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.

We are inviting Experienced Veterinarians to join our team at Santa Fe Pet Hospital in Merced, California. The ideal candidate(s) will possess solid general medicine and surgical skills, be an excellent communicator, have a positive attitude, and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. Open Monday – Saturday, we have a dedicated, highly motivated, and skilled support staff. With a dedicated dental suite, Digital x-ray equipment, an in-house lab, and 5 exam rooms, we emphasize preventive care and take a multi-disciplined approach to animal wellness. Our clients, a majority of which are long term, loyal clients, are exceptional and have come to expect the best in medical care and customer service from the entire veterinary health care team. We continually strive to improve the care and service we provide our clients and are always open to new ideas and utilizing technological advances to better our practice.

Merced is nestled in the central valley agricultural district offering a mid-sized city with a friendly small-town feel. The University of California Merced campus opened in 2005, and provides exciting educational and economic opportunities for the community. Our mission is to be a caring and understanding team, willing to offer patients/owner options and information to make educated/ guided decisions on their pets wellbeing while continuing to meet our financial goals.

At Santa Fe Pet Hospital, we take the health and well-being of our employees seriously offering a well-rounded work/life balance and a great compensation package. If this sounds like a team you want to be a part of, please email your resume to James Beebe at Jbeebe@petvetcarecenters.com or apply at https://www.petvetcareers.com/. We would love to fly you out to visit our practices and meet our leadership team!

Our compensation packages for experienced full-time veterinarians includes: 

• Salary: Starting at $160,000 for New Grads and $175,000 for Experienced Veterinarians
• Amazing paid time off package
• Generous Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance
• Full benefits package, including but not limited to: Quality health, dental, vision disability, liability insurance, 401k with company contribution, including reimbursement and time off for CE & license fees and more

PetVet Care Centers, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading operators of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. The company operates over 450 hospitals across multiple states and employs over 11,000 people including over 800 veterinarians. Since its inception, PetVet has been structured around a model that is focused on developing a partnership between the hospitals and the company and providing the highest quality medicine and service.

PetVet is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M/F/D/V

PetVet respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.  Please see our privacy notice for additional information about our data practices.

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

We are looking for a Medical Director to join our team at Santa Fe Pet Hospital in Merced, California. The ideal candidate(s) will possess strong leadership skills for the hospital, managing and mentoring associate veterinarians, and assuring regulatory compliance relating to the practice of veterinary medicine. Open Monday – Saturday, we have a dedicated, highly motivated, and skilled support staff. With a dedicated dental suite, Digital x-ray equipment, an in-house lab, and 5 exam rooms, we emphasize preventive care and take a multi-disciplined approach to animal wellness. Our clients, a majority of which are long term, loyal clients, are exceptional and have come to expect the best in medical care and customer service from the entire veterinary health care team. We continually strive to improve the care and service we provide our clients and are always open to new ideas and utilizing technological advances to better our practice.

Merced is nestled in the central valley agricultural district offering a mid-sized city with a friendly small-town feel. The University of California Merced campus opened in 2005, and provides exciting educational and economic opportunities for the community. Our mission is to be a caring and understanding team, willing to offer patients/owner options and information to make educated/ guided decisions on their pets wellbeing while continuing to meet our financial goals.

At Santa Fe Pet Hospital, we take the health and well-being of our employees seriously offering a well-rounded work/life balance and a great compensation package. If this sounds like a team you want to be a part of, please email your resume to Lindsay Aimar at laimar@petvetcarecenters.com or apply at https://www.petvetcareers.com/. We would love to fly you out to visit our practices and meet our leadership team!

Our compensation packages for experienced full-time veterinarians includes: 

• Salary: $175,000 - $200,000
• Amazing paid time off package
• Generous Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance
• Full benefits package, including but not limited to: Quality health, dental, vision disability, liability insurance, 401k with company contribution, including reimbursement and time off for CE & license fees and more

PetVet Care Centers, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading operators of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. The company operates over 450 hospitals across multiple states and employs over 11,000 people including over 800 veterinarians. Since its inception, PetVet has been structured around a model that is focused on developing a partnership between the hospitals and the company and providing the highest quality medicine and service.

PetVet is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M/F/D/V

PetVet respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.  Please see our privacy notice for additional information about our data practices.

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