Veterinary Assistant/Kennel Technician
Animal Kingdom•Houma, LA
•Onsite
About The Position
Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital in Houma, Louisiana, is looking for a compassionate, dependable Veterinary Assistant / Kennel Technician to join their team. This role offers hands-on experience in both veterinary patient care and kennel care. The hospital provides routine and advanced veterinary services for dogs, cats, guinea pigs, hamsters, and birds. The Veterinary Assistant and Kennel Technician will support veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and the hospital team, ensuring exceptional patient care.
Requirements
- Compassionate, calm, dependable team player
- Ability to multitask and communicate effectively in a busy veterinary hospital
- Comfortable safely and confidently handling and restraining pets, or willing to learn with hands-on training
Nice To Haves
- Veterinary Assistant or kennel technician experience
- At least 1 year of experience
- Strong interest in veterinary medicine and animal care
- Experience with sample collection
- Experience obtaining medical histories
- Experience processing laboratory tests and radiographs
- Experience with anesthesia monitoring
- Self-starter with a positive attitude
- Desire to continue developing veterinary knowledge and skills
- Takes pride in providing compassionate, attentive care and treating every patient like their own
Responsibilities
- Assist with veterinary appointments, physical examinations, animal restraint, and patient handling
- Triage patients and communicate changes in condition to the veterinary team
- Provide nursing care and monitoring for hospitalized, surgical, recovering, and boarding patients
- Prepare patients for procedures and assist with anesthesia monitoring and veterinary surgery
- Collect and process laboratory samples and assist with in-house diagnostic testing
- Administer medications and document patient care, diets, appetite, behavior, and other observations
- Feed, walk, bathe, medicate, and monitor boarding and hospitalized animals
- Maintain clean, organized, and sanitary kennels, treatment areas, and patient spaces
- Clean and sterilize veterinary surgical instruments and follow proper infection-control procedures
- Restock supplies and assist with routine hospital cleaning and maintenance
- Provide compassionate care and professional communication to clients about their pets
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Liability insurance
- 401k
- 401k matching program
- Life insurance
- Supplemental insurance
- HSA
- FSA
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid Bereavement Program
- Paid Parental Leave Program
- Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
- Career Development Opportunities
- Referral Bonus Program
- Personal Pet Discounts
- Holiday Pay
- Uniform Allowance
- Bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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