Kennel Assistant Highland Animal Hospital
About The Position
Highland Animal Hospital has been serving our community since 1961. We have a knowledgeable staff with many years of experience to assist you. We strive to provide our clients with the very best of care for their four-legged family members. A Kennel Technician is responsible for the daily care and comfort of hospitalized, boarding and clinic animals. Duties include feeding, watering, exercising, bathing, cleaning kennels, monitoring pets for signs of illness or distress, maintaining a clean and sanitary facility and assisting veterinary staff as needed. The ideal candidate is dependable, compassionate, detail-oriented and able to safely handle animals of various sizes and temperaments.
Requirements
- Ability to work on weekends as required
- Previous veterinary experience preferred
- Ability to lift patients up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients over 25 pounds with assistance
- Practices OSHA safety techniques including proper PPE
Nice To Haves
- Dependable, compassionate, detail-oriented and able to safely handle animals of various sizes and temperaments.
Responsibilities
- Provides great care for patients visiting the practice for grooming and / or boarding.
- Ensures patients are admitted noting the client’s specific instructions to ensure a quality outcome including contact information and pick up time.
- Accurately and legibly records information related to the patient such as feeding schedules, appearance, and behavior during practice visit.
- Observes patient’s appearance and activity for general physical condition, obvious signs of illness, disease and discontent.
- Appropriately handles patients and as needed, properly restrains hard-to-control patients.
- Walks patients several times a day to provide exercise and time for elimination of bowels and bladder.
- Applies knowledge of normal food and liquid requirements and as required, provides special food and liquids.
- Ensures patients are clean and fresh smelling and have been checked by a Technician / Doctor prior to discharge; ensures patient has all personal property upon exit.
- Ensures cages and patients are properly numbered and identified and that personal property (toys, treats, blankets, leashes) are stored in the proper areas and identified.
- Regularly cleans, disinfects and maintain kennels, cages, runs and stalls as often as is necessary to ensure no cages or kennels are soiled and odors are not apparent.
- Performs general cleaning in other areas of the hospital to control the spread of disease.
- Washes and sterilizes water and food bowls.
- Launders and dries towels and blankets.
- Walks hospital grounds regularly and cleans any trash and stool material; empties trash throughout the practice and grounds.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- Retirement benefits or accounts
- Bonus incentive
- Flexible work schedules
- Career and professional development
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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