Veterinary Kennel Technician

Alliance Animal Health; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k & matching

Life insurance

HSA / FSA

Employee Assistance Program

Paid vacation

Paid sick time

Bereavement leave

Parental leave

Competitive pay

Education allowance

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Referral bonus

Pet discounts

Holiday pay

Uniform allowance

Job summary

Alliance Animal Health in Nashville, TN is seeking a kennel tech to care for hospitalized animals and oversee boarding duties. You will assist veterinarians, perform feeding, medicating, bathing, walking dogs and maintaining clean facilities.

The role includes restocking supplies, supporting post-operative patients, and accurate recordkeeping of medications, foods, appetite and behavior. A team-oriented, reliable individual is preferred.

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.
• Ability to sympathetically 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, feeding, medicating and cleaning of patients in hospital and clients in the boarding facility.
• Assist with cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs and medicating.
• Restock hospital supplies and help with post-operative patients.
• Assist doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams.
• Maintain proper records of medications, special foods, appetite and behavior.
• Clean and sterilize surgical instruments as needed.

Skills

Cleaning & disinfection

Animal restraint

Cleaning tools use

Physical stamina

Empathy for animals

Medication administration

Follow directions

Team collaboration

Job description

McCormick Animal Clinic is a full-service animal clinic serving the Nashville, TN (Donelson) area for over 30 years. Your pet’s health is very important to us and we will take every step to give your pet the best possible vet care. Our veterinarians and staffwork closely together to ensure your pet can have the best quality of life through our variety of vet services. Our animal hospital is equipped to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to better serve your pet including wellness care, dental exams, dental x-rays, spay and neuter, boarding, grooming, and more!

To learn more about us click the link: McCormick Animal Clinic

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.

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.

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/.