Seeking a Hospital Manager for a specialty Veterinary Hospital in Anchorage, AK - offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus!

Who we are:

Sage Veterinary Centers is a nationally renowned network of Veterinary Emergency and Specialty hospitals with locations in Alaska, Arizona, California and Washington. We believe animals are amazing! Our mission is simple, “to improve the lives of pets and their people.” Day in and day out, we function with our 6 core values in mind: compassion, service, integrity, collaboration, sustainability, and innovation.

SAGE and NVA Compassion-First have recently joined together to advance our shared purpose of world-class specialty and emergency veterinary care. Our dedication to specialty and emergency medicine has been a common background and together we will further our commitment to delivering progressive, compassionate, and exceptional medicine.

Combining our strengths gives us the opportunity to make a lasting and positive impact on the profession, our people, and the care of animals while championing hospitals in their local communities and supporting the practices and culture that have made them successful.

Our doctors and top-notch clinical support team members operate in an environment that emphasizes serving our patients, clients, and referring veterinarians with high-quality, compassionate, and ethical care. We appreciate our team members deeply and do what we need to do to make sure you know it and feel acknowledged for your hard work, every single day. Together, we actively foster an environment of inclusiveness, learning, and growth.

About our Anchorage location:

Veterinary Specialists of Alaska, first opened its doors in 1996. As the first multi-specialty veterinary referral practice in Alaska, we continue to have a robust Surgery service and the only Dermatologist in the state. We are looking for an experienced Veterinary Hospital Manager in our state-of-the-art hospital. Reporting to the Director of Hospital Operations, this is a great opportunity to take the next step in your Veterinary Management career and be part of something special!

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate is a collaborative, energized, high-level leader of both people and operations. You view work challenges as exciting puzzles containing the keys to success. You are ready to make your mark with a high growth organization!

You thrive in a fast-paced environment which requires multitasking skills and the ability to prioritize responsibilities. You are the go-to for the team and doctors and you handle yourself with a can-do attitude, ultimately earning yourself the title of “fearless leader”. You will be challenged, you will learn, and your dedication, skills, and ambition will be rewarded!

Some of the responsibilities you will own in this role:

• Partner with the Medical Director, and coach a team of dedicated Leads and Managers to provide leadership, appreciation, support, and feedback for the support team and doctors working in your facility.
• In collaboration with People & Culture and departmental leadership, thoughtfully resolve work-related interpersonal conflicts between staff.
• Ensure that your hospital is operationally sound, secure, and supplied with the necessary equipment and stock of medicine, supplies, and materials.
• Collaborate with all levels of business, operations, and clinical teams to constantly support and enhance patient care, client satisfaction, and employee experience.
• Achieve client satisfaction targets for your hospital.
• Collaboratively align, develop, and execute local targeted strategies and initiatives to meet or exceed organizational goals.
• Develop, articulate, and implement effective plans to connect your facility staff’s daily functions with local and network-wide financial and operational targets.
• Collaborate with recruiting and departmental leadership for the sourcing, assessment, and hiring of clinical and support staff.
• Other duties as assigned or needed.

Perks:

• $10,000 Hiring Bonus
• Some flexibility with work schedule start/end time as needed
• Mon-Fri / No nights, weekends, or holidays

Qualifications:

• Experience in the veterinary industry required.
• Management or leadership experience required.
• Licensed Veterinary Technician is a plus, but not required.
• College degree and five years of progressively responsible work experience, or the equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Experience managing a facility and multiple direct reports.
• Excellent leadership, management, staff development, problem-solving, interpersonal, presentation and organizational skills.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change management.
• Practical financial acumen with budgetary, staffing & labor costs, P&L, and cost/benefit analyses experience.
• The ability to deliver results, create strategic plans, develop staff, and the desire to develop and progress your own knowledge and skills.
• Schedule flexibility to be available for hospital and team needs.