Veterinary Practice Manager

Green Summit Animal Clinic; Lee's Summit (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Bereavement

Paid Parental Leave

Competitive Compensation

CE Allowance

Tuition Reimbursement

Referral Bonus

Background Check

Uniform Allowance

Job summary

Green Summit Animal Clinic in Lee's Summit, Missouri, seeks an experienced Veterinary Practice Manager to lead day-to-day operations and guide a caring team. You will oversee staffing, training, scheduling, and policy enforcement to deliver exceptional client experiences.

The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, with a focus on compassionate leadership, inventory control, and efficient hospital workflow. Competitive compensation and benefits accompany this position.

Qualifications

• Experience or certification in veterinary practice management with 1+ year in a leadership role.
• Knowledge of veterinary medicine terminology and hospital operations.
• Compassionate, calm, team player, multitasker, and strong communicator.
• Highly organized with strong computer skills.
• Self-starter committed to ongoing learning.
• Flexible hours to meet hospital needs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate staffing, training, and performance evaluations.
• Manage inventory, orders, and office policies.
• Direct onboarding of new staff and salary discussions.
• Market the hospital at local events and build community relationships.
• Resolve staff conflicts and ensure smooth daily operations.
• Answer pet owners' questions about clinic policies and costs.

Skills

Veterinary practice management

Compassionate

Calm

Team player

Multi-tasking

Strong communicator

Organized

Computer skills

Job description

Join the Green Summit Animal Clinic Team – Where Compassion Meets Excellence

For over 20 years, Green Summit Animal Clinic has proudly served the pets and families of Lee’s Summit and the surrounding communities. We’re passionate about delivering exceptional veterinary care and building lasting relationships with our clients. Our mission is simple: to provide comprehensive, high-quality healthcare that enhances the lives of our patients and supports the families who love them.

We believe that great veterinary care goes hand-in-hand with client education. Many pet owners may feel unsure or overwhelmed when it comes to their pet’s health—and we’re here to change that. Our entire team is committed to making veterinary visits as clear, comfortable, and convenient as possible.

At Green Summit, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethics and care. Our veterinarians and support staff treat every pet as if they were their own. Through ongoing education and investment in cutting-edge technology, we stay ahead of the curve and bring the best possible care to every patient, every time.

If you're passionate about animal health, thrive in a collaborative and supportive environment, and want to work with a team that truly values its people and patients, we’d love to meet you!

Make a meaningful impact—join Green Summit Animal Clinic today.

A courteous and efficient veterinary practice manager to coordinate and manage all office administration procedures. The veterinary practice manager’s responsibilities include ordering, inventory management, coordinating schedules, resolving conflicts among office staff members, training of staff members, and all other aspects which keeps the practice operating efficiently. You should also be able to answer pet owners' questions regarding clinic policies, appointment availabilities, and treatment costs.

To be successful as a veterinary practice manager, you should be patient, detail-oriented, and adept at multitasking. Ultimately, an outstanding veterinary practice manager should be able to communicate effectively with pet owners and veterinary staff members as well as demonstrate exceptional management, organizational, and customer service skills.

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.
• 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:

• Experienced or Certified Veterinary Practice Manager with a minimum of 1-year management experience preferred or 3+ years veterinary experience required
• knowledgeable in veterinary medicine terminology and how to run a veterinary hospital
• Compassionate, Calm, Team Player, Multi-Tasker and Strong Communicator
• Highly organized and possess computer skills
• Self-starter with the desire to continue to advance your knowledge and skillset
• Open availability with flexibility to change hours based on hospital’s needs

Additional Information

We offer our staff:

Compensation: $50-60k annually depending on experience

• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
• Paid Bereavement Program
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
• Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory background check.
• *Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.