Senior Veterinary Technician - Specialty Services Supervisor

What You'll Do

The Senior Veterinary Technician is responsible for directing the daily function and smooth operation of the Small and Large Animal Anesthesia Service. This position ensures that high-quality anesthesia support will be provided to all patients presented to the service as well as providing excellent internal customer service to clinicians, residents, interns, and students. This role is a combination of administrative time as well as on the floor time functioning as a high-level anesthesia technician.

• Perform anesthesia of all kinds, manage a busy and diverse caseload as well as support the academic mission of the hospital and teach veterinary students.
• Coordinate and schedule technical staff, handle human resources responsibilities, train, and manage performance.
• Facilitate the recruiting and interview process, oversee training and onboarding for new staff, provide feedback and coaching to individual veterinary technicians, and offer feedback to the team.
• Organize continuing education events for team members, address questions and troubleshoot issues, elevate issues to administration as appropriate, lead performance planning and evaluation, recommend merit increases and promotions, assist in preparing section budgets, manage finances, oversee safety policies, maintain controlled substance inventory, oversee maintenance of clinical equipment, participate in Departmental and Hospital-wide initiatives.
• Monitor, manage, and implement treatment plans as ordered by clinicians to ensure prompt delivery of high-quality patient care. Assist clinicians with procedures and independently perform specialized and complicated procedures. Make independent nursing care decisions for advanced clinical situations without direct supervision by faculty and carry out these decisions.
• Collaborate with administrative and clinical care team members throughout the hospital to coordinate and prioritize patient care. Complete diagnostic testing as ordered by clinicians.
• Participate in the technician on-call rotation. Teach advanced and critical care anesthesia protocols and procedures for veterinary students, interns, residents, and student technicians throughout anesthesia rotation. Instruct veterinary students and student technicians in technical and nursing aspects of patient care. Engage students to ensure they are receiving a successful and fulfilling education in the department. Participate in formal CE training. Assist in studies and projects as needed including treating research/laboratory animals.

Basic Requirements

• Knowledge and experience typically acquired by: Associates Degree or equivalent plus 5 years related work experience CVT in good standing.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, conflict resolution and resourcefulness.
• Demonstrated ability to provide exceptional service to both internal and external customers.
• Able to work well independently as well as part of a team. Highly motivated, enthusiastic self-starter with a professional attitude. Ability to work in a busy, stressful environment with diverse personalities while maintaining a calm, professional demeanor.
• Fundamental understanding of Human Resource principles, practices and regulations. Comprehensive understanding of medical terminology and veterinary pharmacology.
• Required technical skills include: IV catheterization, phlebotomy, dosage calculations, fluid therapy. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Hospital Based programs. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 or more years experienced in a busy, fast-paced veterinary hospital.
• Previous veterinary technician supervisory experience.
• Experience in a large Specialty Hospital or Academic Hospital.
• VTS level or VTS tracking technician.
• Demonstrated ability teaching other technicians, veterinary students, veterinary technician students.
• Fear Free Certification.
• RECOVER Certification.
• Large Animal anesthesia experience.

Pay Range

Minimum $33.65, Midpoint $40.10, Maximum $46.60. Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.