Multi-Site Veterinary Practice Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Chenal Valley Animal Hospital & Briarwood Animal Hospital – Multi-Site Veterinary Practice Manager

Chenal Valley Animal Hospital and Briarwood Animal Hospital are two well-established, progressive, and fast-paced veterinary practices serving the Little Rock, Arkansas area. Both practices are owned and operated by a dedicated team of experienced veterinarians and staff, offering exceptional care to small animals in the community. Together, they represent a unique multi-site veterinary network committed to providing comprehensive, high-quality services to patients.

Chenal Valley Animal Hospital

Located in West Little Rock, Chenal Valley Animal Hospital is a thriving 3-doctor practice focused on delivering a wide range of services for small animals. From preventative care to advanced diagnostic and surgical options, we ensure that every pet receives the best possible care. Our offerings include routine Preventative Care, Surgery, Dentistry, Cold Laser Therapy, In-House Diagnostics, Digital Full-Body and Dental Radiology, Ultrasonography, as well as Medical and Vacation Boarding. The fast-paced environment and our team’s commitment to excellence allow us to stay at the forefront of veterinary care.

Briarwood Animal Hospital

Briarwood Animal Hospital, also a 3-doctor practice, is located in the heart of Little Rock, Arkansas. Like Chenal Valley, we are a fast-paced and highly progressive practice that prides itself on offering top-tier services for our small animal patients. Our extensive service list includes Preventative Care, Surgery, Urgent Care, High-Speed Dentistry, Cold Laser Therapy, In-House Diagnostics, Digital Full-Body and Dental Radiology, Ultrasonography, and a variety of boarding options (Medical and / or Vacation). In addition, we offer Grooming services to help our patients look and feel their best. Briarwood is known for its welcoming environment and professional team, who are committed to providing compassionate care to pets and their families.

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Job Description

We’re looking for :

We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and organized Veterinary Practice Manager to oversee the daily operations across both locations.

In this role, you will blend leadership, problem-solving, and organizational skills to ensure seamless operations and the highest quality care for our patients. Your responsibilities will include managing office procedures, ordering and inventory, scheduling, conflict resolution, staff training, and ensuring smooth communication between staff and pet owners. You’ll also be the point of contact for questions regarding clinic policies, appointment availability, and treatment costs.

The ideal candidate will be patient, detail-oriented, and able to multitask effectively while maintaining a positive and productive work environment. Strong communication, management, and customer service skills are essential to ensure both the veterinary team and our clients have an exceptional experience.

If you're looking for a rewarding leadership role where you can make a real difference in a thriving practice, we’d love to hear from you!

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

Qualifications

Qualifications :

Additional Information

We offer our staff :

Pay :  $60-$75k yearly

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting / outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit https : / / allianceanimal.com / additionaljobdescriptiondetails / .

Salary : $60,000 - $75,000