Veterinary Practice Manager

Veterinary Practice Manager, Four Paws Pet Hospital, Thrive Pet Healthcare

Four Paws Pet Hospital Clinic is looking for a Veterinary Practice Manager to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

At Thrive, we understand that your pet is a member of your family. Our experienced and compassionate staff is devoted to caring for your pet at every stage of its life. We provide personalized, attentive medical and surgical care to all of our patients.

The Veterinary Practice Manager (PM) is critical to the success of the hospital, ensuring a positive culture built on shared values and direct communication, creating operational efficiencies, and problem solving to improve client service and employee engagement.

Key to the PM’s role is the ability to create and maintain a positive culture and work environment, in alignment with the hospital’s plan. This person is creative yet able to develop and implement practical programs. The manager exercises sound judgment, time management, and the willingness and capability to make decisions.

The PM oversees the business activities of the hospital. These duties include hiring and training hospital staff; working with leadership and finance to prepare and manage budgets; monitoring and analyzing key performance indicators; setting fees; maintaining inventory and an inventory control system; managing the hospital software; and implementing safety and security procedures.

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with an annual salary starting at $75-80,000/yr. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

• Required:
  
  3+ years of hospital management or Supervisory experience in Veterinary Medicine
• Bachelor's degree in business and/or equivalent business experience
• CVPM encouraged to apply
• Experience managing an ER veterinary healthcare.
• Sound personal judgment in decision-making.
• Capable of leading, managing, and coaching staff at all levels.
• Demonstrated competence in all aspects of staff management, including hiring, coaching and disciplinary action.
• Demonstrated ability to show empathy toward clients and treat animals with respect and compassion.
• Demonstrates competence in budgeting and financial reporting, including reading and analyzing a P&L Statement.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• A commitment to outstanding client service.
• Solid math and Excel/spreadsheet skills.
• Ability to lift objects weighing 40 pounds without assistance and objects weighing more than 40 pounds with assistance.

• Competitive pay, starting at $75,000 salary
• 401(k) with employer match
• Mental health resources, including 24/7 access to Lyra Health
• Paid parental leave
• Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet
• Employer-sponsored childcare and elder care
• Personalized care for every family-forming journey
• Discretionary funds and FREE CE courses
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
• Student loan management tools and assistance

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences, your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted, nationally connected community, you’ll be able to make connections, access opportunities and find support with ease.

Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment – across the nation.
• Leadership training for a thriving and long career in the veterinary profession.

Thrive Pet Healthcare is one of the first veterinary services offering a comprehensive continuum of care for pets’ primary, specialty, and acute needs. Through a nationwide community of over 360 veterinary providers, and an industry-leading membership…