Lead Animal Care Technician
About The Position
The Lead Animal Care Technician plays a key leadership role in ensuring exceptional patient care and supporting daily hospital and boarding operations. In addition to providing hands-on animal care, this position serves as a mentor and resource to the animal care team, helping to uphold hospital standards, efficiency, and compassionate care. Job duties include, but are not limited to: Oversee and participate in the daily care, feeding, medicating, and monitoring of patients in both the hospital and boarding facility. Lead by example in maintaining a clean, safe, and organized environment, including cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and disinfecting kennels and common areas. Support post-operative and hospitalized patients, ensuring comfort, proper monitoring, and accurate documentation. Assist veterinarians and veterinary assistants with animal restraint, examinations, and procedures as needed. Ensure proper recordkeeping of medications, special diets, appetite, behavior, and any changes or concerns while animals are in our care. Maintain inventory levels and oversee restocking of hospital supplies. Train, mentor, and support Animal Care Technicians, reinforcing best practices, protocols, and hospital standards. Assist with cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments and ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation protocols. Communicate effectively with leadership regarding patient care concerns, workflow improvements, and team needs.
Requirements
- Proven experience in animal care, kennel, or veterinary hospital settings.
- Strong knowledge of cleaning, disinfecting, and biosecurity protocols.
- Proficiency in proper animal handling and restraint techniques.
- Ability to safely perform moderately heavy physical labor (lifting large dogs, bags of food or litter, etc.).
- A calm, patient, and empathetic approach when working with sick, injured, or anxious animals.
- Ability to administer medications and recognize abnormal or concerning conditions.
- Strong attention to detail with accurate documentation and recordkeeping.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to maintain positive, cooperative working relationships.
- Willingness to take initiative, support team development, and contribute to continuous improvement within the hospital.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and participate in the daily care, feeding, medicating, and monitoring of patients in both the hospital and boarding facility.
- Lead by example in maintaining a clean, safe, and organized environment, including cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and disinfecting kennels and common areas.
- Support post-operative and hospitalized patients, ensuring comfort, proper monitoring, and accurate documentation.
- Assist veterinarians and veterinary assistants with animal restraint, examinations, and procedures as needed.
- Ensure proper recordkeeping of medications, special diets, appetite, behavior, and any changes or concerns while animals are in our care.
- Maintain inventory levels and oversee restocking of hospital supplies.
- Train, mentor, and support Animal Care Technicians, reinforcing best practices, protocols, and hospital standards.
- Assist with cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments and ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation protocols.
- Communicate effectively with leadership regarding patient care concerns, workflow improvements, and team needs.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
- Paid Bereavement Program
- Paid Parental Leave Program
- Competitive Compensation
- Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Access to a CVA/CVT/CVPM Partnership through Penn Foster
- Career Development Opportunities
- Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
- Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
