Compassionate Vet Kennel & Boarding Technician

West Villa Animal Hospital; Kearney, Northern (NE, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 21,000; 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 Program

Referral Bonus Program

Job summary

West Villa Animal Hospital of Kearney is seeking a kennel technician to care for our patients in a fast-paced, 2.5 doctor small animal practice. You will feed, medicate, bathe, clean, walk dogs, and supervise boarding animals while maintaining safety and proper records.

We value teamwork, dependability, and the ability to follow directions; the role requires physical stamina and the willingness to learn to administer medications and assist veterinarians as needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Proper methods of animal restraint.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment efficiently.
• Perform moderately heavy physical labor.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of patients in hospital and boarding facility.
• Restocking hospital supplies and assisting with post-operative patients.
• Assist doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams.
• Maintain proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care.
• You may be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

Skills

Cleaning & disinfection

Animal restraint

Physical stamina

Medication administration

Written instructions

Teamwork

Recordkeeping

Job description

West Villa Animal Hospital of Kearney is seeking a kennel technician to care for our patients in a fast-paced, 2.5 doctor small animal practice. You will feed, medicate, bathe, clean, walk dogs, and supervise boarding animals while maintaining safety and proper records.

We value teamwork, dependability, and the ability to follow directions; the role requires physical stamina and the willingness to learn to administer medications and assist veterinarians as needed.