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Veterinary Kennel Technician

Alliance Animal Health

#Medical Records #Grooming #Animal Care #Patient Monitoring #Surgical Instruments #Sterilization #Veterinary #Animal Restraint #Boarding

Quick overview

The kennel technician is responsible for the daily care, feeding, and medicating of animals in the hospital and boarding facility. They also assist veterinary staff with animal restraint, surgical instrument sterilization, and maintaining accurate medical records.

Requirements summary

Candidates must be able to perform moderately heavy physical labor and possess knowledge of proper animal restraint and cleaning methods. The ability to sympathetically attend to animals and follow oral and written instructions is required.

CleaningDisinfectingRecordkeepingPatient careMedication administrationAnimal handlingPhysical laborAnimal restraintAnimal feedingSurgical instrument sterilization

Job description

Company DescriptionMcCormick 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 staff work 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 DescriptionJob 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.
QualificationsWe 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 InformationWe offer our staff:Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)Employee Assistance ProgramPaid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL EmployeesPaid Bereavement ProgramPaid Parental Leave ProgramCompetitive CompensationContinuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology ProgramCareer Development OpportunitiesReferral 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/.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Paid vacation

FSA

HSA

Holiday pay

Life insurance

Paid sick time

Continuing education allowance

Supplemental insurance

Employee assistance program

Tuition assistance program

Uniform allowance

Paid parental leave program

401k matching program

Liability insurance

Paid bereavement program

Personal pet discounts

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