Technician Assistant​/Kennel Technician

Overview

The Veterinary Technician Assistant is the Veterinary Technician’s primary support. They assist in restraining pets and test setup for the examination procedure. They aid the technicians in achieving greater efficiency by relieving them of routine work and play a significant role in freeing up the technicians to assist the veterinarian with medical procedures.

• Provides compassionate care to patients and clients; able to conduct oneself in a confident and professional manner even when stressed and/or focused on individual tasks.
• Keeps accurate medical records in accordance with hospital policy.
• Prepares and maintains the exam rooms and treatment areas.
• Performs physical assessments; records observations legibly in files or veterinary software system.
• Can effectively restrain pets, even when large or difficult.
• Knows all common vaccines and vaccination protocols and can explain them to clients.
• Understands the importance of a clean and orderly facility and does so as part of regular normal job duty.
• Maintains positive, cooperative relationships with other employees.
• Prepares estimates for procedures and discusses financial commitments with clients, supporting hospital financial policies.
• Able to explain necessary follow up and homecare instructions to clients.
• Can properly care for all surgical materials and equipment; keep the operating room properly stocked and prepared for surgery.
• Sets up for clinical laboratory procedures such as fecal flotation exams, heartworm checks, skin scrapings, urinalysis, ear cytology and fungal cultures; maintains file of lab test results and ensures that test results are recorded in patient records.
• Can effectively position for and take radiographs of patients.
• Understands the use and care of IV pumps.
• Admits patients following hospital policy and doctors written orders.
• Discharges patients based on the veterinarian’s orders, ensuring that patients are well groomed and in a medically appropriate state.
• Performs other duties as assigned including assisting in other areas.

• Kennel staff members are responsible for the proper feeding and care of all hospitalized or boarded animals and the cleanliness of cages, runs and other areas of the hospital.

• Provides compassionate care to patients.
• Receives animals to be admitted, is responsible for their proper identification and for recording their respective locations.
• Releases animals to their owners as directed by the doctor; ensure that every animal released is clean and properly groomed.
• Follows a regular schedule for cleaning and sanitizing all cages, runs, wards and related areas; changes litter boxes.
• Feeds each animal as prescribed by the attending doctor and records appetite.
• Bathes and grooms animals as directed by the doctor.
• Collects urine and fecal specimens as directed by the doctor.
• Recognizes and records any unusual condition or abnormal behavior.
• Assists doctors, nurses, technicians with the administration of medications or with restraint; maintains cleanliness in kitchen and other relevant areas of the hospital as directed by the Practice Manager.
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary.

This is a dual role position; the ideal candidate is willing to work weekends and some holidays. We are an AAHA accredited hospital; adherence to all policies and procedures is essential.