Veterinary Kennel Technician

Alliance Animal Health • Vicksburg, MS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Animal Medical Clinic of Vicksburg is a mixed animal practice assisting with your small and large animal needs. Our new hospital was completed in July of 2006. It features a larger waiting room, 5 exam rooms, an expanded treatment area, state-of-the-art Surgical Suite and ICU. We also have more spacious rooms for boarding including an exercise yard and indoor large animal treatment area with stalls. We offer a range of services including preventive care, internal medicine, surgery, dermatology, in house lab for bloodwork, radiology and ultrasound.

Requirements

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Proper methods of animal restraint.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency.
• Perform moderately heavy physical labor (large dogs, bags of litter, pet foods, etc).
• Ability to sympathetically and patiently attend to sick, scared and injured animals.
• Ability to learn to administer medications and to recognize abnormal conditions.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the job.

Responsibilities

• The kennel tech is responsible for the care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of our patients in the hospital and boarding facility.
• This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating patients.
• You are responsible for restocking hospital supplies, helping with post-operative patients, assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams.
• You will be responsible for proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care.
• You may be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

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 Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• Career Development Opportunities
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Personal Pet Discounts
• Holiday Pay
• Uniform Allowance
• Bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees