Veterinary Kennel Technician

Company Description Kersting Veterinary Hospital is a well-established, progressive, fast paced, multi-doctor, mixed animal practice located in Chesterfield, MO. We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Preventive Care, Surgery, In house Diagnostics, Digital full body and dental radiology, and vacation boarding and more.  To learn more about us click  here.  Job Description Job duties include, but are not limited to : The kennel tech 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.

• You will be caring for Dogs, Cats and Birds
• Qualifications 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.  Additional Information 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. For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting / outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit .  #SS2 Employment Type : Full Time