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As Surgery Lead you will be heavily involved during surgery and will be responsible for evaluating our technical team, creating training plans, and supporting their continued growth/development.

To confidently perform in this role, we’re searching for candidates who have the following experience:

  • LVT with 5+ years of hands-on experience in a small animal hospital
  • Must be highly skilled in anesthesia and dental COHAT / radiographs
  • Prior leadership experience with an interest in training and development
  • Strong communication, organization, animal handling, and technical skills
  • Desire to uphold and build relationships with the local community
  • Ability to lift approximately 40lbs

Primarily responsibilities will include:

  • Anesthesia induction and monitoring
  • Assisting the doctor during appointments and procedures
  • Blood draws, IVC placement, and sample collection
  • Maintaining and sterilizing surgical equipment
  • Injection and medication administration
  • Performing routine laboratory tests and taking x-rays
  • Patient handling and restraint
  • General outpatient procedures
  • General hospital cleaning
  • Support staff training, development, and mentorship
  • Supervise performance, attendance, and punctuality
  • Provides effective conflict resolution as needed, coaches and participates in giving and receiving direct feedback
  • Receptionist duties as needed: greeting clients, monitoring phone lines, booking appointments, preparing files, updating patient files, processing payments, etc.

We value the education and skill level that a LVT brings and will reflect this in compensation and benefits as well as utilization.

  • Competitive hourly pay from $21+ BOE
  • $2,000 sign-on bonus
  • CE allowance $500 the first year, $1,000 annually thereafter
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k options
  • Life insurance and disability
  • PTO and vacation time
  • Great team culture
  • Training and career growth potential
  • And more!

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