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A rare opportunity to lead a dynamic team! We are seeking a highly experienced Veterinary Client Service professional to join our leadership team as Hospital Manager.

The role demands a leader with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills that enjoys working along side their team to achevie goals. The successful candidate will have experience in Human Resource and personnel management, marketing, business development, and facility management. Your strong financial and operational acumen will be put to good use. Reading financial reports and working with the leadership team to put actions in place will be a big part of the role!

The Hospital Manager performs a wide range of administrative activities related to the practice. This includes: mentoring the staff and overseeing the business operations and maintenance of the facility; ensuring the business growth and profitability of the practice; and supporting the hospital’s mission of delivering high quality patient care and exceptional client service.

Skills and Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of customer service and financial budget management experience in a large business.

• Knowledge of sales and marketing techniques that lead to results.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially to a diverse range of audiences and settings.

• The ability to make decisions, delegate responsibility and achieve results with hospital associates and doctors.

• Professional demeanor and appearance, with excellent interpersonal skills and a friendly, positive attitude. Ablity to see the silver lining when the going gets tough.

• Respect for and willingness to work with clients and their pets.

• Must be able to handle multiple tasks at once and deal with an environment of changing priorities.

Job Responsibilities

• Direct and develop the veterinary, technical and administrative staff towards the goal of quality patient care and excellent client service; assist in the formulation of objectives and policies to ensure efficient and profitable hospital operations.

• Oversee the hiring, reviewing, disciplining and terminating of professional staff, in accordance with and with the approval of the Regional Management team.

• Review the P&L Report monthly and partner with the Hospital Medical Director to increase revenue and limit expenses; work with home office to prepare and submit the yearly budget (budget forecast, operating plan, cap-ex expenditures) and participate in the evaluation process with Regional Management team.

• Model an “owner” mentality in hospital by demonstrating a willingness to assist all employees in making the practice a success; invest the necessary amount of time to accomplish the required responsibilities and ensure the smooth operation of the hospital.

• Minimizing patient stress and discomfort; recommend referral to another VCA doctor or specialist when this is likely to significantly improve the prognosis.

• Maintain client/patient medical/surgical records and make certain all necessary logs are kept up-to-date through established protocols; assist colleagues in follow-up and future management of the patient.

• Supervise the administration and case review of client medical complaints.

• Positively represent the hospital and VCA in the professional community and to the general public.

We offer competitive compensation and great benefits for eligible employees, including medical/dental, generous personal pet care discounts and more!

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