Veterinary Kennel Technician
About The Position
The kennel technician is responsible for the care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of patients in the hospital and clients' pets in the boarding facility. This role involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and administering medications. The technician will also be responsible for restocking hospital supplies, assisting with post-operative patients, and aiding doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams. Proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior, and any issues that arise during an animal's stay is crucial. Additionally, the technician will be trained to clean and sterilize 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 attend to sick, scared and injured animals sympathetically and patiently.
- 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
- Care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of patients in hospital and boarding facility.
- Cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, and walking dogs.
- Administering medications.
- 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 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 (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
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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