Veterinary Technician - Team Lead

AscendVets is a group of locally owned veterinary hospitals in the Lakeland, Florida area. At AscendVets, we believe that our core values drive our company culture. Fearless. Innovation. Gratitude. Humility. Transcend. These are the values that inspire us in our everyday mission to be there when you need us. These are the values that we hope will inspire our next candidate to want to join our mission. We are dedicated to strengthening the human-animal bond. Will you come F.I.G.H.T. with us?

Responsibilities:

Veterinary Technicians - Team Leads are responsible for:

• • Emergency patient triage and care
  • Venipuncture
  • IV catheter placement
  • Obtaining radiographs
  • Running in-house diagnostic testing
  • IV fluid therapy
  • Surgical assisting and post-operative care
  • Client education and communication
  • Safe, low-stress pet restraint
  • Maintaining hospital cleanliness as part of a team
  • Training fellow team members while working side by side
  • Ensuring adherence to standards and completion of routine tasks
  • First point of contact for client concerns and escalating when appropriate
  • Ensuring the clinic has the necessary stock on hand and proactively reporting low stock levels to Operations Manager for ordering

The ideal candidate for our Veterinary Technician - Team Lead role must:

• have a minimum of 3 years of veterinary technician experience; technicians with certification are preferred
• have the ability to adhere to the attendance policy
• have any allergies to animals controllable through medication
• be able to lift 40 pounds
• willing to work long or irregular hours under pressure conditions to include overnight and weekends, and rotating all major holidays
• have the ability to walk, bend, stand and reach constantly during a minimum 8-hour day
• have visual acuity sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and understand written directions
• have the ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand, give information in person and over the telephone
• have fine motor skills adequate for nursing skills such as phlebotomy and utilizing hospital equipment

Benefits

The Veterinary Technician - Team Lead role offers competitive benefits package for full-time team members includes:

• Health insurance benefit contribution (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan ( 401k)
• Optional supplemental insurance plans
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Continuing Education and development opportunities
• Generous Pet discount
• Paid Holidays and Holiday incentive pay
• Company-provided uniforms