Alliance Animal Health·Crete, Illinois
Responsible for the care, feeding, medication, and cleaning of patients in the hospital and boarding facility. Duties include assisting doctors with animal restraint, restocking supplies, and maintaining accurate medical records.
Company DescriptionPlum Creek Regional Animal Medical Center is a well-established, progressive, fast-paced 3 doctor small animal practice with a near-by outpatient clinic.
Plum Creek offers many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Wellness and Preventive Care, Illness and Urgent Care, Surgery, Endoscopy, Acupuncture, Dentistry, Cold Therapy Laser, In-House Diagnostics, Digital full body and dental radiology, Ultrasonography, Boarding, Grooming, and more.
We are proud to be a 25-year AAHA-Certified hospital.Plum Creek Regional Animal Medical Center is just east of Crete, Illinois near the Indiana border with our outpatient clinic just 7.8 miles away in Dyer, Indiana.
Our limited-service outpatient clinic provides doctors and staff the ability to enjoy variety while the records and clients are shared between locations.
The proximity to both Chicago and Northwest Indiana allows for easy commute to shopping and recreation.Lake County public schools are excellent, and there are several private schools nearby as well making it an ideal area to raise a family!
Popular activities in the area include hiking and cross-country skiing in the many forest preserves, visiting the beaches along Lake Michigan, visiting the many museums and other attractions within an easy commute.
We have a wonderful place to enjoy a healthy and active work-life balance.To learn more about us click here.
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 InformationPosition Type: Part-timePay Range: $15-$16 per hour depending on experienceWe 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/.#SS3
Candidates must have knowledge of cleaning methods and animal restraint, with the ability to perform moderately heavy physical labor. Patience with sick or injured animals and the ability to follow oral and written directions are required.
Market context
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