Lead Animal Care Technician

The Lead Animal Care Technician plays a key leadership role in ensuring exceptional patient care and supporting daily hospital and boarding addition to providing hands-on animal care this position serves as a mentor and resource to the animal care team helping to uphold hospital standards efficiency and compassionate care.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Oversee and participate in the daily care feeding medicating and monitoring of patients in both the hospital and boarding facility.

• Lead by example in maintaining a clean safe and organized environment including cleaning laundry bathing feeding walking dogs and disinfecting kennels and common areas.

• Support post-operative and hospitalized patients ensuring comfort proper monitoring and accurate documentation.

• Assist veterinarians and veterinary assistants with animal restraint examinations and procedures as needed.

• Ensure proper recordkeeping of medications special diets appetite behavior and any changes or concerns while animals are in our care.

• Maintain inventory levels and oversee restocking of hospital supplies.

• Train mentor and support Animal Care Technicians reinforcing best practices protocols and hospital standards.

• Assist with cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments and ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation protocols.

• Communicate effectively with leadership regarding patient care concerns workflow improvements and team needs.

Qualifications :

We are seeking a strong leader who demonstrates professionalism reliability and compassion with the ability to guide and support a team. The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven experience in animal care kennel or veterinary hospital settings.

• Strong knowledge of cleaning disinfecting and biosecurity protocols.

• Proficiency in proper animal handling and restraint techniques.

• Ability to safely perform moderately heavy physical labor (lifting large dogs bags of food or litter etc.).

• A calm patient and empathetic approach when working with sick injured or anxious animals.

• Ability to administer medications and recognize abnormal or concerning conditions.

• Strong attention to detail with accurate documentation and recordkeeping.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to maintain positive cooperative working relationships.

• Willingness to take initiative support team development and contribute to continuous improvement within the hospital.

Additional Information :

Pay Range:$13-$15 per hour depending on experience 

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 Assistance Program 
• Access to a CVA/CVT/CVPM Partnership through Penn Foster 
• 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 background check.

*Note some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.

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Employment Type :

Full-time