Part-time Veterinary AssistantKennel Technician
Ruston, LA - USA
Job Summary
We are looking for a dedicated Veterinary Assistant/Kennel Technician to join our team. This role supports the daily care of hospitalized patients and assists the medical team with a variety of tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Feed medicate and monitor hospitalized animals
- Clean and sanitize kennels hospital areas and equipment
- Assist with animal restraint exams surgical prep and post-op care
- Document medications diets behaviors and health concerns
- Restock supplies and sterilize surgical instruments
- Help with triage lab sample collection diagnostics and anesthesia monitoring
- Communicate effectively with team members and clients.
Requirements:
- Comfortable with strong odors loud noises and potential exposure to bites scratches or contagious diseases
- Detail-oriented team-focused and eager to learn
We offer hands-on and virtual training opportunities to help you grow in your role and beyond.
Qualifications :
Were looking for:
- Minimum 1 year of experience as a Veterinary Assistant preferred
- Compassionate calm and a strong team player with excellent communication and multitasking skills
- Skilled in proper animal restraint cleaning/disinfecting and handling moderate physical labor
- Bonus skills: sample collection medical histories lab processing radiographs and anesthesia monitoring
- Self-motivated with a desire to grow and expand knowledge
- Able to follow directions recognize abnormal conditions and provide gentle care to sick or injured animals
Additional Information :
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 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 Work :
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Employment Type :
Part-time
About Company
Alliance Animal Health was founded in 2017 based on the need for a new service model in the veterinary industry. The approach was to create a true partnership model that would help veterinarians by removing the stress of managing the business side of the practice and giving them the b ... View more