Veterinary Kennel Technician
About The Position
Big Bend Animal Hospital is seeking a Veterinary Kennel Technician to provide care for patients in the hospital and clients in the boarding facility. This role involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and administering medications. The technician will also be responsible for restocking supplies, assisting with post-operative patients, and supporting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams. Accurate recordkeeping of medications, food intake, behavior, and any issues that arise is crucial. Training will be provided for cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments.
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.
- Authorization and completion of a satisfactory pre-employment screening.
Nice To Haves
- Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
Responsibilities
- Care, feeding, and medicating of patients in hospital and boarding facility.
- Cleaning of patient areas and boarding facility.
- Laundry duties.
- Bathing animals.
- Feeding animals.
- Walking dogs.
- Restocking hospital supplies.
- Assisting with post-operative patients.
- Assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams.
- Proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior, and any issues.
- Cleaning and sterilizing 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
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Career Development Opportunities
- Referral Bonus Program
- Personal Pet Discounts
- Holiday Pay
- Uniform Allowance
- Bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
