Kennel Assistant
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital is seeking a dedicated Kennel Assistant to join their team! Do you have a passion for animals? Are you looking to improve your skills and learn more about the veterinary health industry? Would you enjoy working in a fast-paced, team environment? If you answered "yes" to the questions, then we would love to hear from you. A Kennel Assistant attends to the basic needs of animals that are patients of the hospital and cleans the hospital facility, equipment, and tools. The role may include assistance with basic patient care such as the safe restraint of patients during treatment.
Responsibilities
- Observe patients for obvious signs of health concerns and report any findings to senior staff.
- Clean and disinfect areas of the hospital as often as is necessary to maintain high standards of care.
- Prepare patient meals, clean patient cages, and bedding, and maintain litter boxes.
- Safely approach and restrain cooperative patients as needed during treatments.
- Provide routine attention to patients, including walking dogs.
- Effectively clean and maintain hospital equipment and tools.
- Quantify patient voids and report findings to senior Veterinary Assistant or Technician.
- Remove and wash soiled laundry and keep clean laundry stocked.
- Patrol facility regularly to ensure cleanliness.
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience.
- We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops.
- As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.
- We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
- Parental leave benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- 401k and retirement planning
- Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans
- A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
