Veterinary Kennel Technician
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Harrison, TN, US
Company:
Wolftever Pet Wellness Group is dedicated to the care and wellbeing of pets, offering comprehensive healthcare services as trusted partners to pet owners.
Summary:
The role involves caring for, feeding, and cleaning animals in a veterinary setting and assisting with various tasks related to animal health. Candidates should possess knowledge of animal care and cleaning methods, as well as the ability to perform physically demanding tasks and engage compassionately with animals.
Requirements:
Hard Skills: 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.
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 the hospital and boarding facility. This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating patients. 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.
