Emergency Veterinary Technician Manger

BluePearl; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance discounts

Career development programs

BluePearl University training

Health insurance

Flexible schedules

Paid time off

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Pittsburgh seeks a Veterinary Technician Manager to lead and mentor a team of veterinary professionals. The role focuses on training, high-quality patient care, and strong team leadership in a dynamic hospital environment.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate advanced veterinary skills, excellent communication, and a passion for staff development. The position offers opportunities for growth and career advancement within BluePearl University and Mars Veterinary Health

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a veterinary setting or similar.
• Experience mentoring and developing staff in clinical care.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Advanced veterinary skills or technician expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor technicians and assistants to deliver premier patient care.
• Partner with hospital leadership to ensure standards of care and protocol adherence.
• Serve as expert resource on daily operations, patient care, and skills development.
• Coach staff to foster high performance and productivity.
• Document performance and participate in annual reviews with leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Training & mentoring

Patient care knowledge

Communication

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital is looking for a Veterinary Technician Manager with passion and the ability to help motivate, engage, and train a team of veterinary professionals.

• Are you a passionate leader who is ready to make a difference?

• Do you have excellent time management, follow through and organizational skills?

• Do you love building successful teams who provide premier customer service and patient care?

If this is you, then check out this exciting opportunity.

We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to be a leader in a dynamic team of veterinary professionals. The ideal candidate will be excellent at training and mentoring. They will have advanced veterinary skills. We have a dynamic work environment, exciting medical cases, and great career development opportunities. We are looking for someone with excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.

As a Veterinary Technician Manager, you will...

• Demonstrate highly advanced proficiency as a Veterinary Technician or Advanced Patient Care Associate within their appropriate department and maintains all related skills and knowledge.

• Create effective working relationships with hospital leadership to ensure standards of care are understood, effectively communicated, and delivered upon.

• Serve as a subject-matter expert and resource to Technicians and Assistants regarding daily operations, patient care, and skill development.

• Serve as a mentor to staff by demonstrating positive work habits, effective clinical skills and business knowledge.

• Identify conflicts in the workplace and seek assistance in resolution in order to create effective working relationships.

• Coach staff to create a culture of strong performance and high productivity.

• Clearly communicate with team members to ensure consistent understanding of new ideas, changes in protocol, policies, and impending changes.

• Build positive relationships across the hospital and administration to facilitate an environment of teamwork.

• Implement process improvement initiatives.

• Work with the Technician Training Manager to schedule ongoing training.

• Document performance-related issues, assesses team members during annual review, and provides hospital leadership with recommendations related to performance management and discipline.

• Other job duties as assigned

Why BluePearl?

• Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.

• We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.

• To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

• We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.

• Parental leave benefits

• Flexible work schedules

• 401k and retirement planning

• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans

• Health and well-being resources to assist with stress management, mental health awareness, compassion fatigue, burnout, communication, and conflict management skills

• We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer. Applicants must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and each applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual or affectional preference, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.