Veterinary Technician Manager

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We are seeking a passionate and skilled Veterinary Technician Manager to help support and mentor our Skylos Sports Medicine and VetUrgency clinic in Frederick, MD.

These 2 clinics are connected and have offset hours of operation, so the schedule would ideally overlap both hours of operation.

Pay: $37.36 - $58.40 / hour + shift differentials
This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool. Candidates with VTS credentialing are eligible for compensation commensurate with experience.

Role/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate proficiency as a Veterinary Technician or Advanced Patient Care Associate with their appropriate department.
• Create effective working relationships with hospital leadership to ensure standards of care are understood, effectively communicated, and skill development within your team.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and resource to Technicians and Assistance regarding daily operations, patient care, and skill development.
• Partner with the supervisors and the regional nursing trainer to help set up constructive, engaging, and forward-thinking training of the nursing staff.
• Play an interactive role within hospital leadership to run the day-to-day operations of their nursing team.
• Serves as a mentor to staff by demonstrating positive work habits, effective clinical skills and business knowledge.
• Identify conflicts in the workplace and seeks assistance in resolutions in order to create effective working relationships.
• Coach staff to create a culture of impressive performance and high productivity through pride in the vision of our work.
• Clearly communicate with team members to ensure consistency with understanding innovative ideas, changes in protocols, policies and impending changes that follow the vision of the company.
• Build positive relationships across the hospital and administration to facilitate an environment of teamwork.
• Implement and train process improvement initiatives.
• Document performance-related issues, assesses team members during quarterly conversations, annual performance reviews, and provides hospital leadership with recommendations related to performance management and discipline.
• Other jobs duties as assigned.

Why BluePearl?

• We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.
• To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.
• Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.

We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Flexible work schedules
• 401k and retirement planning
• Parental Leave Benefits
• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans
• Health and well-being resources to assist with stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management skills

Our Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for LVTs and $750/year for VTS. The Continuing Education allowance can roll over up to $1,500 for LVT and VTS associates. Non-Credentialed, full-time Paraprofessionals are eligible for an annual CE stipend of $150/year. Full-time LVT associates also receive 8 hours of CE paid hours each year. Full-time VTS associates receive 12 hours of CE paid each year. Paid CE hours can be carried over year to year up to a maximum of 24 hours. Newly hired associates will receive a pro-rated amount of any CE benefit for which they are eligible.

BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and each applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual or affectional preference, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer. Applicants must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.