Veterinary Technician Manager

BluePearl; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 47,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

Career development

Continuing education

BluePearl University

Health insurance

Paid time off

401k plan

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Veterinary Technician Manager to lead and train a skilled team of veterinary professionals, delivering exceptional patient care. The role emphasizes training, mentoring, and hands-on clinical expertise, with a compensation range of $34.00–$50.00 per hour and a path for advancement within our competency leveling system.

Join a dynamic hospital environment that values communication, organization, and staff development, offering comprehensive

Qualifications

• Veterinary Technician or Advanced Patient Care role with strong leadership experience.
• Experience training and mentoring veterinary staff.
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate advanced proficiency as a Veterinary Technician/Advanced Patient Care Associate and maintain skills.
• Create effective relationships with hospital leadership to ensure standards of care are understood and delivered.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and resource to Technicians and Assistants on daily operations and skill development.
• Mentor staff by modeling positive work habits, clinical skills and business knowledge.
• Identify conflicts in the workplace and seek resolution to promote teamwork.

Skills

Leadership

Training

Mentoring

Communication

Time management

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.

Pay: $34.00 - $50.00 / hour

This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency leveling system.

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 conf licts 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
• 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.