Veterinary Clinical Education Specialist

MedVet•Austin, TX

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About The Position

MedVet is a nationwide emergency and specialty veterinary provider seeking a collaborative, driven Clinical Education Specialist. This combined position includes work as a Clinical Education Specialist and as a Veterinary Technician. The specialist coordinates clinical services onboarding, ongoing team-member education, external clinical continuing education programs, and the veterinary technician student extern and observer programs. The role also delivers general hospital and departmental training and maintains training manuals, materials, records, and files. The schedule is Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The specialist provides clinical-team support as directed by the manager.

Requirements

Credentialed Technician license is required.
Experience in veterinary healthcare is required.
Ability to balance individual and team responsibilities and contribute to a positive team environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; ability to learn industry-specific programs.
Strong problem-solving ability.
Ability to multitask.
High personal work standards and the ability to promote a professional, caring image of MedVet.
Ability to communicate and collaborate with new and existing team members.
Positive attitude and team-oriented approach; effective, diplomatic communication; approachability and willingness to assist coworkers; proactive attitude; and support for interdepartmental communication and cooperation.
Ability and initiative to work with minimal supervision and direction.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or associate degree in Animal Sciences, Veterinary Technology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Facilitate onboarding and training for new Clinical Services team members, including new-hire orientation and site-based general training.
Ensure clinical skills training is completed through direct instruction or coordination with appropriate Clinical Services team members.
Gather feedback and training observations or recommendations from mentors and subject matter experts for each new team member.
Maintain onboarding training files and documentation for team members.
Plan, deliver, and track ongoing Clinical Services training, including mandatory annual OSHA and radiation safety training.
Communicate and provide training about new medications, equipment, and procedures.
Provide additional on-the-job clinical training as needed.
Track team-member progress against training plans through routine testing and assessment.
Schedule and coordinate hospital student and observer programs, including veterinary technician student externships and MedVet observer programs.
Participate in development and delivery of ongoing Clinical Services learning programs.
Help develop consistent organizational training processes, programs, resources, and manuals for MedVet clinical services roles.
Create and maintain hospital and departmental training materials in partnership with local Clinical Services leadership.
Collaborate with regional marketing partners on clinical-services speaker and topic recommendations for external continuing education and referral-partner training requests.
Support Clinical teams by working as a clinical team member as directed by the manager.