Veterinary Technician Manager

About the role

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Louisville, KY is seeking a Veterinary Technician Manager with a passion for motivating, engaging, and training a team of veterinary professionals. The ideal candidate will demonstrate advanced veterinary skills, excellent communication, time management, and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate highly advanced proficiency as a Veterinary Technician or Advanced Patient Care Associate within their appropriate department and maintains all related skills and knowledge.
• Create effective working relationships with hospital leadership to ensure standards of care are understood, effectively communicated, and delivered upon.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and resource to Technicians and Assistants regarding daily operations, patient care, and skill development.
• Serve as a mentor to staff by demonstrating positive work habits, effective clinical skills and business knowledge.
• Identify conflicts in the workplace and seek assistance in resolution in order to create effective working relationships.
• Coach staff to create a culture of strong performance and high productivity.
• Clearly communicate with team members to ensure consistent understanding of new ideas, changes in protocol, policies, and impending changes.
• Build positive relationships across the hospital and administration to facilitate an environment of teamwork.
• Implement process improvement initiatives.
• Work with the Technician Training Manager to schedule ongoing training.
• Document performance-related issues, assesses team members during annual review, and provides hospital leadership with recommendations related to performance management and discipline.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Advanced veterinary skills.
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• A degree in Veterinary Technology or a related field.
• Experience as a Veterinary Technician or Advanced Patient Care Associate.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate a team.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Skills

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Benefits

BluePearl offers:

• Trupanion pet insurance and discounts for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
• Opportunities for growth and development through talent development programs and leadership workshops.
• Annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, and access to over 2,000 medical journals.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Parental leave benefits.
• Flexible work schedules.
• 401(k) and retirement planning.
• Paid time off and floating holiday plans.
• A regional licensed social worker for support.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.