Veterinary Practice Manager

Oxford Animal Hospital

Overland Park (KS)

On-site

USD 75,000 - 85,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Lyra Health mental health resources

Paid parental leave

Purr-ental leave for pet adoption

Childcare and elder care benefits

Free CE courses

Job summary

Thrive Pet Healthcare’s Oxford Animal Hospital in Overland Park, KS is seeking a Veterinary Hospital Administrator to join our team. The PM will foster a positive culture, improve client service, and engage employees through effective leadership and strategic programs.

The role requires 3+ years in veterinary hospital management, a business degree, and strong budgeting, communication, and staff-coaching skills. Compensation is negotiable based on credentials and experience.

Qualifications

3+ years of hospital management or supervisory experience in Veterinary Medicine.
Bachelor's degree in business and/or equivalent business experience.
CVPM encouraged to apply.
Experience managing an ER veterinary healthcare.
Sound personal judgment in decision-making.
Capable of leading, managing, and coaching staff at all levels.
Demonstrated competence in staff management, including hiring, coaching and disciplinary action.
Demonstrated ability to show empathy toward clients and treat animals with respect and compassion.
Budgeting and financial reporting, including reading and analyzing a P&L Statement.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
Commitment to outstanding client service.
Solid math and Excel/spreadsheet skills.
Ability to lift objects weighing 40 pounds without assistance.

Responsibilities

Oversee the hospital's business activities, including hiring and training staff.
Work with leadership and finance to prepare and manage budgets.
Monitor and analyze key performance indicators; set fees.
Maintain inventory and an inventory control system.
Manage the hospital software; implement safety procedures.

Skills

Hospital management

Staff supervision

Budgeting

Communication

Excel

P&L analysis

Empathy

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent

Tools

Job description

Description

Thrive Pet Healthcare- Oxford Animal Hospital in Overland Park, KS

Thrive Pet Healthcare is looking for a Veterinary Hospital Administrator to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

At Thrive, we understand that your pet is a member of your family. Our experienced and compassionate staff is devoted to caring for your pet at every stage of its life. We provide personalized, attentive medical and surgical care to all of our patients.

About You

The Veterinary Practice Manager (PM) is critical to the success of the hospital, ensuring a positive culture built on shared values and direct communication, creating operational efficiencies, and problem solving to improve client service and employee engagement.

Key to the PM's role is the ability to create and maintain a positive culture and work environment, in alignment with the hospital's plan. This person is creative yet able to develop and implement practical programs. The manager exercises sound judgment, time management, and the willingness and capability to make decisions.

The PM oversees the business activities of the hospital. These duties include hiring and training hospital staff; working with leadership and finance to prepare and manage budgets; monitoring and analyzing key performance indicators; setting fees; maintaining inventory and an inventory control system; managing the hospital software; and implementing safety and security procedures.

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with an annual salary starting at $75-80,000/yr. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Experience & Skills Requirements

Required:3+ years of hospital managementor Supervisoryexperience in Veterinary Medicine

Bachelor's degree in business and/or equivalent business experience

CVPM encouraged to apply

Experience managing an ER veterinary healthcare.

Sound personal judgment in decision-making.

Capable of leading, managing, and coaching staff at all levels.

Demonstrated competence in all aspects of staff management, including hiring, coaching and disciplinary action.

Demonstrated ability to show empathy toward clients and treat animals with respect and compassion.

Demonstrates competence in budgeting and financial reporting, including reading and analyzing a P&L Statement.

Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

A commitment to outstanding client service.

Solid math and Excel/spreadsheet skills.

Ability to lift objects weighing 40 pounds without assistance and objects weighing more than 40 pounds with assistance.

Benefits – our care in action

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

Competitive pay, starting at $75,000 salary

401(k) with employer match

Mental health resources, including 24/7 access to Lyra Health

Paid parental leave

Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet

Employer-sponsored childcare and elder care

Personalized care for every family-forming journey

Discretionary funds and FREE CE courses

Pet perks and veterinary service discounts

Student loan management tools and assistance

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences, your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted, nationally connected community, you’ll be able to make connections, access opportunities and find support with ease.

Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.

You’ll Thrive with Us

At Thrive, you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals. Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU

Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills

A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital

Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement

Move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment - across the nation.

Leadership training for a thriving and long career in the veterinary profession.

About Thrive

Thrive Pet Healthcare is one of the first veterinary services offering a comprehensive continuum of care for pets' primary, specialty, and acute needs. Through a nationwide community of over 360 veterinary providers, and an industry-leading membership program, Thrive Pet Healthcare provides personalized, accessible care through every stage of a pet's life and health. Founded by veterinarians, the organization provides industry-first benefits for practice staff while elevating privately held veterinary hospitals with innovative service and technology solutions. By focusing on the needs of care providers and professional collaboration, Thrive Pet Healthcare is supporting the well-being of the industry and raising the national bar for veterinary excellence.

Who We Are

Thrive Pet Healthcare is united by our mission to create the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners. We exist to nurture both pets and people through meaningful relationships and exceptional veterinary care.

Our Support Office teams power that mission by supporting our hospitals through operational excellence, innovative programs, people-centered culture, and forward-thinking business solutions - all while having plenty of fun along the way.

We nurture pets & people through meaningful relationships and exceptional pet care—and we are united by a shared set of values.