Veterinary Kennel Technician

Cumberland Animal Clinic; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Continuing Education Allowance

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development Opportunities

Referral Bonus Program

Other Benefits May Apply

Job summary

Cumberland Animal Clinic in Atlanta, GA is seeking a kennel tech to care for our hospitalized patients and boarding animals. You will clean, medicate, feed, walk dogs, restock supplies and assist veterinarians during exams.

The role demands compassion, strong multitasking in a busy clinic, and the ability to handle physical tasks. Full-time position with benefits and ongoing training available.

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.
• Attend to sick, scared and injured animals with patience.
• Learn to administer medications and recognize abnormal conditions.
• Follow written and oral directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Care for hospitalized patients and boarding animals.
• Restock hospital supplies and assist with post-operative patients.
• Assist doctors and assistants with restraint and exams.
• Medicate and monitor animals, track appetite and behavior.
• Clean and sterilize surgical instruments and maintain records.

Skills

Disinfecting methods

Animal restraint

Cleaning equipment handling

Heavy lifting

Compassionate care

Medication administration

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/.