Compassionate Veterinary Kennel Technician

St. Francis Animal Hospital - Springdale, AR; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development Opportunities

Referral Bonus Program

Background Check

Job summary

St. Francis Animal Hospital in Springdale, AR is seeking a kennel tech to care for patients in the hospital and boarding facility. Responsibilities include feeding, medicating, cleaning, and recording medications and patient data with attention to safety and animal welfare.

Qualifications emphasize cleaning methods, animal restraint, ability to perform physical labor, and a willingness to learn medication administration. Weekend availability and bilingual skills are a plus for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience with 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).
• Ability to 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 (Saturday and Sunday) availability required.
• Bilingual, English/Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of patients in hospital and boarding facility.
• Assist with post-operative patients, animal restraint, and examinations.
• Maintain proper medication and treatment records and track special foods, appetite and behavior.
• Restock hospital supplies and help with cleaning, sterilization of instruments as needed.

Skills

Cleaning & Disinfection

Animal Restraint

Medication Administration

Physical Labor

Animal Patient Care

Recordkeeping

Bilingual English/Spanish

Weekend Availability

Job description

St. Francis Animal Hospital in Springdale, AR is seeking a kennel tech to care for patients in the hospital and boarding facility. Responsibilities include feeding, medicating, cleaning, and recording medications and patient data with attention to safety and animal welfare.

Qualifications emphasize cleaning methods, animal restraint, ability to perform physical labor, and a willingness to learn medication administration. Weekend availability and bilingual skills are a plus for this role.