Description

UrgentVet bridges the gap between daytime general practice and emergency/overnight care, offering after-hours care for canine and feline patients without the additional expense of emergency clinic fees. Our hospitals offer care for common urgent cases, including wound management, ear infections, vomiting/diarrhea, and euthanasia. Each of our paperless clinics is specially designed to deliver efficient care and equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital x-ray, and a full suite of IDEXX in-house lab equipment.

Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact in your community while tackling a challenging, variety of tasks and the ability to help animals among a great team of people? Our clinic is seeking a Full-time Shift Lead to help provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic.

The primary purpose of the Shift Lead is to perform the duties of a Licensed Veterinary Technician and provide operational support across all shifts. You will work to provide consistent leadership during each shift to support clients, coordinate paraprofessional staff, and to steward hospital leadership goals by maximizing productivity and profitability. The Shift Lead will direct, plan, coordinate, and perform a variety of duties concerned with animal health and client education to ensure consistent, efficient, quality care for our patients. The Shift Lead will partner with the Practice Manager and Lead DVM to ensure effective communication with clients, hospital team members, Field Leadership, and AVG/UV Support Center departments.

Ideal Candidate

Demonstrates professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment
Energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic and social and organizational skills
Willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
Prior customer service experience
Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
Supporting the Practice Manager in hospital labor management, including adjusting team schedules.
Helping to create an environment for delivering quality, efficient, and effective veterinary care while fostering a positive and engaging team environment.
Ensuring effective communication between staff, clients, hospital leadership, and the Support Center.
Assigning cases to veterinary assistants and ensure clarity of responsibilities and identifying and resolving bottlenecks in medical operations.
Assisting with client resolution decisions, invoice adjustments, and client experience exceptions.
Training and mentoring new paraprofessional staff.
Addressing broken equipment issues and assist in inventory management.
Performing other duties as assigned.
Must be able to lift 40 lbs

Skills, Knowledge, & Expertise

Associate degree or veterinary technician certification/licensure in the state of Virginia REQUIRED.
Two years of experience in healthcare, veterinary profession, or service-type industry required.
Medical background with medical terminology training required.
Six months of prior experience in a management position strongly preferred.
Animal handling experience including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring
Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision Options)
401k Match
Generous paid time off (PTO)
Six (6) weeks of paid Parental Leave
One (1) Work/Life Balance day off
Short-term and long-term disability options
Supplemental insurance options
Discounted Veterinary Care
Scrub allowance
Hands-on and E-training
Professional growth opportunities
Tuition assistance for prospective Veterinary Technician Students
Tuition reimbursement for Credentialed/Registered Veterinary Technicians

About UrgentVet

UrgentVet was founded to fill the gap between your regular veterinarian and the ER vet. When your pet has a mild illness or minor injury after hours, we’ll provide the compassionate care your pet needs and the affordability and convenience you want.

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Urgent Care Veterinary Shift Lead