Career Opportunities

Position Overview: The Kennel Assistant supports and adds value to an efficient organization dedicated to quality care and exceptional service. This position supports veterinarians and technicians in their daily tasks by cleaning and maintaining equipment; feeding, exercising, restraining and handling pets.

Essential Functions:

• Provides compassionate care to pets
• Feeds animals as prescribed by the attending Veterinarian or as the owner has requested; records appetites; water intake, as well as fecal and urine production
• Recognizes and reports any unusual conditions or abnormal behaviors and monitors pets for signs of distress or disease.
• Assists Veterinarians and technicians with pet restraint
• Maintains the cleanliness of the hospital each day; cleans equipment and facilities using chemicals and supplies; ensures the safe use of chemicals
• Follows a regular schedule for cleaning and sanitizing all cages, runs, wards, and related areas; changes litter boxes and food/water bowls
• Completes the weekly and monthly chore list to maintain hospital cleanliness, equipment, and the overall appearance of the hospital
• Correctly prioritizes tasks
• Maintains laundry for the kennel and hospital
• Provides patients with fresh, clean bedding when appropriate
• Walks patients according to schedule
• Understands and carries out oral and written directions
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Remain professional and courteous to clients and co-workers while handling multiple tasks at once with many interruptions.
• Learn and understand our services and health recommendations and be able to clearly communicate these to clients.
• Be able to deal with difficult and/or aggressive patients in an effective manner meanwhile keeping yourself, the pet, and co-workers safe
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager.

Competencies:

• Organization
• Multitasking
• Communicating

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Some experience working at a kennel or animal hospital preferred
• May consider an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience

Position Requirements:

• Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors
• Must be flexible with scheduling and able to work weekends, overnights and holidays
• This is a strenuous job that requires a lot of lifting, cleaning, and constant motion
• Depending on functional area of assignment, tasks may include standing for long period of times/walking
• May involve some stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Some tasks involve the periodic performance of moderately physically demanding work, usually involving lifting or carrying moderately heavy animals (up to 50 pounds)

Additional Information: The list of essential functions, as outlined in this job description, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of any job function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

Friendly Animal Clinic in Greensboro, North Carolina is eagerly seeking an associate veterinarian to join our amazing team. Our veterinarian team provides compassionate, quality care to the cats and dogs of the Greensboro and Guilford College area. We offer a full range of veterinary services, from preventive care to dentistry, dermatology, and senior pet care. Experience of 1-2 years is preferred.

Hospital Highlights:

• In-house Advanced Lab Diagnostics
• On-Site Pharmacy
• Digital Radiology
  • including Dental
• Well equipped surgical suite
  • Multi-parameter monitoring
• Efficient in soft tissue surgeries
• Wide range of ocular procedures

What can we offer Associate Veterinarian candidates?

• Production bonus options!
• Competent & well trained staff
• No After-hours Emergency Call

We offer industry leading benefits including full coverage health insurance, 401K with discretionary employer contribution, Paid Time Off, AVMA professional liability insurance, generous Continuing Education allowance, additional PTO for CE, VIN & Plumbs membership, pet care and partner discounts and reimbursement for membership and license fees. We take the health and well-being of our veterinarians seriously by offering flexible work schedules to encourage a healthy, well-rounded work/life balance. 

Greensboro, North Carolina is a lovely city with a low cost of living. You'll enjoy craft breweries and distilleries and excellent local restaurants along with plenty of sporting events.  UNC Chapel Hill, Duke University, and Wake Forest University are all nearby. We are 3 hours from the beach and 1 1/2 hours from the mountains. Greensboro has an active cycling community with lots of trails and a greenway that runs through the city for cyclists to enjoy.  There are multiple lakes for kayakers and boaters.

Do you know a DVM that is looking for a change?  We are currently offering a referral reward for external referrals! 

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, apply online at www.petvetcareers.com, or email your resume to Leslie Lynette, RVT, CVPM @ LLynette@petvetcarecenters.com

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