Emergency Veterinary Nursing Trainer - Carle Place, NY

The role

This person will coordinate and implement training programs for nursing teams. They will provide direct mentoring, assess skills, and develop curricular materials.

What you will do

• Coordinate with nursing leadership to identify individual and team training needs.
• Assess Assistants and Nurses to determine competency of skills.
• Implement VEG training programs and act as point person.
• Manage time between on-the-floor mentoring and administrative strategy.
• Facilitate in-person training for Assistants and Nurses.
• Collaborate with network and RND to expand educational outreach.
• Work with Nursing Education on program development and training objectives.
• Provide educational opportunities such as webinars, labs, and workshops.
• Engage in self-reflection and program evaluation to modify leveling programs.
• Assist in developing curricular materials like powerpoints, videos, and simulations.

Required qualifications

• Credentialed as a veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT) in the location of the VEG practice
• Experience in emergency medicine
• A love for teaching and nurturing growth in fellow veterinary technicians and assistants
• Modeling the way towards a culture of learning
• Comfortable mentoring others and ability to give and receive feedback
• Flexibility in your schedule to be able to work with VEGgies on various shifts
• Positive, upbeat, excited attitude
• Flexible to change
• Ability to recognize and celebrate other VEGgies' successes
• Ability to coordinate training projects with multiple teams
• Willingness to travel within local region to surrounding VEG Hospitals
• Willingness and eager to continue to grow as a nurse

Nice to have

• Certified as a Veterinary Technician Specialist in ECC
• VTS in Internal Medicine and Anesthesia with requisite experience in ECC
• Previous experience in a training role or training veterinary technicians

Benefits

• Latest equipment and technology
• Generous employee pet discount
• Referral rewards
• 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
• Flexible work schedules
• Growth potential
• Groceries sent to the hospitals weekly
• Monthly and quarterly contests
• Quarterly hospital outings and company-wide retreats

About the company

VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Their mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most.