Veterinarian - Managing

Veterinarian - Managing at National Veterinary Associates summary:

The Managing Veterinarian at Dale City Animal Hospital leads medical and surgical operations while overseeing financial performance and staff management in a growing small animal practice. This role includes ensuring high standards of patient care, training and mentoring staff, maintaining compliance and accreditation, and engaging with the community to support pet care needs. The position offers work-life balance with a customizable schedule and benefits such as sign-on bonuses, relocation, and student debt repayment incentives.

Dale City Animal Hospital in Woodbridge, VA is searching for a Managing Veterinarian to join their team!

***Joint Venture Opportunity, $40k Sign-On, $20k Retention, $7.5k Relocation***

***$3K + 5 Days CE Allowance, $2k Lifestyle Incentive, Student Debt Repayment Allowance***

***Parental Leave, Newly Renovated Facility, Growing Team***

Dale City Animal Hospital has been providing high standards of medicine within this community for over 30 years. Dale City has recently relocated to a newly renovated 7,000 square foot facility. We are currently a 3-doctor practice and are looking to expand into a larger team in the years to come as our practice grows. Dale City strives to provide an environment that upholds outstanding customer service, top notch patient care, and a fun work environment. We are looking for a strong leader who is interested in helping to build a practice and use their skills to better veterinary medicine in our community.

Equipment and Procedures

• GP, small animal in addition to exotic pets
• Open treatment area
• Double surgical suite
• Dental Suite with portable digital Xray
• 10 Exam Rooms
• DVM office space overlooking the treatment area
• Ultrasound & Xray
• In house Idexx Lab equipment

Work-Life Balance

We are a strong believer of supporting work-life balance through having a rotating schedule of 4 and 5-day work weeks. The occasional Saturday might be needed as we build the DVM team. We are a facility that does not house pets overnight or currently offer appointments past 7:00pm. We are closed on the 6 federal holidays as well. We work to provide customized scheduling that fits the needs of our team, MDVM included.

Responsibilities

• Oversees surgical and medical cases for all doctors while ensuring positive outcomes, accurate estimates, and client communication/education
• Responsible for the financial performance of the hospital including revenue and hospital contribution growth as well as managing all hospital expenses
• Sees wellness and sick appointments, performs physical examinations, and conducts diagnostic/medical/surgical/dental procedures
• Monitors DVM performance, production, and assures current licensure of all DVMs
• Educated on new medical information and changes in veterinary medicine
• Trains all medical staff, including the mentoring of new graduates
• Maintains client/patient medical/surgical records/logs
• Increase hospital's community involvement through partnering with community leaders and engaging with local support groups to support pet care needs.
• Participates in recruiting and interviewing DVMs and general staff members
• Maintains and improves medical standards, quality of care, hospital compliance, and AAHA accreditation
• The Managing Veterinarian partners with the Hospital Manager in the development and delivery of staff training programs, employee hiring/termination, resolving staff concerns, driving community involvement, participating in technician appraisal and counseling sessions , and promoting growth and innovation of the practice. The MDVM also prepares an annual planning matrix, operating budget, and capital budget with support from the hospital team and Divisional Leadership.

Keywords:

Managing Veterinarian, small animal practice, veterinary surgery, staff management, patient care, veterinary medicine, AAHA accreditation, veterinary diagnostics, animal hospital management, work-life balance