As a Veterinary Kennel Technician at Animal Medical Center, you’ll play an important role in providing compassionate, hands-on care for the animals entrusted to our veterinary hospital and boarding facility. You’ll help maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment while supporting our veterinarians, Certified Veterinary Technicians, and veterinary assistants in delivering quality patient care.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provide daily care for hospitalized and boarding animals, including feeding, watering, walking, bathing, and monitoring patients.
- Administer medications as trained and directed by the veterinary medical team.
- Clean and disinfect kennels, exam rooms, treatment areas, and other hospital spaces to maintain a sanitary veterinary environment.
- Complete laundry, maintain clean bedding, and ensure animals have comfortable living spaces.
- Monitor patients for changes in appetite, behavior, activity, and overall condition, reporting concerns to the veterinary team.
- Maintain accurate records of medications, special diets, appetite, behavior, and any health or care-related concerns.
- Assist with post-operative patient care and monitor animals recovering from veterinary procedures.
- Help veterinarians and veterinary technicians with animal restraint, examinations, and other patient care needs.
- Restock veterinary hospital supplies and help keep treatment areas organized.
- Clean and sterilize surgical instruments and equipment as trained.
- Provide compassionate, patient care to animals who may be sick, injured, anxious, or frightened.
We’re looking for a dependable, compassionate individual who enjoys working with animals and takes pride in providing excellent veterinary and kennel care. The ideal candidate is comfortable in a hands-on, fast-paced environment and understands the importance of cleanliness, teamwork, and attention to detail.
Qualifications include:
- Knowledge of basic animal care, cleaning, and disinfecting methods, or the willingness to learn.
- Ability to safely and properly handle and restrain animals of different sizes and temperaments.
- Ability to operate cleaning equipment and use cleaning products safely and efficiently.
- Physical ability to perform moderately heavy work, including lifting and moving large dogs, bags of pet food, litter, and other supplies.
- Patience and compassion when caring for sick, scared, injured, or recovering animals.
- Ability and willingness to learn medication administration, recognize abnormal conditions, and report changes in patient behavior or health.
- Strong attention to detail when following veterinary care instructions and maintaining patient records.
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
- A positive, cooperative attitude and the ability to work well with veterinarians, veterinary technicians, assistants, and other team members.
Dependability, flexibility, and a willingness to help wherever needed to support the veterinary team.
Previous experience in a veterinary hospital, kennel, animal boarding facility, or other animal care setting is a plus, but a compassionate attitude and willingness to learn are just as important!
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 pre-employment screening.
*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/.