Part-time Veterinary Kennel Technician

Alliance Animal Health; Yukon (OK); On-site; USD 15,153 - 19,286; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k & matching program

Life & supplemental insurance

Paid vacation and sick time

Parental leave

Tuition assistance/reimbursement

Career development opportunities

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Yukon Veterinary Hospital is seeking a part-time kennel technician to join our compassionate team in Yukon, OK. The role involves caring for hospitalized and boarding animals, feeding, medicating, cleaning, and assisting veterinarians with exams and restraint.

Weekend, holiday, and occasional morning shifts are required with a 15–25 hour weekly schedule. We value staff training, provide benefits, and support continued education.

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 (large dogs, bags of litter, pet foods).
• Ability to compassionately 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 team members.

Responsibilities

• Care for patients in hospital and boarding facility: feeding, medicating, cleaning.
• Restock hospital supplies and assist with post-operative patients.
• Assist doctors and technicians with animal restraint and exams.
• Recordkeeping of medications, foods, appetite, behavior and conditions.
• Potentially train to clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

Skills

Cleaning methods

Animal restraint

Equipment handling

Physical stamina

Compassionate care

Medication administration

Oral/written directions

Team collaboration

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.

To learn more about us clickhere.

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

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.

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

We offer our staff:

Pay: Starting at $12/hr depending on experience

• Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)
• 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 Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• Career Development Opportunities
• 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 background check.
• *Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.
• For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visithttps://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/.