Lead RVT: Mentorship, Surgery & Patient Care

Thrive Pet Healthcare; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k) with employer match

Mental health resources

Job summary

San Jose Animal Hospital is seeking a Lead Registered Veterinary Technician to guide the RVT team, optimize daily hospital operations, and uphold high standards of patient care. The successful candidate will mentor RVTs and assistants, ensure protocol compliance, and collaborate with leadership to improve workflows.

Ideal candidates have a California RVT license, 3+ years of experience, and strong skills in surgery, anesthesia, and dentistry, with a focus on team development and client education.

Qualifications

• Active California RVT license required.
• Minimum 3 years of veterinary technician experience.
• Strong surgery, anesthesia, and dentistry experience required.
• Leadership, training, mentoring, or coaching experience.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the clinical lead for the veterinary support team, helping maintain efficient workflow, patient flow, and daily hospital operations.
• Coach, mentor, and develop RVTs and veterinary assistants through hands-on training, accountability, and ongoing skill development.
• Support onboarding and training of new team members and foster consistent application of hospital protocols and SOPs.
• Reinforce hospital protocols, SOPs, and best practices to promote consistency, efficiency, and high-quality patient care.
• Partner with hospital leadership to identify workflow opportunities, improve communication, and support team performance.
• Lead daily patient flow and support staff workflow, ensuring appointments, treatments, procedures, and client communications are completed efficiently and on time.
• Oversee compliance with controlled substance handling, inventory management, treatment documentation, and medical record standards.
• Serve as a technical resource for the team and assist with challenging cases, procedures, and patient care needs.
• Perform RVT duties as needed, including anesthesia monitoring, dental procedures, surgical support, patient nursing care, laboratory diagnostics, radiology, venipuncture, catheter placement, and endotracheal intubation.
• Assist throughout the hospital as needed to support patient care, client service, and operational efficiency

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem-solving

Team player

Job description

San Jose Animal Hospital is seeking a Lead Registered Veterinary Technician to guide the RVT team, optimize daily hospital operations, and uphold high standards of patient care. The successful candidate will mentor RVTs and assistants, ensure protocol compliance, and collaborate with leadership to improve workflows.

Ideal candidates have a California RVT license, 3+ years of experience, and strong skills in surgery, anesthesia, and dentistry, with a focus on team development and client education.