Veterinary Practice Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

CyFair Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary practice committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate care using today’s most advanced veterinary techniques. Our dedicated team of doctors and support staff shares a deep passion for animals and a commitment to exceptional client service.

We proudly serve the Houston and Dallas / Fort Worth areas, as well as surrounding communities, offering both walk-in and scheduled appointments to meet the diverse needs of our clients. At CyFair, you'll be part of a supportive and experienced team focused on providing the best possible care for every pet that walks through our doors.

If you’re looking to join a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your love for animals and dedication to their care is valued—you’ll feel right at home here.

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Job Description

We’re looking for :

A courteous and efficient veterinary practice manager to coordinate and manage all office administration procedures. The veterinary practice manager’s responsibilities include ordering, inventory management, coordinating schedules, resolving conflicts among office staff members, training of staff members, and all other aspects which keeps the practice operating efficiently. You should also be able to answer pet owners' questions regarding clinic policies, appointment availabilities, and treatment costs.

To be successful as a veterinary practice manager, you should be patient, detail-oriented, and adept at multitasking. Ultimately, an outstanding veterinary practice manager should be able to communicate effectively with pet owners and veterinary staff members as well as demonstrate exceptional management, organizational, and customer service skills.

Job duties include, but are not limited to :

• Make informal recommendations to the veterinary regional manager concerning such personnel matters as staffing needs, advancement, re-assignments, hours of work or other status changes affecting the receptionists.
• Direct on-the-job training to develop employee skills, advise employees of performance requirements and their progress in meeting those requirements, discuss corrective measures to improve performance and prepare appraisals.
• Recruit / Hire / Onboard appropriate staff members that fit within the culture and the needs of the hospital. Terminate staff members that do not follow the guidelines, policies, and protocols. This includes handling job descriptions and assisting with setting salaries.
• Market your hospital to prospective customers and the veterinary community by identifying and attending relevant local and regional events.
• Resolve informal employee complaints, provide a general explanation of the nature and basis for hospital personnel policies and procedures; maintain effective employee-management communication.
• Work well with all team members and ensure that your actions support the hospital, the doctors, and the practice philosophy.
• Knowledge of hospital procedures for assembling patient records in their required order and sequence and for recording a variety of veterinary practitioners’ orders for patient activities, diet, tests, and treatments to maintain an accurate and permanent report of patient information.
• Knowledge of spelling and meaning of commonly used veterinary terminology (e.g., terms of anatomy, physiology, diseases, tests, etc.) to accurately enter specific information into patient records.
• Requires skill in obtaining information from owners to complete records, in giving instructions for scheduling appointments and therapeutic activities and in relaying the practitioners’ orders concerning animal care and treatment.
• Ensuring that pet owners' complaints are promptly addressed and resolved.
• Strong client service skills.
• Preparing employee work schedules and managing the office staff.
• Strong leadership, communication, and motivations skills. Has the ability to direct, guide and assist a group of individuals.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Ability to show unbiased judgment when managing people and make fair and just recommendations regarding personnel issues and / or disciplinary action.
• Answering telephone calls in a polite and professional manner.
• Establish inventory control system to assure adequate stocks of supplies are available. Review best prices for all products purchased. Maintain inventory control, including controlled drugs, by monitoring product quantities, qualities, and price points. This includes equipment and dealing with returns.
• Manage and / or implement hospital policies, including DEA / Controlled Substances and OSHA.
• Ensure payroll is completed and submitted accurately and in a timely manner.
• Establish good relationships with vendors to receive the best support that vendor has to offer the hospital.
• Promptly notifying the appropriate veterinary staff of emergency cases.
• Interviewing suitable office staff candidates and providing training to office employees as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned

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