Veterinary Emergency Department Lead Veterinarian

About the role

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Tacoma, WA is seeking a full-time ER Service Head.

Responsibilities

• Manage the schedule for all ER Clinicians, including PTO requests.
• Facilitate regular ER Clinician meetings and participate in hospital leadership meetings.
• Mentor ER Clinicians and new ER/ICU support staff.
• Oversee ER Clinician case management and providing guidance as needed on case management decisions.
• Integrate the emergency and specialty services to successfully manage all hospitalized cases.
• Act as the sounding board between ER Clinicians and Specialty Clinicians and discuss any concerns with the Medical Director as they arise.
• Aid in implementing and monitoring patient safety reporting as it pertains to the emergency department.
• Contribute to recruiting new Emergency Clinicians.
• Ensure new hires have been assigned a mentor by the clinician mentor liaison to support retention and engagement.
• Assist in resolving customer service issues as needed and help management to follow up.
• Partner with hospital leadership to identify opportunities and implement new initiatives for improvement of ER patient care, medical protocols, and client service levels.
• Stay abreast of hospital environment and issues of concern, working collaboratively with the Medical Director and collaborating with P&O and hospital leadership regarding all ER/ICU personnel issues.
• Assist with performance reviews.
• Assist management team with client and pDVM concerns when necessary.
• Work with management team to oversee capital purchases for ICU/ER department.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a DVM from accredited university and will have successfully completed an internship and have at least three years of ER experience. Previous leadership experience preferred.

Qualifications

The annual salary range for this position is $180,000 to $250,000. This position is also eligible for an annual stipend of up to $15,000 and additionally may be eligible for a sign-on bonus and relocation assistance. BluePearl also offers additional ancillary benefits, including, but not limited to, shift differentials and weekend differentials. These ancillary benefits may fluctuate by region and/or hospital. Please discuss specific ancillary benefits with your interviewer.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

BluePearl offers additional ancillary benefits, including, but not limited to, shift differentials and weekend differentials. These ancillary benefits may fluctuate by region and/or hospital. Please discuss specific ancillary benefits with your interviewer.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $180,000 to $250,000. This position is also eligible for an annual stipend of up to $15,000 and additionally may be eligible for a sign-on bonus and relocation assistance.

Schedule

Not specified.