Kennel Assistant Eastside Veterinary Hospital

Heartland Veterinary Partners LLC; Collinsville (OK, IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary practice in Collinsville, OK is seeking a Kennel Assistant to provide exceptional care for pets during grooming and boarding. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness, ensuring patient comfort, and communicating with clients. This role requires compassion and teamwork to ensure the best outcomes for all patients.

Benefits

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Bonus incentive

Flexible work schedules

Career and professional development

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Referral Program

Qualifications

• Ability to lift patients up to 25 pounds; over 25 pounds with assistance.
• Practices OSHA safety techniques including proper PPE.

Responsibilities

• Provides great care for patients visiting for grooming and boarding.
• Regularly cleans and disinfects kennels, cages, and hospital areas.
• Records patient information accurately during visits.

Skills

Patience

Compassion

Collaboration

Teamwork

Communication

Active Listening

Client Satisfaction

Education

Previous veterinary experience

Job description

Practice:

Our hospital has been owned and operated in Collinsville OK since 1982.

We have over 40 years of experience in veterinary care. The professional staff at EVH strive to provide comprehensive, high quality medical and surgical care with an emphasis on exceptional client services.

Eastside Veterinary Hospital’s facility is modern and well-equipped. It is designed to create a comfortable and welcoming environment for both pets and their owners. The hospital’s commitment to staying current with the latest veterinary technologies ensures that your pet receives the best possible care.

More about the Role:

Reporting into the Practice Manager, the Kennel Assistant provides care to address the needs of patients that are visiting the practice for grooming and/or boarding. The Kennel Assistant ensures that the boarding area is clean and safe for all patients by cleaning cages, runs, and ward areas and washing laundry. The Kennel Assistant walks, feeds, and administers medication to patients (as needed and supervised by Doctor or Technician and based on confidence and experience).

Competencies:

• Patience & Compassion: Remaining professional while still making Doctors, teammates, clients, and patients feel as comfortable as possible regardless of the situation or challenges presented.
• Collaboration & Teamwork: Carefully coordinating actions with practice team members. Quickly incorporating feedback to ensure positive results. Sharing ideas and being open to other’s ideas. Continually looking for ways to help others.
• Communicating: Conveying boarding outcomes to clients and teammates to ensure successful client care.
• Active Listening: Following the expressed wishes of clients.
• Client Satisfaction: Ensuring all activities and interactions result in the highest level of client satisfaction.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provides great care for patients visiting the practice for grooming and/or boarding.
• Ensures patients are admitted noting the client’s specific instructions to ensure a quality outcome including contact information and pick up time.
• Accurately and legibly records information related to the patient such as feeding schedules, appearance, and behavior during practice visit.
• Observes patient’s appearance and activity for general physical condition, obvious signs of illness, disease, and discontent.
• Appropriately handles patients and as needed, properly restrains hard-to-control patients.
• Walks patients several times a day to provide exercise and time for elimination of bowels and bladder.
• Applies knowledge of normal food and liquid requirements and as required, provides special food and liquids.
• Ensures patients are clean and fresh smelling and have been checked by a Technician/Doctor prior to discharge; ensures patient has all personal property upon exit.
• Ensures cages and patients are properly numbered and identified and that personal property (toys, treats, blankets, leashes) are stored in the proper areas and identified.
• Regularly cleans, disinfects, and maintains kennels, cages, runs, and stalls as often as necessary to ensure no cages or kennels are soiled and odors are not apparent. Performs general cleaning in other areas of the hospital to control the spread of disease. Washes and sterilizes water and food bowls.
• Launders and dries towels and blankets.
• Walks hospital grounds regularly and cleans any trash and stool material; empties trash throughout the practice and grounds.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Ability to work on weekends as required.
• Previous veterinary experience preferred.
• Ability to lift patients up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients over 25 pounds with assistance.
• Practices OSHA safety techniques including proper PPE.

Benefits Offered:

• Paid time off.
• Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance.
• Retirement benefits or accounts.
• Bonus incentive.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Career and professional development.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee Referral Program.

Benefits offered may vary depending on full or part-time employment status according to company policy.

Pay Range: USD $12.00 - USD $13.00 /Hr.