Veterinary Kennel Technician

Maumelle Animal Clinic•Maumelle, AR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Maumelle Animal Clinic is a well-established, progressive, fast paced 2 doctor, general and emergency small animal practice located in Maumelle, Arkansas. We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Preventative Care, Surgery, Urgent Care, High Speed Dentistry, In-House Diagnostics, Digital full body Radiology, Medical and Vacation Boarding, Bathing and Grooming, and more services. We are proud to be an American Animal Hospital Association accredited hospital. FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE

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.
Weekend/holiday availability required.

Responsibilities

Care, feeding, medicating and cleaning of patients in hospital and clients in the boarding facility.
Cleaning, laundry, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating.
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.
Cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments.