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Animal Care Technician

Alliance Animal Health

#Cleaning #Disinfecting #Physical Labor #Animal Care #Patient Care #Surgical Instruments #Laundry #Veterinary Hospital #Recordkeeping

Quick overview

The Animal Care Technician is primarily responsible for the daily care of patients, including feeding, medicating, walking dogs, and maintaining cleanliness in the hospital and boarding facility. This role also involves restocking supplies, assisting medical staff with restraint and exams, and maintaining accurate records of patient status and treatment.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess knowledge of proper cleaning and disinfecting methods, along with proficiency in animal restraint techniques. Essential requirements include the ability to perform moderately heavy physical labor and demonstrate patience and sympathy when attending to sick or injured animals.

CleaningDisinfectingCommunicationMedication AdministrationEquipment OperationPatient CareFollowing DirectionsPatiencePhysical LaborRecordkeepingAnimal RestraintSympathySurgical Instrument Sterilization

Job description

Company DescriptionLake City Animal Health and Wellness Center is a full-service community animal hospital.
Our goal is to provide high quality veterinary service in a personable and accommodating manner by consistently focusing on accurate diagnostics, effective communication, compassionate treatment of animals, and client education.Lake City Animal Health & Wellness Center offers many veterinary services including Wellness exams, Surgery, Onsite Laboratory, Radiology, Dermatology, Intensive Care, Vaccinations, Microchipping, Behavioral Counseling, Nutritional Counseling, Internal Medicine, Dentistry, Pain Management, and much more!Our practice is located in Warsaw, Indiana, known as the “Orthopedic Capital of the World” for its many long-standing orthopedic device manufacturers that call the city home.
Warsaw is about 2 hours southeast of Chicago, IL in the northeast section of Indiana.
Whether you’re into history, outdoor lakes and beach adventures, dining or culture, Warsaw has something for everyone.
Higher educational opportunities are available at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University-South Bend and Indiana Wesleyan University.
The downtown area is also very busy with an award winning craft brewery and multiple restaurants!
Come check us out – we’re confident you’ll love it and want to stay.
To learn more about us, click here: https://lakecityanimalclinic.com/Full-time and part-time opportunities available!Job DescriptionJob duties include, but are not limited to: The animal care technician is responsible for the care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of our patients in the hospital and boarding facility.
This job involves cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating patients.
You are responsible for restocking hospital supplies, helping with post-operative patients, assisting doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams.
You will be responsible for proper recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior and any issue that may arise while the animal is in our care.
You may be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments.
QualificationsWe 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.

Benefits

Dental Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Holiday Pay

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Referral Bonus Program

Paid Vacation

Sick Time

401k

Supplemental Insurance

FSA

HSA

Tuition Assistance Program

Uniform Allowance

Bonuses

Continuing Education Allowance

Liability Insurance

401K Matching Program

Paid Bereavement Program

Paid Parental Leave Program

Personal Pet Discounts

Animal Care Technician

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