Veterinary Kennel Technician

Veterinary Kennel Technician at Alliance Animal Health

West Villa Animal Hospital of Kearney is a well-established, progressive, fast‑paced small animal hospital located in Kearney, Nebraska. We offer comprehensive care, including wellness and emergency examinations, surgery, urgent care, in‑house diagnostics, digital full‑body radiology, and ultrasonography. We are proud to be a certified fear‑free location.

• Care, feeding, medicating, and cleaning of patients in the hospital and boarding facility.
• Cleaning, laundry, bathing, feeding, walking dogs, and medicating patients.
• Restore hospital supplies, assist post‑operative patients, and support doctors and assistants with animal restraint and exams.
• Maintain accurate recordkeeping of medications, special foods, appetite, behavior, and any issues arising while the animal is in our care.
• Optionally clean and sterilize surgical instruments.

• Knowledge of cleaning and disinfecting methods.
• Proper methods of animal restraint.
• Ability to use cleaning materials and equipment efficiently.
• Perform moderately heavy physical labor (large dogs, bags of litter, pet foods, etc.).
• Sympathetic and patient care of sick, scared, and injured animals.
• Administer medications and recognize abnormal conditions.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of the job.

• Comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401k matching, 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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Not Applicable

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Veterinary services, medical practices, and hospitals and health care

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