Veterinary Kennel Technician

Cumberland Animal Clinic; Havana (FL); Sur place; USD 19 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Bereavement Program

Paid Parental Leave Program

Competitive Compensation

Continuing Education Allowance

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Referral Bonus Program

Additional Benefits May Also Be This (

Hiring eligibility may be contingent

Résumé du poste

Cumberland Animal Clinic in Havana, FL is seeking a kennel technician to care for dogs and other animals in our hospital and boarding facility. You will feed, medicate and monitor patients, keep clean and orderly spaces, and support the veterinary team with recordkeeping and supplies.

Responsibilities include assisting with post-operative patients, animal restraint, and safe handling, plus maintaining medication records and cleanliness.

Qualifications

• Cleaning and disinfecting methods knowledge.
• Ability to restrain animals safely.
• Ability to operate cleaning materials and equipment efficiently.
• Ability to perform moderately heavy physical labor.
• Capable of handling sick or injured animals with compassion.
• Willingness to learn to administer medications.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with coworkers.

Responsabilités

• Care, feeding, medicating and cleaning of patients in hospital and boarding facility.
• Restock hospital supplies and assist with post-operative patients.
• Assist doctors and assistants with restraint and exams.
• Maintain accurate medication, diet, behavior and care records.
• Clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

Connaissances

Cleaning methods

Animal restraint

Cleaning equipment

Physical stamina

Compassionate animal care

Medication administration

Following directions

Team collaboration

Description du poste

Cumberland Animal Clinic has been providing exceptional veterinary service to Havana, Florida and the nearby Tallahassee community since 1974. We offer all the luxuries of a larger hospital, such as boarding, dentistry, small animal surgery, in-house laboratory services, laser therapy, microchipping, in-house and on-line pharmacy services and much more, with the additional perk of that personal, home-town feeling!

Over the years the clinic has established loyal relationships with clients based on trust, expert knowledge, compassion, and service.We are prepared to utilize every resource that we have available including our extensive knowledge base, our professional standard of care, and our conscientious code of ethics to treat every animal to the best of our ability and to care for them as if they were one of our own.

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

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 attend to sick, scared and injured animals sympathetically and patiently.
• 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:

• 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.