Kennel Lead

VCA Animal Hospitals • Haymarket, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

1 or 2 individuals responsible for organizing, documenting, overseeing and performing all duties regarding our boarding pets and working together with our veterinary assistants, technicians and doctors to make sure all medical needs of boarding animals are met in a timely fashion, well documented and fairly charged. Kennel Lead will interact with clients, perform duties to care for dogs in our boarding facility and to facilitate any other treatments or medical needs these animals have while in our hospital. The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development). A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 500 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care. The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us.

Requirements

• Ability to organize, document, oversee and perform all duties regarding boarding pets
• Ability to work with veterinary assistants, technicians and doctors to ensure timely and well-documented medical care for boarding animals
• Ability to interact with clients
• Ability to perform duties to care for dogs in a boarding facility
• Ability to facilitate treatments or medical needs for animals in the hospital
• Ability to perform tasks including walking, feeding, exercising, play group supervision, administering medications, maintaining cleanliness, and stocking areas

Responsibilities

• Organizing, documenting, overseeing and performing all duties regarding our boarding pets
• Working together with our veterinary assistants, technicians and doctors to make sure all medical needs of boarding animals are met in a timely fashion, well documented and fairly charged
• Interacting with clients
• Performing duties to care for dogs in our boarding facility
• Facilitating any other treatments or medical needs these animals have while in our hospital
• Walking, feeding, exercising, play group supervision, medications, cleanliness and stocking areas as needed

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid vacation/sick days
• 401(k)
• Generous employee pet discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed