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Veterinary Kennel Technician Jobs in Mobile, Alabama, USA at Alliance Animal Health
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Company Description
At Moffett Veterinary Hospital we provide a wide range of services for dogs and cats from preventive care, surgery including general surgery and some orthopedics, routine dental cleaning and dental radiographs, in-house labs, boarding, bathing, grooming and more!
Job Description
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).
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 Information
We offer our staff:
Comprehensive Benefits for Full Time team (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 Assistance Program
Access to a CVA/CVT/CVPM Partnership through Penn Foster
Career Development Opportunities
Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
Holiday Pay
* 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 this link.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Part-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Veterinary Services, Medical Practices, and Hospitals and Health Care
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Title: Veterinary Kennel Technician
Company: Alliance Animal Health
Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Category: Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care (Animal / Pet Care, Veterinary)
