Veterinary Technician Trainer

Emergency Veterinary Technician Trainer at VCA Advanced Veterinary Care Center

About the Role

VCA Advanced Veterinary Care Center is looking for an Emergency Veterinary Technician Trainer. This is a unique opportunity to combine hands-on clinical experience with the chance to directly influence how our team learns, grows, and delivers care by building training programs, mentoring new hires, and partnering with leadership to raise the bar for clinical excellence.

The responsibilities of a Trainer include:

• Facilitating, monitoring, and documenting training activities
• Supporting ER and ICU team members
• Participating in staff and training meetings
• Working on the floor alongside new assistants, RVTs, and students
• Working through training protocols with the ER supervisors, and Director of Patient Care
• Helping facilitate new hire orientation and onboarding
• Training new hires on company policies and procedures
• Gathering and evaluating feedback from employees on previous training to identify weaknesses and areas needing additional training, then developing a training outline/plan to address them
• Holding regular check-ins with new staff to monitor progress
• Informing employees of scheduled training and tracking their progress
• Setting up and participating in training wet labs
• Developing training classes at the request of leadership, with assistance from the appropriate department, to meet the needs of the facility

Schedule: 4 x 10-hour shifts or 5 x 8 hour shifts

• Schedule will be flexible to accommodate the training needs of the ER/ICU department

Requirements:

• Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT, CVT, LVT)
• 2+ years in emergency or specialty service
• Patience and flexibility
• Willingness to try different training approaches
• Ability to guide and train constructively
• Supportive, positive attitude
• Leads by example

Total Rewards

As a VCA Associate, eligible full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, which may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Infertility and gender affirmation benefits
• Mental wellness resources including Headspace and Lyra Health
• Financial wellness tools including Vault
• Continuing Education allowance and PTO
• WOOF University - extensive virtual CE opportunities
• Opportunities to participate in Clinical Studies programs

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Ready to Join Us?

Apply today and help us build a training program that shapes the future of our Veterinary Technicians and Assistants.

Location: 7712 Crosspoint Commons, Fishers, IN 46038

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com