Surgical Department Manager — Lead Vet Tech Team

United Veterinary Care; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term disability & life insurance

Headspace Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with company match

Medical plans (Florida Blue, Kaiser CA

Flexible Spending Account / HSA / HRA

Dental and vision coverage

Long-term disability option

Fertility and family-building support

Paid time off

Pet-care discounts & DailyPay onDemand

Purdue Veterinary Technology Program

Job summary

United Veterinary Care partner hospital in South Austin seeks a Surgical Department Manager to lead our Central Texas Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Hospital's surgery team. You will guide technicians, coordinate daily operations, and mentor staff to deliver outstanding patient care.

You will collaborate with doctors and leadership to ensure safety, efficiency, and readiness for every case, while fostering education, growth, and teamwork across shifts in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of veterinary technician experience.
• Advanced proficiency in anesthetic monitoring.
• Excellent client service, communication, and computer skills.
• Leadership experience and veterinary technician credentials are highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, interview, hire, onboard, train, and mentor surgery technicians and technician assistants.
• Set daily priorities, coordinate staffing with scheduled cases, and ensure timely, thorough patient treatments and care.
• Promote a safe, collaborative workplace and ensure team members follow established safety protocols.
• Lead regular team meetings, arrange educational topics, and participate in leadership and Hospital Administrator meetings.
• Coach team members, conduct annual reviews and skills evaluations, provide recognition or corrective guidance, and document discussions as needed.
• Manage schedules, time-off requests, on-call coverage across both locations, and support for late emergency cases.
• Oversee job-duty completion, weekly inventory and ordering, equipment repairs, radiation badges, and surgical supplies.
• Maintain weekly and annual Cubex drug logs in accordance with federal controlled-substance requirements.
• Maintain training manuals, standard operating procedures, inventory sheets, and job-duty lists in coordination with both locations.
• Support continuing education and evaluate technicians across Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels.
• Perform standard Surgery Technician duties and step in wherever the team needs support.
• Model reliability, punctuality, clear communication, teamwork, sound judgment, adaptability, and calm decision-making under pressure.

Skills

Veterinary technician experience

Anesthetic monitoring proficiency

Client service

Communication

Computer skills

Leadership experience

Education

High school diploma

Job description

United Veterinary Care partner hospital in South Austin seeks a Surgical Department Manager to lead our Central Texas Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Hospital's surgery team. You will guide technicians, coordinate daily operations, and mentor staff to deliver outstanding patient care.

You will collaborate with doctors and leadership to ensure safety, efficiency, and readiness for every case, while fostering education, growth, and teamwork across shifts in a fast-paced environment.