Kennel Technician - Bartram Trail Veterinary Hospital
St. Augustine, FL 32092
About the Job
Are you a compassionate animal caregiver looking for an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of animals and their owners? Look no further - we’re thrilled to invite you to become a part of our dedicated veterinary team! If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to our mission of providing compassionate quality veterinary care to every one of our patients, in a clean, safe, and modern environment, we'd love to hear from you! Join us in making a difference in the lives of pets and their families. Your passion will help shape the future of our hospital. The ability to work independently and as part of a team is critical for this role. The boarding facility cares for dogs and cats. Compassion for animals and their owners is a must. We look forward to welcoming you on board as an essential member of our veterinary team.
- Building positive, professional interpersonal relationships with clients and team members.
- Reporting timely and consistently to all shifts.
- Feeding, providing approved enrichment, and exercising boarded animals.
- Cleaning doggo runs and kitty cat condos.
- Checking in and out of borders while interacting positively with their owners.
- Medicating boarded animals as appropriate.
- Laundry for the facility (lots of towels and blankets).
- Bathing dogs, brush-outs.
- Daily cleaning with light maintenance of boarding and all hospital areas.
- Part-time benefits available after a 90-day probationary period include pet care discounts and a uniform allowance.
- Part-time is typically 2-3 weekday days in conjunction with alternating Saturdays and weekend come-back hours.
- (Part-time is considered regularly scheduled for 63 hours or less in a bi-weekly payroll period.)
- Full-time benefits available after a 90-day probationary period include designated paid holidays, 75% health insurance, pet care discounts, and a uniform allowance.
- Full-time is typically 4 weekday days in conjunction with alternating Saturdays and weekend come-back hours.
- (Full-time is considered regularly scheduled for 64 hours or more in a bi-weekly payroll period.)
- Paid time off starts after 1 year of employment.
- Continuing education is encouraged and supported upon approval.
To Expedite the Interview Process:
You can attach a cover letter along with your resume and/or CV when completing our website application. If you run into any software glitches you can also email us at healthypets@bartramtrailvets.com, or call or text us at 904-940-0655. Use the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" to stand out. If you have animal handling experience, but it is not reflected in your history, please explain.
About Bartram Trail Veterinary Hospital:
Bartram Trail Veterinary Hospital is growing and looking for upbeat, detail-oriented individuals that are able to multi-task in a full-service companion animal veterinary hospital. We are a full-service veterinary and boarding facility. We want our clients and patients to be recognized when they walk through the door and feel like they are family. Our doctors and support team compassionately and competently care for their patient's wellness needs, keeping them up to date on any needed vaccines or laboratory testing, as well as addressing ill patients and surgical cases.Our veterinary capabilities include in-house CBC and serum chemistry analyzers, a tonometer, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, high speed dental drill/scaler/polisher unit, microscope, laser therapy, isoflurane anesthesia machines, multi-parameter patient monitoring equipment, ultrasound, ophthalmoscope, otoscope and doppler blood pressure. We have a committed surgical suite, 2 wet tables and a dry table in the spacious treatment area. There are four exam rooms with plenty of elbow room. Our records are maintained on our Intravet software for easy access. Our teams work in units of a veterinary technician/assistant with each doctor to ensure smooth flow and that there is always a helping hand. Our standard appointments are 30 minutes long. The boarding area has separate areas for dogs and cats, with 4 smaller rooms for the dogs, to facilitate ease of caring for our boarders. There is even a room just for our smaller canine boarders that is quieter. Although we do not have a groomer, we do brush-outs and baths as requested from our clients. All vaccines must be up to date for our boarders, daycare pets and baths so that all the animals in our care are protected. We also require a current negative fecal parasite exam as our backyard play area is real grass and we want everyone to be safe from infections. The boarding team know the pets and owners well as many of our boarders have been coming in for a long time. The boarding area is directly attached to the rest of the hospital so any care or concerns our boarding team have regarding a pet in their care can easily be addressed by the doctors.If this sounds like someplace you would like to work, send us a resume! Maybe you will be the newest team member at Bartram Trail Veterinary Hospital.