Veterinary Technician Manager — Lead, Mentor & Improve Care

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Louisville, KY is looking for a Veterinary Technician Manager with passion and the ability to help motivate, engage, and train a team of veterinary professionals. 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 conflicts 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, assess team members during annual review, and provide 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 A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast‑paced emergency and specialty care environment 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. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Stryker Corporation