Lead Surgical Veterinary Technician

Lead Surgical LVT

Core Values Integration:
Deliver exceptional service with compassion and hospitality. Make positive assumptions. Build trust with transparency. Seek improvement and maintain a growth mindset.

Essential Competencies Leadership & Accountability:
Leads by example, promotes professionalism, and holds self and others accountable to hospital standards. Clinical Mentorship & Staff Development:
Mentors, trains, and develops LVTs, Veterinary Assistants, and Hospital Assistants through demonstration, observation, coaching, competency assessment, and constructive feedback. Surgical Workflow Management:
Coordinates daily surgery and dentistry workflow to maximize patient safety, efficiency, and team communication. Client Communication:
Confidently communicates with clients regarding surgical procedures, patient status, discharge instructions, and financial plans. Technical Proficiency:
Demonstrates advanced anesthesia, surgical nursing, and technical skills while maintaining compliance with hospital protocols. Team

Collaboration:

Works collaboratively with DVMs, and all hospital departments to promote continuity of care. Organization & Time Management:
Effectively prioritizes patient care, staffing needs, training responsibilities, and departmental workflow. Commitment to Growth:
Continuously seeks opportunities to improve clinical skills, leadership abilities, and department performance. Safety Compliance:
Ensures compliance with OSHA standards, hospital safety protocols, controlled substance regulations, and PPE requirements. Identify training gaps and work proactively with employees and leadership to develop action plans that improve performance and confidence.

Essential Duties:
Meets and maintains all competencies, expectations, responsibilities, and performance standards outlined in the LVT Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 job descriptions. The responsibilities listed below are in addition to—not in place of—those requirements. Lead and coordinate the daily surgery and dentistry schedule. Ensure efficient patient flow from admission through recovery and discharge. Coordinate daily surgical caseloads while maintaining patient safety and workflow efficiency.

Lead daily surgery rounds and team huddles. Serve as the primary mentor for newly licensed LVTs and developing technicians. Assist Veterinary Assistants pursuing licensure with skill development and competency progression. Develop, implement, and document individualized training plans and conduct competency evaluations. Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and support to improve individual and team performance. Monitor anesthesia, surgical nursing, pain management, and patient recovery standards.

Review medical records for accuracy, completeness, and compliance. Identify workflow challenges and recommend practical solutions that improve patient care, efficiency, and team communication. Serve as the primary liaison between the surgical department and hospital leadership, communicating departmental needs, progress, and operational concerns. Promote compliance with hospital protocols and best medical practices. Monitor surgical, anesthesia, and dental inventory and communicate supply needs.

Ensure surgical instruments and equipment are maintained, sterilized, and operational. Assist with equipment maintenance scheduling and troubleshooting. Model professionalism, accountability, and the hospital's Core Values at all times. Assist with departmental initiatives, special projects, and operational improvements as assigned.

Lead Surgical LVT Specific

Skills:

Demonstrates all Level 3 technical skills while maintaining proficiency. Oversees advanced anesthesia protocols and surgical nursing practices. Leads the development of clinical…