ICU Kennel Technician - Weekend Daytime Shift
Animal Emergency & Specialty Center of Chattanooga · Knoxville, TN · 2 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
About the role
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on animal care, thrives in a team environment, and is eager to learn and develop new skills with the opportunity to train into a Veterinary Assistant role.
Responsibilities
- Clean and disinfect kennels, treatment areas, exam rooms, and hospital equipment
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized ICU environment
- Aid veterinary technicians and veterinarians with patient care and daily hospital operations
- Restrained patients safely for examinations and treatments
- Walk, feed, and monitor hospitalized patients as directed
- Stock supplies and ensure treatment areas remain fully equipped
- Launder bedding and maintain hospital cleanliness standards
- Absorb with patient transport throughout the hospital
- Support the ICU team during emergency and critical care procedures
Requirements
- Strong work ethic and willingness to learn
- Passion for animal care and veterinary medicine
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Positive attitude and team-oriented mindset
- Ability to lift and restrain animals of various sizes
- Reliable attendance and punctuality
Qualifications
- Previous animal care, kennel, boarding, shelter, or veterinary experience is a plus but not required
Skills
- Hands-on animal care
- Teamwork
- Attention to detail
- Animal restraint
- Inventory management
- Patient monitoring
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedules
- 401K with company match