Kennel Assistant

About Indian Hills Animal Clinic and PetHotel

At Indian Hills Animal Clinic we offer petwellness care based on the belief that prevention is the best meansto protect the wellbeing of your pet while minimizing the lifetimecost of care.

This includes comprehensive semiannual physical examslaboratory work nutritional counseling specialized care forsenioraged pets balanced vaccines microchip pet identification anda variety of other veterinary services.

Wetake pride in being a dedicated community member in TuscaloosaNorthport and the surrounding areas. The staff at Indian HillsAnimal Clinic has been recognized for helping Tuscaloosa tornadovictims with pet treatment hospitalization and longterm boarding bythe American Veterinary Medical Foundation.

Our staff has alsovolunteered many hours providing food and water to tornado victimsand rescue workers.

PositionPurpose

Reporting into the Practice Manager theKennel Attendant provides care to address the needs of patientsthat are visiting the practice for grooming and / or boarding.

TheKennel Attendant ensures that the boarding area is clean and safefor all patients by cleaning cages runs and ward areas and washinglaundry.

The Kennel Attendant walks feeds and administersmedication to patients (as needed and supervised by Doctor orTechnician and based on confidence and experience).

Kennel AssistantCompetencies

• Patience &Compassion : Remaining professional while still making Doctorsteammates clients and patients feel as comfortable as possibleregardless of the situation or challenges presented.
• Collaboration & Teamwork : Carefullycoordinating actions with practice team members. Quicklyincorporating feedback to ensure positive results.

Sharing ideasand being open to other’s ideas. Continually looking forways to help others.

• Communicating : Conveying boarding outcomes to clients and teammates to ensuresuccessful client care.
• ActiveListening : Following the expressed wishes of clients.
• Client Satisfaction : Ensuring all activitiesand interactions result in the highest level of clientsatisfaction.

EssentialResponsibilities

• Provides greatcare for patients visiting the practice for grooming and / orboarding.
• Ensures patients areadmitted noting the client’s specific instructions toensure a quality outcome including contact information and pick uptime.
• Accurately and legiblyrecords information related to the patient such as feedingschedules appearance and behavior during practice visit.
• Observes patient’s appearance andactivity for general physical condition obvious signs of illnessdisease and discontent.
• Appropriately handles patients and as needed properly restrainshardtocontrol patients.
• Walkspatients several times a day to provide exercise and time forelimination of bowels and bladder.
• Applies knowledge of normal food and liquid requirements and asrequired provides special food and liquids.
• Ensures patients are clean and fresh smellingand have been checked by a Technician / Doctor prior to discharge;ensures patient has all personal property upon exit.
• Ensures cages and patients are properlynumbered and identified and that personal property (toys treatsblankets leashes) are stored in the proper areas andidentified.
• Regularly cleansdisinfects and maintain kennels cages runs and stalls as often asis necessary to ensure no cages or kennels are soiled and odors arenot apparent.

Performs general cleaning in other areas of thehospital to control the spread of disease. Washes and sterilizeswater and food bowls.

Essential Responsibilities continued

• Launders and dries towels andblankets.
• Walks hospital groundsregularly and cleans any trash and stool material; empties trashthroughout the practice and grounds.
• In some practices and based on veterinarypractice experiences and confidence :

o Assistswith the administration of medications under the supervision ofDoctors or Technicians; assists with the administration ofmedications postoperative care or preparation of samples forlaboratory examination collect specimens clean instruments fillprescriptions as authorized.

o Provides bathingand grooming services.

Performsother duties as assigned.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Full or parttime
• Ability to work on weekends
• Previous veterinary experiencepreferred
• Client satisfactionreferences preferred
• Ability tolift patients up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients over 25pounds with assistance
• PracticesOSHA safety techniques including proper PPE

Benefits Offered

• Paid time off
• Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Bonus incentive
• Flexible work schedules
• Career and professional development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee ReferralProgram
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