VETERINARY KENNEL TECHNICIAN

Company Description

Franklin Animal Clinic is a well-established, progressive, fast paced 6 doctor small animal practice located in Franklin, IN.

We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Wellness Services, Urgent Care, Emergency & Critical Care, General & Orthopedic Surgery, Digital Full Body and Dental X-Ray, Ultrasound, CT, Full In-House Idexx Laboratory, In-House Pharmacy, Cold Therapy Laser, Surgical Laser, 24-hr Nursing Care, Medical Boarding & more.

Franklin Animal Clinic is less than 10 minutes away from downtown Franklin and 30 minutes from Indianapolis! Downtown Franklin has continued to grow over the past 10 years and is now outfitted with antique shops, restaurants, and a weekly farmers market!

Do you like to stay active? There is a gym at the college or take a walk on the Franklin Historic Trail! If you are looking for a night out, head into Indianapolis for fine dining and concerts on the river!

To learn more about us click here.

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 hospital, and our clients in the boarding facility.

This job involves cleaning, such as sweeping, mopping, and emptying trash. This position is responsible for restocking hospital supplies, proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care.

They will also be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with :

• 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.

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 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.

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting / outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit : https : / / allianceanimal.

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