Veterinary Department Manager - Specialty

Veterinary Department Manager - Specialty

ACCESS Los Angeles

Location: Culver City, CA, 90232

Time Type: Full-Time

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ACCESS Los Angeles is seeking a Specialty Department Manager to join our growing team!

In this role, you will oversee our Internal Medicine, Neurology, and Radiology teams.

ACCESS LA is one of the largest, most advanced, and progressive veterinary multi-specialty groups in So Cal. Our hospital includes Avian & Exotics, Cardiology, Emergency, Neurology, Soft Tissue Surgery. Unique to ACCESS LA, we also offer advanced orthopedic surgery in our nationally renowned Bone and Joint Center, 4 full-time Critical Care specialists to support our ICU, and interventional radiology in Internal Medicine. We''re doing big things!

We make decisions with our core values: service, empathy, quality, integrity. If that aligns with your values and you bring a willingness to lead, learn, grow, and collaborate, we''d love to hear from you!

Job Purpose:

• Responsible for maintaining a staff that adheres to the principles of Quality,

Integrity, Compassion and Service

• Responsible for the training, performance, scheduling and review of staff
• Provide primary point of contact through which all technical questions, comments,

concerns and issues can be handled, while on and off premises

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Scheduling and performance of interviews and skill assessments for all potential

staff new hires

• Appropriate scheduling of staff to maximize coverage and minimize

overtime while recognizing 24/7 case load needs, including coverage of technical

responsibilities for patients as needed as well as approval of time off requested

• Share responsibility with the ECC Technician Manager for making sure all Cubex machines

are fully stocked and all necessary maintenance on the Cubex machines are performed

• Provision of medical, behavioral, and performance expectations to specialty technical

staff

• Oversight, with the guidance of Hospital Administrator, of staff

performance, ensuring quality control and consistency of technical task completion

• Performance of staff review on a regular basis to ensure staff members

are provided clear expectations and understand how they perform compared to

expectations

• Communication with Hospital Administrator on specialty equipment performance and

maintenance to ensure necessary functionality

• Work closely with Hospital Administrator as well as the entire administrative team to

ensure consistent practices throughout the hospital

• Act as primary person for resource management of staff
• As assigned by Hospital Administrator, oversee training of staff in

various areas of technical skills pertinent to their specific specialty department

• Responsible for being primary key-holder OR Cubex resource as needed
• Responsible for scheduling regular staff meetings and verifying that all

action items from each meeting are handled before eliminating them from the list of

items to complete

• General facility oversight and knowledge, including handling or delegation of first

response for urgent specialty department needs

• Responsible for upholding the spirit of ACCESS by handling all necessary tasks that require

attention

Benefits - our care in action

We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:

• Paid time off including 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, and time off for new pet adoptions
• Top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account
• Pet perks including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations
• Generously subsidized backup and ongoing care support for children, adults, and pets
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• 401k with employer contribution
• Tenure-based incentive program and performance bonuses
• Continuing education and development support through our library of free CE courses and paid time off to complete

and so much more!

Compensation: $90k to $100k - to be determined based upon experience/skill set

Schedule: 5 days a week, 1 weekend shift per week is required

Qualifications:

• The Specialty Manager should ideally possess 2+ years of leadership experience. RVT preferred, but not required
• Must be well organized and able to multi-task effectively
• Flexible availability

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members, pet parents, and pets. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.

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