Veterinary Kennel Technician

Overview

Join the Green Summit Animal Clinic Team – Where Compassion Meets Excellence. For over 20 years, Green Summit Animal Clinic has proudly served the pets and families of Lee’s Summit and the surrounding communities. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional veterinary care and building lasting relationships with our clients. Our mission is to provide comprehensive, high-quality healthcare that enhances the lives of our patients and supports the families who love them.

We believe that great veterinary care goes hand-in-hand with client education, and we’re committed to making veterinary visits clear, comfortable, and convenient. If you’re passionate about animal health, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want to work with a team that values its people and patients, we’d love to meet you. Learn more about us at our website.

Make a meaningful impact—join Green Summit Animal Clinic today.

Note: The following duties describe the typical responsibilities and are not all-inclusive. The kennel tech is responsible for the care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of our patients in the hospital and boarding facility. This role involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, medicating patients, restocking hospital supplies, assisting with post-operative patients, and supporting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams.

Proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior, and any issues that arise is required. Training may be provided to clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

• Care for patients in hospital and boarding facility
• Clean, feed, medicate, bathe, walk dogs, and perform related tasks
• Restock hospital supplies and assist with post-operative care
• Assist doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams
• Maintain accurate medication, diet, appetite, behavior, and incident records
• May be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods
• Proper methods of animal restraint
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment with skill and efficiency
• Ability to perform moderately heavy physical labor (e.g., large dogs, lifting bags of litter or pet foods)
• 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

• 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)
• Tution 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 (e.g., Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses)
• Hiring eligibility may depend on satisfactory background check
• Note – some benefits may vary for full-time vs part-time status

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement and other requirements, please visit our website.