Veterinary Kennel Technician

Franklin Animal Clinic; Franklin (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Bereavement Program

Paid Parental Leave

Competitive Compensation

Continuing Education Allowance

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Career Development Opportunities

Referral Bonus Program

Personal Pet Discounts

Holiday Pay

Uniform Allowance

Job summary

Franklin Animal Clinic in Franklin, IN is seeking a kennel technician to care for hospitalized patients and boarding clients in a fast-paced, well‑established practice.

Responsibilities include feeding, medicating, cleaning, restocking supplies, maintaining medication and patient records, monitoring appetite and behavior, and sterilizing surgical instruments.

We offer comprehensive benefits, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, career development, and other enhancements for eligible staff.

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, 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.

Responsibilities

• Care for hospital patients and boarding clients, including feeding and medicating.
• Clean, sweep, mop, and manage waste in the facility.
• Restock hospital supplies and maintain medication records.
• Track appetite, behavior, and any issues with animals in care.
• Sterilize surgical instruments.
• Assist with general hospital duties as trained.

Skills

Cleaning methods

Animal restraint

Cleaning equipment

Physical stamina

Animal handling

Medication administration

Following directions

Team cooperation

Job description

Company Description

Franklin Animal Clinic is a well-established, progressive, fast paced 6doctor small animal practice located in Franklin, IN. We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Wellness Services, Urgent Care, Emergency & Critical Care, General & Orthopedic Surgery,Digital Full Body and Dental X-Ray, Ultrasound, CT, Full In-House Idexx Laboratory, In-House Pharmacy, Cold Therapy Laser, Surgical Laser, 24-hr Nursing Care, MedicalBoarding& more.

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, such as sweeping, mopping, and emptying trash. This position is responsible for restocking hospital supplies, proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care. They will also 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).


• 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 visithttps://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/.