Veterinary Technician Manager

Description

ACCESS Los Angeles is seeking a Veterinary Technician Manager to join our specialty team

Who we are

Located in Culver City, ACCESS LA is a referral hospital with 24hour Emergency services, where our technicians encounter a variety of cases while working closely with some of the most qualified doctors in the country. Since we have numerous specialty departments, it's possible a tech's day could involve a Macaw with a broken beak, time in one of our many advanced operating rooms, watching our Orthopedic Surgeons replace a dog's elbow, or operating an MRI. It's a long list of unique experiences best suited to those who absolutely love caring for sick or injured animals in a high-paced, renowned animal hospital.

Salary: $80k to $90k yearly, dependent upon experience.

Job Purpose:

• Responsible for maintaining a technical staff that adheres to the principles of Quality,

Integrity, Compassion and Service

• Responsible for the training, performance, scheduling and review of specialty department

technical staff

• Provide primary point of contact through which all technical questions, comments,

concerns and issues can be handled, for the specialty departments only, while on and off
premises.

• This is a 5 day a week, salary / exempt position reporting directly to the Hospital

Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Scheduling and performance of interviews and skill assessments for all potential technical

staff new hires for the specialty departments

• Appropriate scheduling of specialty technical staff to maximize coverage and minimize

overtime while recognizing 24/7 case load needs, including coverage of technical
responsibilities for patients as needed as well as approval of time off requested

• Share responsibility with the ECC Technician Manager for making sure all Cubex machines

are fully stocked and all necessary maintenance on the Cubex machines are performed

• Provision of medical, behavioral, and performance expectations to specialty technical

staff

• Oversight, with the guidance of Hospital Administrator, of specialty technical staff

performance, ensuring quality control and consistency of technical task completion

• Performance of specialty technical staff review on a regular basis to ensure staff members

are provided clear expectations and understand how they perform compared to
expectations

• Communication with Hospital Administrator on specialty equipment performance and

maintenance to ensure necessary functionality

• Work closely with Hospital Administrator as well as the entire administrative team to

ensure consistent practices throughout the hospital

• Act as primary person for resource management of specialty technical staff
• As assigned by Hospital Administrator, oversee training of specialty technical staff in

various areas of technical skills pertinent to their specific specialty department

• Responsible for being primary key-holder OR Cubex resource as needed
• Responsible for scheduling regular specialty technical staff meetings and verifying that all

action items from each meeting are handled before eliminating them from the list of
items to complete

• General facility oversight and knowledge, including handling or delegation of first

response for urgent specialty department needs

• Responsible for upholding the spirit of ACCESS by handling all necessary tasks that require

attention

Qualifications:

• The Specialty Technician Manager should ideally possess an RVT, and 2+ years of lead or

supervisory experience

• Must be an excellent leader
• Must be well organized and able to multi-task effectively

ACCESS Los Angeles invests heavily in our team's growth and development. We provide an emotionally intelligent work environment and strive to maintain a positive work/life balance. At ACCESS Los Angeles, we pride ourselves in providing the best benefits package in the industry which includes health, life, vision, dental, PTO, paid holidays, 401(k), paid parental leave, quarterly bonus program, impressive pet benefits, and much more

We look forward to hearing from you, apply today