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VCA Sterling Animal Hospitals is seeking a highly experienced veterinary professional to join our management team.

VCA Sterling has been proudly serving the Sterling community for decades. Sterling and its surrounding towns offer a delightful blend of activities, natural beauty, and culinary delights. One can explore the scenic trails of the Wachusett Mountain State Reservation or enjoy a leisurely stroll along the shores of the Wachusett Reservoir. When hunger strikes, locals savor farm-to-table cuisine at quaint eateries and bakeries. The area hosts a variety of community events year-round, from farmers' markets to seasonal festivals, providing endless opportunities for residents to engage and immerse themselves in the vibrant local culture.

The Hospital Manager role requires a leader with the interpersonal and organizational skills to achieve our goals of delivering excellent patient care and customer service to clients; and strong leadership to associates.

The successful candidate will have experience in human resources and personnel management, marketing, and business development. Your strong financial and operational acumen will be put to good use. This is an exciting, challenging, and fun opportunity to work with a great team.

This position works with regional management in partnership with a medical director to perform a wide range of administrative activities related to a single practice, including mentoring the staff, overseeing the business operations and maintenance of the facility, ensuring business growth and profitability, and supporting the hospital's mission of delivering high quality patient care and exceptional client service.

Skills and Qualifications

◦Two to three years of veterinary customer service

◦Knowledge of financial budget management and sales and marketing techniques.

◦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 team members.

◦Professional comportment and appearance, with excellent interpersonal skills and a friendly, positive attitude.

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

◦An ability to handle multiple tasks 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 all aspects of hiring, evaluating, and coaching professional staff with support from regional management.

◦Review the P&L Report monthly and partner with the medical director to increase revenue and limit expenses.

◦Work with regional management to prepare and submit the yearly budget.

◦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.

◦Maintain client/patient medical/surgical records and make certain all necessary logs are kept up-to-date through established protocols.

◦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.

Benefits

VCA Animal Hospitals offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical/dental/vision and paid vacation (for full-time employees), 401(k), generous personal pet care discounts, and more!

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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