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Position at ACCESS South Bay
ACCESS South Bay is seeking a Kennel Technician to join our team!
Starting pay rate: $18/hr depending upon experience + shift differentials
Schedule: Wednesday - Saturday
We offer an incredible benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401K, paid parental leave, and amazing pet benefits!
Job Purpose:
- Increase efficiency of the doctor staff by providing care and support to patients, clients, and hospital staff
- Provide excellent medical support and compassionate care for patients and clients
- Act as a point of communication between clients and internal hospital staff regarding the status of patients in hospital
Duties and Responsibilities: - Basic telephone procedures including proper answering of the phone and greeting, taking messages and notating them correctly
- Understand how to properly clean all sides of a cage and run.
- Understand the use of Rescue Disinfectant including the different concentrations that are used and understand when it is appropriate to use each concentration.
- Knowledge of isolation procedures and protocol and cleaning of isolation rooms and contaminated treatment area or exam room.
- Perform laundry including isolation laundry with the correct protocol.
- Remove trash from rooms, treatment areas, offices and dispose of correctly.
- Clean and stock the food prep/kitchen area.
- Set up cages and runs for patients with appropriate bedding, litter trays, food and water with an understanding of how to check if a patient is NPO or if they have special requirements.
- Safely hold and restrain patients for examination and treatments. Safely walk a dog with leash, harness and sling.
- Check patients bedding for urination and defecation and change bedding when appropriate
- Become familiar with basic CPR roles to allow assistance if needed with recording.
- Look up patients and to properly notate patient urination, defecation, walks.
- Assist with patient after care arrangements preparing for communal or private aquamation.
- Assist with stocking of the departments with supplies from the stockroom.
- Responsible for upholding the spirit of ACCESS by handling all necessary tasks that require attention
Apply today! We look forward to hearing from you!