Veterinary Technician Manager
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital in Levittown, Pennsylvania, is seeking a Veterinary Technician Manager to motivate, engage, train, and mentor a team of veterinary professionals. The role combines advanced veterinary technician or advanced patient care work with staff coaching, operational support, and collaboration with hospital leadership. The manager serves as a subject-matter expert for technicians and assistants and supports consistent standards of care, staff development, and process improvement. The ideal candidate has advanced veterinary skills and is an effective trainer and mentor with strong communication, time-management, and organizational skills. The hospital offers a dynamic work environment with varied medical cases and career-development opportunities. Pay is listed as $28.84–$45.15, dependent on experience and advancement through the competency assessment tool. Candidates with VTS credentialing are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience.
Requirements
- Advanced veterinary skills and highly advanced proficiency as a Veterinary Technician or Advanced Patient Care Associate in the appropriate department.
- Excellent training and mentoring ability.
- Excellent communication, time-management, and organizational skills.
Nice To Haves
- VTS credentialing; candidates with this credential are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate highly advanced proficiency as a Veterinary Technician or Advanced Patient Care Associate in the appropriate department and maintain related skills and knowledge.
- Build effective working relationships with hospital leadership to ensure standards of care are understood, communicated, and delivered.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert and resource to technicians and assistants on daily operations, patient care, and skill development.
- Mentor staff by demonstrating positive work habits, effective clinical skills, and business knowledge.
- Identify workplace conflicts and seek assistance with resolution to support effective working relationships.
- Coach staff to promote strong performance and high productivity.
- Communicate new ideas, protocol and policy changes, and impending changes clearly to team members.
- Build positive relationships across the hospital and administration to foster teamwork.
- Implement process-improvement initiatives.
- Work with the Technician Training Manager to schedule ongoing training.
- Document performance-related issues, assess team members during annual reviews, and provide hospital leadership with recommendations regarding performance management and discipline.
- Perform other job duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance and associate discounts on pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- Talent development programs and leadership workshops.
- Annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, BluePearl University training, and access for clinicians to more than 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.
- Access to a regional licensed social worker for guidance and support related to maintaining a healthy lifestyle in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
