VCA Antech

Veterinary Group Medical Director

VCA Antech$120K — $180K *
US-Anywhere
+ 3 other locationsRemote
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree and DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) required
  • Completion of 1-year rotating internship required
  • May be Emergency Clinician or board-certified Specialty Clinician
  • 7+ years of leadership experience required
  • Experience overseeing multiple sites or revenues exceeding $25MM preferred

Responsibilities

  • Identify and develop medical leaders to enhance clinician productivity and engagement
  • Serve as a representative and champion of BluePearl's mission and vision
  • Communicate and cascade key initiatives impacting medical staff among field leaders
  • Foster collaborative relationships between the support team and hospitals
  • Ensure appropriate productivity and growth plans for clinicians and hospitals
  • Monitor operating costs and alert hospital leaders to overages
  • Oversee the on-site visit process for DVM candidates and support their onboarding
  • Ensure medical quality and patient safety standards are met
  • Collaborate on veterinarian referral strategies with the Vet Relations team
  • Encourage continuing education programs to engage clinicians and technicians
  • Monitor medical occurrences and client experience for improvements

Benefits

  • Remote position with flexible work arrangements
  • Opportunity for leadership in a multi-site organization
  • Access to ongoing professional development and continuing education
  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on clinician engagement
  • Involvement in strategic decision-making impacting the veterinary field
Full Job Description
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This is a remote position overseeing multiple hospital locations within our Central Division, (MN, KS, WI states).

The Group Medical Director (GMD) has medical oversight of multiple markets within the organization with combined revenues of approximately $100MM or greater. The incumbent has the ultimate responsibility for translation of organizational objectives into market-specific objectives that instill a clinician-driven culture, promote clinician engagement and retention, and yield strong fiscal performance. A GMD frequently travels to hospitals to evaluate and mentor medical leaders and address concerns. The role partners with other members of the field leadership team to ensure a balanced representation of medical quality and financial considerations and the people & organization department to champion consistency in a high performance and engaged workforce united in being BluePearl.

As a GMD, you will:

  • Identify, oversee and develop medical leaders (Medical Directors and their ER Service Team Leads) to ensure optimal clinician productivity and engagement. Responsible for creating a clinician-driven culture in assigned markets.
  • Serve as high-level representative and champion of BluePearl mission and vision in all interactions within the organization and external veterinary community.
  • Partner with field leaders to effectively communicate and cascade key initiatives impacting medical staff.
  • Foster a collaborative and trusting relationship between the support team and hospitals.
  • Partner with field leaders to ensure appropriate productivity levels and growth plans for clinicians and hospitals, including maximizing technical teams.
  • Monitor reports on operating costs within functional areas. Alerts hospital leaders of cost and labor over run. Partners with field leaders, finance and P&O to assess concerns and implement solutions.
  • Own the success of on-site visit process for DVM candidates in assigned markets, ensures onboarding and mentoring of new BluePearl Clinicians through BluePearl Mentorship Program.
  • Ensure standards for medical quality, patient safety reporting, equipment, and clinician productivity/performance are met.
  • Partner with assigned Vet Relations team to collaborate on pDVM referral strategies that impact assigned markets.
  • Oversee and encourage support of continuing education programs across assigned markets and ensures programs sufficiently develop and engage technicians and clinicians to deliver remarkable care to patients.
  • Monitor reports on medical occurrences, patient safety and client experience and partners with stakeholders as needed to ensure swift resolution, improvements, and/or coaching as needed.
  • Work collaboratively with the BluePearl Support Team to develop solutions for escalated concerns and influences medical leaders to shape adoption and ensure effectiveness of resolutions.
  • Travel around 50% to ensure in-person leadership and mentoring in hospitals.


EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor's Degree and DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) required.
  • Completion of 1-year rotating internship required.
  • May be Emergency Clinician or board-certified Specialty Clinician.
  • 7+ years of leadership experience required (previously overseeing multiple sites or revenues exceeding $25MM preferred.)


For additional details or questions, please email [email protected].

About VCA Antech

VCA Antech is a leading provider of veterinary services in the United States and Canada. The company operates over 1,000 animal hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, offering a wide range of services including general medical care, surgery, and emergency care. VCA Antech is committed to providing high-quality care to pets and their owners, and has received numerous awards for its service and expertise. The company also operates a network of pet adoption centers, helping to find homes for thousands of animals each year. VCA Antech was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Learn more about VCA Antech
Size
20,000 employees
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Founded
1986

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