Companion Animal Care Technician

Ox Bottom Animal Hospital; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Bereavement Program

Paid Parental Leave Program

Continuing Education Allowance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Ox Bottom Animal Hospital in Tallahassee, FL, is seeking a kennel tech to join our team. You will care for hospitalized animals, assist with boarding, and help doctors with exams and restraint. Duties include feeding, medicating, recordkeeping, and maintaining a clean facility.

We offer benefits and opportunities for CE and advancement, with pay range $15–$17 per hour depending on experience. This role is on-site with a supportive, local staff in a busy companion-animal hospital.

Qualifications

• 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, 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.
• Assist clients in the boarding facility.
• Restock hospital supplies and assist with post-operative patients.
• Assist doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams.
• Maintain accurate medication and patient records.
• Clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

Skills

Cleaning methods

Animal restraint

Manual labor

Medication administration

Recordkeeping

Team cooperation

Job description

Ox Bottom Animal Hospital in Tallahassee, FL, is seeking a kennel tech to join our team. You will care for hospitalized animals, assist with boarding, and help doctors with exams and restraint. Duties include feeding, medicating, recordkeeping, and maintaining a clean facility.

We offer benefits and opportunities for CE and advancement, with pay range $15–$17 per hour depending on experience. This role is on-site with a supportive, local staff in a busy companion-animal hospital.