Veterinary Technician - Supervisor

VCA Animal Hospitals • Dallas, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

VCA Dallas Animal Specialty Hospital is seeking a veterinary technician leader to supervise their team in a newly built hospital. This role involves leading and mentoring the Surgery team, working alongside the seasoned leadership team to ensure hospital efficiency, build leadership skills, and grow your career. The hospital fosters a culture of learning, equity, inclusion, and diversity, supporting work-life balance and team-building events. They are looking for an experienced licensed technician or a proven leader seeking developmental training.

Requirements

• +1 year of Leadership experience
• High School Diploma
• 5 + years of clinical experience
• Strong Anesthesia Skills
• Passion for Veterinary Medicine
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Professional personal appearance
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and delegate medical and administrative tasks
• Ability to show leadership skills with all levels of experience and job duties
• Read and respond to all communication in a timely manner
• Attend leadership meetings
• Must be positive, motivated, and dependable
• Any allergies to animals must be controllable through medication.
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds.
• Must be willing to work long or irregular hours under pressure conditions.
• This position requires the ability to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a minimum 8-hour day.
• Visual acuity sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and understand written directions.
• Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand, give information in person and over the telephone.
• Fine motor skills are adequate for utilizing hospital equipment such as electric clippers, syringes, radiology equipment, laboratory equipment, computers, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Veterinary Technician- CVT, LVT, RVT (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Manage workflow
• Manage associate schedules and call-outs
• Work cohesively with hospital management and supervisory teams to aid in the progression of the hospital
• Conduct interviews for potential new hires
• Assist in the educational development of technicians and their skills
• Schedule and conduct team meetings
• Provide opportunities for staff to gain more hands-on experience
• Mentor and train technicians within the department
• Resolve conflicts in a professional and humble manner
• Deliver quarterly associate performance feedback
• Monitor day-to-day activities and engage with support staff
• Maintain, refine, and implement protocols
• Ensure that VCA policies, guidelines, and recommendations are followed by all technical associates.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid vacation/sick days
• 401(k)
• generous employee pet discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED