Veterinary Kennel Technician

About the role

Bellevue Animal Clinic is a well-established, progressive, fast paced 3 doctor small animal practice located in Little Rock, AR. We have developed strong relationships with our clients. We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Preventative Care, Surgery, Urgent Care, High Speed Dentistry, Cold Laser Therapy, In-House Diagnostics, Digital full body and dental radiology, Ultrasonography, Medical and/or Vacation Boarding and more. We are proud to be accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association.

Responsibilities

• Care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of patients in the hospital and boarding facility
• Cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating patients
• Restocking hospital supplies
• Helping with post-operative patients
• Assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams
• Proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care
• May be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments

Qualifications

• 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

Pay

Starting at $13/hr depending on experience

Benefits

• 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 Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• 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)

Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.