Veterinary Kennel Technician
About The Position
Berclair Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary clinic located in Memphis, TN, providing comprehensive healthcare for over 60 years. They offer emergency care, dental, surgical, and general health support, as well as regular wellness checkups for a variety of animals including dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, rabbits, and pocket pets. The clinic prides itself on a comfortable, family-friendly environment and utilizes innovative techniques and state-of-the-art technology for services like ultrasound, digital x-ray, and lab work. The Kennel Technician role is crucial for the care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of patients within the hospital and boarding facility.
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
- Must be available weekends and some holidays
Responsibilities
- Care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of patients in the hospital and boarding facility
- Cleaning
- Laundry
- Bathing
- Feeding
- Walking dogs
- Medicating patients
- Restocking hospital supplies
- Helping with post-operative patients
- Assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams
- Proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care
- 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 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
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
