Veterinary Technician - Lead

Description

Lead Veterinary Technician

Full-time

Dual Location : Germantown and Frederick, MD

Thrive Pet Healthcare is looking for a Lead Veterinary Technician to join our general practice 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

As a Lead Technician, you'll play an important role in pets' lives by providing comprehensive care throughout their journey. You'll provide high-quality technical care while guiding and supporting your technician team. You'll help drive shift efficiency, delegate responsibilities, mentor team members and maintain a smooth workflow throughout each patients veterinary visit or procedure.

Experience & Skills Requirements :

Minimum of 2 years experience as a veterinary technician or assistant required

• Must have strong leadership experience

LVT, CVT, RVT and LVMT strongly encouraged to apply!

Must have surgical, anesthesia and dental experience.

Role Responsibilities :

Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.

With each hospital function, assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.

Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with your state's Veterinary Practice Act outlined for credentialed veterinary technicians.

Leading with Your Head

Understanding business, solving problems, and making decisions through inclusive contributions of others

and service level expectations, including utilizing tools, programs, and processes.

adequate stocks of supplies are available, conducts inventory audits and manages inventory to

target budget.

contracting maintenance with Practice Manager approval, ordering supplies based on budget

and / or Practice Manager approval, and ensuring the hospital meets Thrive and OSHA safety

standards and safety metrics. Reporting any issues or concerns promptly to Practice Manager.

Leading with Your Heart

Interpersonal aspect of leading with Emotional Intelligence (EQ), effective use of influence, working

together constructively and creatively

emotional intelligence.

celebrating differences to ensure a supportive, productive, and engaging experience for team

members resulting in positive engagement scores and low turnover rates.

Leading With Your Hands

The art of bringing people together to leverage their skills, talents, and knowledge to achieve a common purpose with greater results.

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.

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with a hourly pay rate starting at $28 - $29 /  hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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.