Kennel Technician
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ACCESS South Bay
Location: Torrance, CA, 90504
Time Type: Full-Time
Description
ACCESS South Bay is seeking a Day Shift Kennel Technician to join our growing team!
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
We offer incredible benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO, matching 401(k), paid parental leave, holiday pay incentives, generous pet discounts, and much more!
