Veterinary Technician Manager
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital in Brandon is seeking a Veterinary Technician Manager to lead, motivate, engage, train, and mentor a team of veterinary professionals. The role calls for advanced veterinary skills, strong communication, time-management, and organizational abilities. The manager works in a dynamic environment with varied medical cases and career-development opportunities. The manager demonstrates advanced proficiency as a Veterinary Technician or Advanced Patient Care Associate in the appropriate department and maintains related skills and knowledge. They support consistent standards of care, serve as a resource and mentor to technicians and assistants, foster strong performance and teamwork, and contribute to process improvement and staff development. The position works closely with hospital and market leadership, the Medical Director, and trainers on patient safety, education, and training protocols. The listed pay range is $28–$53 per hour, with the starting point dependent on experience and advancement through the competency leveling system.
Requirements
- Advanced proficiency as a Veterinary Technician or Advanced Patient Care Associate in the appropriate department.
- Advanced veterinary skills.
- Ability to train, mentor, motivate, and engage veterinary professionals.
- Excellent communication, time-management, and organizational skills.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate highly advanced proficiency as a Veterinary Technician or Advanced Patient Care Associate within 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 for 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 foster 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 facilitate teamwork.
- Implement process-improvement initiatives.
- Work with the Medical Director on patient-safety events and team education.
- Work with market leadership and trainers to keep training protocols up to date.
- Document performance-related issues, assess team members during annual reviews, and provide hospital leadership with recommendations concerning performance management and discipline.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance and associate discounts on pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- Career development opportunities, including talent-development programs and leadership workshops.
- Annual continuing-education allowance, free continuing-education sessions, BluePearl University training, and access for clinicians to over 2,000 medical journals.
- Medical insurance options.
- Dental insurance options.
- Vision insurance options.
- Life insurance options.
- Parental leave benefits.
- Flexible work schedules.
- 401(k) and retirement planning.
- Paid time off and floating holiday plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
