This position's main aspect is to provide a positive and proactive essential leadership role. This position oversees the main hospital floor with the exam room (receiving services) and the operating room services. Daily functions will mostly consist of directing the hospital's flow by providing direction and assistance to technicians, other personnel services, volunteers, and support staff. Guides staff in making appropriate decisions and implementing policies and procedures; coordinates with the anesthesia team and surgeons to ensure the daily schedule runs smoothly. This position is a working supervisor and performs routine and surgical nursing care functions on patients such as surgical preparation, aseptic technique, and pre-surgical treatments. Also, it requires the input of daily charges into the system and completes surgical records.

 

 

Job functions are specific duties included in the job description's essential functions. These functions are not all-inclusive, nor do they cover the full extent of the duties performed.

·        Assist in providing clinical support to doctors, managers, and other technicians.

·        Performs and monitors sedated and anesthetized patients along with their care.

·        Capable of successfully training newly hired surgical technicians in anesthesia and analgesia.

·        Proficient in and can train others in specialized procedures and diagnostic testing relevant to the service(s) needed.

·        Teaches and upholds technical procedures and protocols to fellow technicians.

·        Maintains by monitoring the workload of functional areas, identifying peak and slack periods, and making operational or staffing 
         adjustments.

·        Maintains equipment performance by establishing quality standards; developing operations, quality, and troubleshooting procedures; 
         ensuring staff compliance; certifying instrument performance; and arranging equipment replacement, service, and repair.

·        Provides and maintains an active role in advanced customer service for clients and rDVMs.

·        Assist the Vet Tech Manager/Assistant Practice Manager with the professional development of team members.

·        Provides instruction to technicians in techniques, protocols, and procedures.

·        Maintains open communication with the Vet Tech Manager/Assistant Practice Manager.

·        Maintains a “lead by example” mentality while helping to promote a positive working environment for fellow technicians, veterinarians, 
         receptionists, and fellow managers.

·        Works alongside fellow technicians on assigned case rotation when not directly training fellow technicians.

·        Assist with Controlled Drug inventory and accurate counts.

 

 

 

Mission: Empowering medicine and operations as a united team to provide the best care and patient experience for pets while harnessing an exemplary teamwork environment.

Vision:  Inspire one another to raise the standard of care for our animal family members.

 

 

 

The human-animal bond drives us and understand that compassionate care for our patients, clients, and referral partners is our driving force.

With advancements in veterinary care, our dedicated team continually strives to stay ahead of the curve to provide the advanced expertise required to manage complex cases.

Respect for each other. Respect for our core values and respect for our vision to accomplish our mission.

 

The focal point of our success is education. We provide ample continuing education for our staff and referral partners. Client education is a hallmark attribute of our team thereby ensuring client confidence and maximizing outcomes.

Focusing on our core values, we build on our strengths and use leadership techniques to create a team focused on successful patient outcomes and positive client experiences.

 

 

●         Participates in at least five internal or external continuing education credit hours annually, including annual OSHA (Occupational 
           Safety and Health Administration) training.

●        Proactively seeks opportunities to improve upon skill sets and learn additional skills, enabling greater contribution to the work team.

 

 

●         CVT/LVT preferred but not required. Equivalent previous job experience will be considered.

●         4+ years of job-specific experience working as a Veterinary Technician in veterinary medicine.

●         1+ year of job-specific experience working in a specialty referral practice in the surgery department.

 

 

 

●        Strong people skills: communicating effectively with clients, doctors, management, hospital personnel, referring veterinarians, and 
           consulting professionals.

●        Strong organizational/time management skills: able to set, prioritize, and attain goals with diligence.

●         Strong professional development skills: able to complete continued education in veterinary medicine concurrently with the job 
           description.

●        Powerful sense of integrity: able to maintain the highest ethical standards, personal responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality 
           of clients, doctors, and all team members.

●        Strong analytical thinking skills: the ability to use objective data to solve problems/create solutions.

●        Essential patient care knowledge and ability to provide accurate treatments for hospitalized patients.

 

●        Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, and move) up to 50 pounds. Lifting higher 
          weights require requesting assistance from other team members.

●        Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and 
           operate necessary equipment.

●        Ability to conduct instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and to solve problems involving several variables.

●        Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision.

●        Occasionally exposed to airborne particles and illness from patients and chemicals related to animal care and office equipment.

●        The noise level in the work environment is normally moderate.

●        Environment where pets are present.

●        The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by team 
           members to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable 
            individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by team members assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the Lead Surgery Technician.