabies vaccinations and 1,770 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 Admissions Volunteer will be responsible for providing a warm welcome to Hospital clients and reviewing the same-day services booked for their pet or for Community Cats.
Time Commitment
One shift a week on weekdays from 7.50-10am (admissions take place from 8am until approximately 9.45am). See below for available shifts. A minimum commitment of 6 months is required.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide warm welcome to Hospital clients
- Review services booked to ensure accuracy of Medical Record sheet
- Recommend additional items such as after-surgery wear, flea / tick prevention, vaccinations, I.D. microchips
- Take payments and add additional items to the patient’s surgical sheet
- Question animal’s general well-being and any health concerns
- Validate last time animal ate
- Confirm contact details with all clients
- Confirm availability with dog owners for potential early pick-up
- Photocopy veterinary records if not provided in advance
- Remind Hospital client of Discharge time and location
- Carry cat in carrier to the Hospital, as required
- Liaise with Registered Veterinary Technician and Veterinary Assistant to coordinate handling of dogs
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