Hospital Leader On Duty

PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. seeks a Hospital Leader On Duty to deliver high-quality veterinary care and excellent customer service. The role coordinates clinical and administrative tasks, directing the hospital team and ensuring adherence to Petco policies.

The HLOD will work closely with veterinarians and technicians, supervise paraprofessional staff, and uphold a compassionate, efficient environment for patients and clients alike.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership capabilities and team management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to engage with clients and pets professionally.
• Experience using telephones and computer systems in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Greet clients and patients, escort to exam rooms, record vitals and histories.
• Assist veterinarians with appointments, surgery, dentistry, and euthanasia as directed.
• Handle medications and maintain EMR records.
• Monitor calls, schedule appointments, and provide client education.
• Support anesthesia, monitoring, and post-operative recovery under supervision.
• Train new staff and keep the hospital clean and organized.
• Oversee hospital operations and supervise paraprofessional staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team player

Telephone/computer skills

Empathy/compassion

Job description

Want to help pets live their best lives?

We’re proud to be where the pets go and where thepet peoplego. If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what’s right for pets and people.

• Pet First – Protect & Empower. All pets should Live their Best Life. We put the needs of pets and pet parents at the center of everything we do.
• Foster the Fun – Connect & Bond. Our Passion for pets brings us together! We celebrate the journey of pet parenthood through distinct experiences, products, and services.
• Let’s Go! Own & Commit. We are stronger as One Petco team. We bring our unique superpowers and champion authenticity in everyone to drive success.

About Petco:

We’re proud to be “where the pets go” to find everything they need to live their best lives for more than 60 years — from their favorite meals and toys, to trusted supplies and expert support from people who get it, because we live it. We believe in the universal truths of pet parenthood — the boundless boops, missing slippers, late night zoomies and everything in between. And we’re here for it. Every tail wag, every vet visit, every step of the way. We are 29,000+ strong and together we nurture the pet-human bond in more than 1,500 Petco stores across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. In 1999, we foundedPetco Love. Together, we support thousands of local animal welfare groups nationwide and have helped find homes for approximately 7 million animals through in-store adoption events.

Position Purpose

The Hospital Leader On Duty provides excellent veterinary care to ourfull-service hospital patients and phenomenal customer care to their owners. TheHospital Leader On Duty represents the mission and valuesof Petcoto all pets and pet parents.OurHospital Leader On Dutysets the tone with the technical and customer supportpartnersin the hospital, and is responsible, like allpartners, for fostering cohesion and motivation within the team.

Essential Job Functions

The Hospital Leader on Duty must be able to perform all of the following duties and responsibilities w_ith or without reasonable accommodation_.

• Greet clients and patients arriving for appointments and escort them into an exam room, obtain weight and vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, pain score,body condition score) and record in the electronic medical record. HLODs will collect thorough patient histories and document the patient visit in the EMRs. Assist doctors with appointments (routine and emergency), surgery, dentistry, and euthanasia, under supervision from the veterinarian and the credentialed Veterinary Technicians.
• Perform patient restraint, obtain and process laboratory samples, handle and dispense medications at the direction of the veterinarian and help maintain the electronic medical record.
• Monitor and answer telephone lines, route calls appropriately, schedule appointments, provide client education, relay test results to doctor and clients, maintain and update client/patient records.
• Help prepare patients for surgical and dental procedures and assist doctor and/or veterinary technician in anesthetizing patients. Under supervision of the veterinarian and/or veterinary technician HLOD will maintain patients safely under anesthesia while monitoring vital parameters, help monitor patients during recovery and prepare them for hospital discharge or transfer to an overnight care facility.
• Under supervision of the veterinarian and/or veterinary technician, perform in-hospital treatments for sick patients including giving injectable and oral medications as well as intravenous fluid therapy; keep patients clean, watered, and fed (when indicated and directed by doctor), safely walk canine patients when necessary for elimination.
• Training of new staff members and general dissemination of knowledge as required.
• Keep hospital environment neat and clean; perform regular cleaning of environment based on necessity as well as based on a pre-determined maintenance schedule.
• Empowered to one task in hospital-Inventory ordering, Scheduling, etc.
• Monitor and assuming the task answering the practice phone and routing calls appropriately
• Schedule appointments, when necessary, from callers or visitors to the practice.
• Monitor wait times and make accommodation as necessary during peak/busy times, or when medical staff is dealing with an emergency situation.
• Uphold and enforce all policies of Petco and Vetco Total Care.
• Oversee operations of Hospital and supervise the paraprofessional staff
• Participate in the training of new staff members and general dissemination of knowledge as required.

Nature of Supervision

In all activities related to the care and handling of individual patients and clients, the incumbent will take direct supervision from the Area Operations Manager.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has immediate daily supervisory duties over our paraprofessional partners.

Education/Experience

• Preferred to have at least1-yearprevious experience working in a veterinary practice or sufficient experience to ensure excellent performance at the above-listed skills
• Must have leadership capabilities
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be compassionate and sympathetic, and be able to maintain a professional attitude and demeanor during emotional and stressful situations
• Must have telephone and computer skills
• Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments, offer creative ideas, and accept change

Work Environment

The majority ofjob duties are conducted in the Veterinary Hospital. Position requires bending, kneeling, lifting (up to 30 pounds, as necessary) and standing for long periods of time. A large amount of this partner’s time will be spent in direct contact with clients and their pets.

Contacts

This position will regularly communicate with clients, service teams and management in both our Vetco Total Care Hospitals and Pet Care Centers.

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.

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