Lead Veterinary Technician - Inpatient Services; Evening Shift or Overnight Shift
MSPCA-Angell
Boston, MA
Lead Veterinary Technician - Inpatient Services; Evening Shift or Overnight Shift
Job Category: Veterinary Assistants & Technicians
Requisition Number: LEADV003530
Posted: February 7, 2024
Full-Time
Locations
Location: Angell - Boston
Boston, MA 02130, USA
Description
This is a full-time 40-hour a week position, with openings for evening and overnight shifts. Alternating weekends and holidays are required.
We are currently seeking a full-time experienced Certified Veterinary Technician for a lead position at Angell for our Inpatient service. In this vital leadership role, we seek applicants with solid technical skills, sound judgment, excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, and the ability to work both independently and with a team.
The Inpatient Services Lead Technician provides essential leadership within the Inpatient Services department. We seek veterinary technicians who are not only leaders but also have a strong interest and passion for emergency & critical care medicine. Inpatient Services Lead Technicians assist our clinicians in triaging, stabilizing, and providing high-quality nursing care to our patients, while offering instruction and demonstration to veterinary students, interns, residents, and other technicians/assistants.
Qualified candidates should have experience working in emergency veterinary medicine and a desire to increase their knowledge and skills for professional growth. Candidates will also need to understand complex patient diseases and advanced nursing care and have the ability to develop and train members of the Inpatient Services team. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, compassionate, reliable, independent, and able to work in a dynamic and fast-paced team environment while maintaining a positive and enthusiastic attitude. Candidates should exhibit professional behavior, possess exceptional customer service skills, and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Must lead by example.
Essential responsibilities include:
- Thorough working knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations
- College level math (calculations, formulations, metric conversions, etc.)
- Patient restraint and administering oral and injectable medications
- Assessing vital signs
- Excellent time management skills
- Proficient in staff training, phlebotomy, IV catheter placement, nursing care, CPR, and anesthetic monitoring
- Knowledge of department policies and procedures
Who We Are:
Angell Boston, founded in 1915, is recognized internationally as a leader in animal medicine and has the reputation as one of the finest veterinary teaching hospitals in North America. Angell serves the greater Boston and scenic New England area as a primary care facility, a 24-hour emergency hospital, and as a tertiary referral center. The Inpatient Department is the hub of this busy non-profit hospital.
We support our technicians with an annual $1,500 stipend for national/international conferences in addition to $3,000 tuition reimbursement. We provide our CVTs with 3 paid professional development days per year. We have a sign-on bonus of $10,000 for new hire technicians to our inpatient team. Competitive salaries and a full range of strong benefits confirm our commitment to our employees.
Our compensation package includes Blue Cross health insurance, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, separate sick and vacation time, free employee uniforms, an annual shoe allowance, employee discounts for your pet health care and pet food needs, and free on-site parking.
Qualifications
Skills
Required:
Advanced
Education
Required:
Associates or better in Veterinary Technology.
Experience
Required:
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as a certified veterinary technician
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Emergency/Critical Care medicine
- Work experience in a fast-paced, multi-veterinarian hospital, emergency/referral practice, or veterinary teaching hospital is preferred
- Previous experience in a senior technician or supervisory position preferred