Lead Veterinary Technician — Mentor & Advanced Care

United Veterinary Care; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short Term Disability

Life Insurance $25,000

Employee Assistance Program (Headspace

401K with company match up to 3%

Company match up to 5% after 6 months

Medical Insurance Plans

Flexible Spending Account / Health SAV

Dental Insurance (UnitedHealthcare) -

Job summary

Animal Clinic Inc. of Chattanooga is seeking a Lead Veterinary Technician to provide expert nursing care and support to veterinarians. You will mentor teammates, manage multiple tasks, and ensure high-quality patient and client service.

You must be a licensed veterinary technician (or veterinary technology student) with at least two years in a small animal clinic, capable of handling anesthesia, radiography, and medical math, while maintaining calm, professional performance throughout the day.

Qualifications

• Licensed Veterinary Technician with active state license or student in accredited Veterinary Technology program.
• Minimum 2 years’ professional experience in small animal clinical setting.
• Superior technical knowledge and skills.
• Proficient in medical math calculations (drugs, CRIs, conversions).
• Excellent communication with clients and team members.
• Strong time management and multitasking abilities.
• Positive, proactive team player with a calm demeanor under stress.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate nursing care using a variety of technical skills (diagnostic sample collection, venipuncture, radiography, dental radiology).
• Support veterinarians to ensure care during preventive, injury, and illness visits.
• Advocate for patients and educate clients.
• Assist with procedures and surgeries, including anesthesia induction and monitoring, pre/post-operative care, instrument care.
• Obtain health history from clients and document in EMR.
• Mentor and support fellow team members.
• Continuously advance knowledge and skills.

Skills

Small animal care

Client communication

Time management

Team player

Anesthesia monitoring

Medical math

Stress management

Education

Licensed Veterinary Technician (state license) or student in AV tech program

Job description

Animal Clinic Inc. of Chattanooga is seeking a Lead Veterinary Technician to provide expert nursing care and support to veterinarians. You will mentor teammates, manage multiple tasks, and ensure high-quality patient and client service.

You must be a licensed veterinary technician (or veterinary technology student) with at least two years in a small animal clinic, capable of handling anesthesia, radiography, and medical math, while maintaining calm, professional performance throughout the day.