Kennel Assistant

BluePearl Pet Hospital; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

Pet care discounts

Medical insurance

Dental & vision

401k plan

Paid time off

Floating holidays

Parental leave

Flexible schedules

Employee support

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Norman, OK is seeking a dedicated Kennel Assistant to support our team and care for hospitalized animals. The role involves basic patient care, keeping the facility clean, and assisting with safe restraints during treatment.

Pay starts at $16.00–$20.00 per hour and will reflect experience and progression through our competency leveling system. The hospital offers comprehensive benefits and a team-focused, pet-centered work environment.

Qualifications

• The ad does not specify required skills beyond general kennel duties.

Responsibilities

• Observe patients for health concerns and report to senior staff.
• Clean and disinfect hospital areas to maintain high standards of care.
• Prepare patient meals, clean cages and bedding, and maintain litter boxes.
• Safely restrain cooperative patients during treatments.
• Provide routine patient care including walking dogs.
• Clean and maintain hospital equipment and tools.
• Quantify patient voids and report findings to senior staff.
• Remove and wash soiled laundry and maintain clean laundry stock.
• Patrol the facility regularly to ensure cleanliness.

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospitalis seeking a dedicated Kennel Assistant to join their team!

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 / hour
This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency leveling system.

A Kennel Assistantattends tothe basic needs of animals that are patients of the hospital and cleans the hospital facility, equipment, and tools. The role may includeassistancewith basic patientcaresuch asthesafe restraint of patients during treatment.

As a Kennel Assistant, you will:

• Observe patients for obvious signs of health concerns and report any findings to senior staff.

• Clean and disinfect areas of the hospital as oftenas isnecessary tomaintainhigh standardsof care.

• Prepare patient meals, clean patient cages,and bedding, andmaintainlitter boxes.

• Safely approach and restrain cooperative patients as needed during treatments.

• Provide routine attention to patients, including walking dogs.

• Effectively clean andmaintainhospital equipment and tools.

• Quantify patient voids and report findings to senior Veterinary Assistant or Technician.

• Remove and wash soiled laundry and keep clean laundry stocked.

• Patrol facility regularly to ensure cleanliness.

WhyBluePearl?

• Our passion is pets. We offerTrupanionpet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.

• We encourage you togrowwith us.Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience.We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.

• To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.

• Parental leave benefits

• Flexible work schedules

• 401k and retirement planning

• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans

• A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how tomaintaina healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment

• We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer.Applicants mustpossessunrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunityemployerand you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you needassistanceor accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide suchassistance, and no applicant will be penalizedas a result ofsuch a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and aDrug-FreeWorkplace.