Practice Manager/Technician

4 weeks ago

Durham, United States Ellis Crossing Animal Hospital Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescription:

Position Summary:

The Practice Manager is positive under pressure, has a passion for helping not only animals but also people and can offer an exceptional customer service experience. They have excellent communication, people skills and have the desire to promote and encourage those around them. This individual will monitor the purchasing for the hospital, analyze trends, and develop their staff, along with assisting the partnering DVM during appointments.


The primary function and purpose of the Practice Manager is to manage the hospital and ensure the highest quality of veterinary care, exceptional client service, employee engagement and maximum productivity of the medical team. This includes management of staff, cost of goods sold (COGS), working with DVM staff to drive patient care, and delivering a positive client experience. This role will also include technician or assistant duties while the practice is starting out newly opened. Creating a strong team, supporting the team on the floor if needed, and reinforcing team culture.


Responsibilities:

The job tasks and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:


Daily

  • Assisting DVM for the first year with assistant/technician duties
  • Auditing and processing invoices to ensure pricing and billing is accurate.
  • Review appointment schedules to determine staffing for the needs of the hospital by creating schedules in advance and evaluating volume trends.
  • Verify client communication reminders are being delivered to our clients and that the messages being sent through the reminder system are being responded to accordingly.
  • Completes daily reconciliation properly to ensure that the finance team has all required information.
  • Verify all hospital email communications have been addressed and responded to timely and appropriately.
  • Identify scheduling conflicts and formulate solutions to remove barriers in medical operations that would impede the doctors from providing exceptional patient care.

Weekly

  • Oversee management of controlled substances using the tools and processes consistent with the DEA’s standards
  • Manage inventory and supplies based on hospital needs and patient volumes.
  • Monitor Cost of Goods actual spend vs budget.
  • Administer hospital accounts receivable in accordance with expectations.
  • Collaborate with your social media lead to create innovative posts on your Facebook page.
  • Audit incoming and outgoing calls to ensure that client communications are meeting and exceeding expectations.


Success Criteria

Practice Managers are measured on the performance of the hospital in terms of growth in hospital performance: revenue, visits, new clients, client experience, patient compliance, staff development, and DVM performance. In addition, the Practice Manager needs to foster an inclusive and engaging environment while managing staffing and purchasing effectively.


  • Create a positive culture
  • Increase new clients, pet visits and weekly revenue
  • Tasks and responsibilities completed as instructed.
  • Analyze and have a proactive course of action based on the needs of various identified trends.
  • Leverage tools and resources to problem solve or drive employee engagement.
  • Successful cross-hospital and departmental collaboration to drive performance.
  • Control inventory and spending while ensuring that the hospital needs are fulfilled at all times.
Requirements:

Experience and Education Required/Preferred

  • High school diploma is required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • 3-5 years of management experience required. Preferably in the veterinary or hospitality industry.
  • Experience with Microsoft software required (MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word)
  • Ability to travel occasionally is preferred.


Skills Required:

The Practice Manager must be able to analyze and problem solve based on business needs and trends. Have strong communication skills to drive DVM satisfaction, staff engagement, and client experience.


Specific skills include:

  • Possess strong leadership qualities such as humility, empathy, vision, and time management.
  • Leverage emotional intelligence to communicate at the level of the DVM, staff, and/or client.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and proactively with various levels of personalities.
  • Demonstrate self-awareness, effective communication skills, and ability to course correct immediately.
  • Capacity to inspire and motivate others to drive results, and build dynamic, high performing teams.
  • Maintains a high level of accountability for staff and self.
  • Manage all aspects of the hospital including DVM, support staff, inventory, and budget to maintain or grow hospital profitability.
  • Complete all expected tasks, projects, admin and finance requirements by utilizing time management.
  • Use critical thinking to problem solve through thoughtful assessment to determine the best course of action.
  • Have a combination of the veterinary industry, financial acumen, and business knowledge, or the capacity to learn all these necessary components.
  • Maintain a level of positivity, professionalism, and flexibility through adversity and/or challenges.


ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

In addition to the job-specific responsibilities listed above, all employees are expected to support and model Synergyvet Core Value Principles: Speak Truth, Choose Positivity, Serve Well, Own it, and Always better In addition, employees will be held accountable for knowledge and the practical application of these principles.

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