Part-time Veterinary Kennel Technician

Yukon Veterinary Hospital; Yukon (OK); On-site; USD 1,515,000 - 2,066,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Em

Paid Bereavement Program

Paid Parental Leave Program

Competitive Compensation

Continuing Education Allowance

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Referral Bonus Program

Personal Pet Discounts

Holiday Pay

Uniform Allowance

Bonuses

Job summary

Yukon Veterinary Hospital provides vaccinations, routine medical care, dental care, weight management and diagnostics, with a focus on compassionate patient care. The kennel tech role supports care, feeding, medicating and cleaning in a busy hospital and boarding setting.

Responsibilities include handling animals, restocking supplies, assisting with post-operative patients and recordkeeping. Prior animal handling experience is required; weekend shifts are needed.

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.
• Ability to sympathetically and patiently 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.
• Part-time schedule of 15-25 hours per week; must be available to work weekends, holidays, and occasional morning shifts.
• Previous animal handling experience required

Responsibilities

• The kennel tech is responsible for the care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of our patients in the hospital and boarding facility.
• This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating patients.
• You are responsible for restocking hospital supplies, helping with post-operative patients, assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams.
• You will be responsible for 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 methods

Animal restraint

Cleaning materials

Physical labor

Empathy for animals

Medication administration

Following directions

Team cooperation

Part-time schedule

Job description

At Yukon Veterinary Hospital, we provide a wide range of services from vaccinationsand routine medical caretoadvanced diagnostics and surgery. We offer complete dental care, weight management consultations, soft tissue surgery, as well as diagnosis and treatment of internal medicine cases.

Our staff is made up of friendly andcaring, well-trainedprofessionals. Our receptionistswill greet you personally and pleasantly, andour licensedveterinary technicians can educate you on topics such as bandage care and diabetic management. Thehighly trained doctorsarededicated to providing the best medical and surgicalcare for your beloved pets.Many of our staff members have been working with us for many years and as a team, we striveto make your experience at Yukon Vetas comfortableas possible.

Our facility has state of the artmedical equipmentenabling us to providein house laboratory diagnostics, digital radiology, and ultrasonography.

Part-time schedule of 15-25 hours per week; must be available to work weekends, holidays, and occasional morning shifts.

Job Description

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

The kennel tech is responsible for the care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of our patients in the hospital and boarding facility. This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating patients. You are responsible for restocking hospital supplies, helping with post-operative patients, assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams. You will be responsible for 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.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with:

• 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, bags of litter, pet foods, etc).
• Abilityto sympathetically and patiently 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.
• Part-time schedule of 15-25 hours per week; must be available to work weekends, holidays, and occasional morning shifts.
• Previous animal handling experience required

Additional Information

We offer our staff:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
• Paid Bereavement Program
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
• Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory pre-employment screening.

*Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.