The successful candidate will join a large team which consists of Certified/ Licensed/ Registered veterinary technicians/nurses, veterinary assistants, and faculty. The candidate will manage Certified/ Licensed/ Registered veterinary technicians/nurses, veterinary assistants, support staff and will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the RUVC high standards of patient care, customer service and student experience, treatment room floor, labs, and offices for which they have responsibility. The role typically includes clinical duties, teaching responsibilities and ensuring a positive student experience, animal care, on call duties and administration but can vary depending on the needs of the RUVC.
Management of the team will include maintaining AAHA accreditation standards, addressing training needs of the team, ensuring appropriate continuing education opportunities are identified and maintained, identifying career development opportunities, and managing annual performance reviews. It also includes organizing work and vacation scheduling, managing time clock, and keeping track of compensatory time.
There will be an expectation to ensure general maintenance and repair of the work area of responsibility. Another important responsibility will be working closely with Health and Safety team to ensure compliance with all regulations.
It is expected that managerial duties will be undertaken alongside any clinical, teaching, animal care and on call duties.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
