Veterinary Technician - Lead

Description

Position at Thrive Pet Healthcare

Veterinary Technician - Lead

Thrive Pet Healthcare

Legacy, TX

Thrive Pet Healthcare is looking for a Lead Veterinary Technician to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, you will have the support, tools, and resources to elevate your skills. As a hospital deeply rooted in the local community, you will experience the best of both worlds: a genuine local feel with the benefits of Thrive's national resources.

About You

Lead Technician is under the direct guidance and supervision of the Practice Manager. This is an overview of the position and the job responsibilities listed do not encompass the entire position.

Role Responsibilities:

• Tech Training – Onboarding, Training, supervising, and assisting the Assistants/Technicians in line with the Tech Trainer Outline and New Hire Process.
• End-of-Day Tasks - Oversee the completion of daily checklist and maintenance logs in treatment/surgery.
• Knowledge/Problem Solving - Exhibit technical knowledge of all equipment and maintenance. Must be able to trouble shoot equipment issues to get them operating appropriately in a timely manner.
• Scheduling – Maintains tech schedules and optimizes patient load to ensure productivity. Help arrange to cover shifts by seeking coverage by team or covering shifts yourself.
• Corrective/Performance Actions - Work with the Practice Manager concerning personnel matters, disciplinary actions and follow-through. The Lead Technician is not to perform any disciplinary actions but, may have seek to understand conversations. Help conduct performance evaluations, mediate interpersonal problems and address concerns from Assistants/Technicians.
• Rounds - Assist the Practice Manager and Medical Director in conducting daily rounds.
• Tech Encounters - Audit charts for completeness and accuracy of medical records. Assure compliance by team of medical records, logs and procedures. Ensure that encounters are being signed at the end of the day.
• Teamwork - Work well with all employees and ensure that your actions support the hospital, the doctors and the practice’s core values.
• Leadership – Attend Leadership meetings and work closely with the Practice Manager and Medical Director to address staff-related issues and hospital needs.

Experience & Skills Requirements:

• Ideally possess an active LVT/RVT or CVT

• Has a minimum of 2 years of clinical veterinary experience with direct patient care (intake, surgery, discharge and proficient technical skills)
• Has experience leadership and/or supervisory positions
• Possesses a positive work attitude
• Self-motivated
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Superior technical skills
• Is committed to a stress-free environment for our patients
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment

About the Hospital

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we offer primary care services for cats and dogs in Collin and Denton counties. We provide wellness and preventative care, including wellness exams, vaccinations, flea and tick prevention, heartworm prevention, and other pet care services. We take pride in helping our patients to have the best quality of life possible.

Benefits – our care in action

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Mental health resources, including 24/7 access to Lyra Health
• Paid parental leave
• Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet
• Employer-sponsored childcare and elder care
• Personalized care for every family-forming journey
• Discretionary funds and FREE CE courses
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
• Student loan management tools and assistance

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences, your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted, nationally connected community, you’ll be able to make connections, access opportunities and find support with ease.

Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.

You’ll Thrive with Us

At Thrive, you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals. Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment – across the nation.
• Leadership training for a thriving and long career in the veterinary profession.

About Thrive

Vet-founded and Austin-born, Thrive Pet Healthcare has expanded to over 380 partner hospitals nationwide, united by a mission to shape the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners.

We bridge general practice, urgent care, specialty, and emergency care, and our locally rooted, nationally connected hospitals benefit from Thrive's extensive resources while maintaining their unique identities.

We believe that supporting our people is the key to helping pets thrive through every stage of life.

Join us where #WeThriveTogether. We provide customizable professional development opportunities, a supportive work environment that values work-life rhythms, and 24/7 mental health support.

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we are committed to creating a culture where everyone from any background can be heard, respected, and valued. We pledge to build an inclusive environment nurtured by respectful curiosity to support, encourage, and celebrate the diverse voices of our teams and the communities we serve.