Veterinary Kennel Technician

McCormick Animal Clinic; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Bereavement leave

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Referral program

Job summary

McCormick Animal Clinic seeks a kennel technician to care for hospitalized animals and boarding clients. Duties include cleaning, feeding, medicating, bathing, walking dogs, and recording medication and behavior notes. Training covers instrument sterilization and safety with exams.

The role emphasizes empathy for sick and anxious animals, adherence to directions, and teamwork in a busy clinic setting. Benefits are available for staff.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfection methods.
• Proper methods of animal restraint.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment with skill.
• Moderately heavy physical labor for large dogs and supplies.
• Attend to sick, scared, or injured animals with patience.
• Learn to administer medications and recognize abnormal conditions.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Care for patients in hospital and clients in boarding facility.
• Clean, bathe, feed, walk dogs and medicate as directed.
• Restock hospital supplies; assist with post-operative patients.
• Assist doctors with animal restraint and exams; document records.

Skills

Cleaning & disinfection

Animal restraint

Recordkeeping

Physical stamina

Administer medications

Reading directions

Team cooperation

Job description

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 hospital, and our clients in the boarding facility. This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating. 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 will be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

Qualifications:
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).
• 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.

Additional Information

** We offer our staff:**

• 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 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 visit https://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/.