Veterinary Technician - Shift Lead - Alexandria, VA at Veterinary Emergency Group VEG
Alexandria, Virginia, USA -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Nov, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

27 Aug, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Hospital/Health Care

Description

WHO WE ARE

VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a “customer first” mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment.

WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US

Because emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer:

  • Industry-leading‌ ‌compensation‌
  • We build our hospitals from scratch. You’ll be using all of the latest equipment and technology.
  • Generous employee pet discount
  • Referral rewards - tell your friends why they should come work for VEG too!
  • Health‌, Vision, and Dental ‌Insurance‌ ‌ ‌
  • 401K‌ ‌w/‌ ‌company‌ ‌match‌ ‌ ‌
  • Paid‌ ‌parental‌ ‌leave‌ ‌-‌ ‌up to 10‌ ‌weeks‌ ‌of‌ ‌paid‌ ‌leave‌ ‌at‌ ‌100%‌ ‌of‌ ‌regular‌ ‌salary‌ ‌
  • Unlimited‌ ‌Continuing Education opportunities - we want to help you grow in your career!
  • Flexible‌ ‌work‌ ‌schedules‌ ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌true‌ ‌work-life‌ ‌balance‌ ‌ ‌
  • Growth‌ ‌potential‌ ‌ ‌
  • Groceries‌ ‌sent‌ ‌to the hospitals weekly for the staff to enjoy,‌ ‌monthly‌ ‌and‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌contests,‌ ‌quarterly‌ ‌hospital‌ ‌outings,‌ company-wide retreats,‌ ‌etc!‌ ‌
  • Lastly, because while our work is serious, we believe that it should also be fun!

VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. You’ve found the equal opportunity employer you are looking for. We can’t wait to meet you

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Responsibilities
  • Assume responsibility to maintain the flow of nursing care during the shift.
  • Know the status of the patients, treatments to be performed, and gauge workload based on staffing level of the hospital.
  • Ensure that all shift roles have been designated and are in communication with the team regarding any changes needed. The shift lead may fill roles themselves where help is needed.
  • Flexibly provide on-the-floor help during shifts where most appropriate as a floater.
  • Guide the team to use downtime productively including identifying opportunities for training, projects, and self-care.
  • Facilitate shift start and wrap up activities such as patient and facility rounds and workstation organizing to smoothly transition between shifts.
  • Coordinate and contribute to team huddles with the doctor at the beginning of every shift to establish team focus and set a positive and collaborative tone.
  • Direct team member patient care questions and requests to the appropriate team member.
  • Facilitate breaks for team members (including your own) and keep up-to-date on the status of breaks.
  • Address interpersonal conflicts in the moment that arise on shift, ensuring that interpersonal conflicts are not affecting workflow or patient care. Communicate with the hospital leadership for documentation to be incorporated into the development meeting and resolutions.
  • Maintain integrity of all shifts for standard policies (e.g. presence of food on treatment floor, mask compliance, etc)
  • Work with the team on communication of incidents on the floor (medical mistakes, notable events/issues, status report) from a team and improvement focused perspective.
  • Determine when on-call staff needs to be utilized and coordinating with the doctor on shift. Call-outs and coverage will be arranged in coordination with the technician manager
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