Veterinary Kennel Technician

Lefferts Animal Hospital is a well-established, progressive, full service 10 doctor general practice seeing companion animal, exotics, reptiles and avian patients located in Richmond Hill, NY. We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Preventative Care, Surgery, Emergency & Urgent Care, High Speed Dentistry, Surgical CO2 Laser, Cold Laser Therapy, In-House Diagnostics, Digital full body and dental radiology, Ultrasonography, Acupuncture, House Calls & More. Mentoring available for new graduates and no emergency hours.

The professional and courteous staff at Lefferts Animal Hospital seek to provide the best possible medical care, surgical care and dental care for their highly valued patients. They are committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and health-related educational opportunities for their clients. Lefferts Animal Hospital strives to offer excellence in veterinary care to Richmond Hill, NY and surrounding areas.

Lefferts Animal Hospital is located in Richmond Hill, a suburb of Queens in New York City, NY. Locals describe it as a "good fusion between suburban living and higher-density city living." The proximity to midtown allows for easy commute to the city and all that NYC is known for and has to offer. Richmond Hill is home to many young professionals and families, where most own their own home and enjoy the many bars, restaurants, coffee shops & parks.

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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, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating. 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 will be trained to clean and sterilize surgical instruments. 

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. 

Pay Range:$ 17 an hour

Schedule Options:

• Candidate 1 Shift:
  3:00 PM - 9:00 PM, four (4) days per week, with rotating weekends (one weekend shift as scheduled).

• Candidate 2 Shift:
  12:00 PM - 9:00 PM, three (3) days per week, with rotating weekends (one weekend shift as scheduled).

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.

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