Veterinary Jobs in
Smithville, TN

DeKalb Animal Clinic was initially founded in 1987 to serve the needs of pets in Smithville, TN, and the surrounding area. Today, the clinic is a 4,000 sq ft facility with 4 exam rooms, a 2-table surgical suite, and several large treatment areas.

More about the Role

Reporting into the Regional Director of Operations, the Practice Manager manages all essential business functions in the veterinary practice and supports the practice teams. The Practice Manger works in partnership with the Managing Doctor (MDVM) to ensure successful practice operations, high client satisfaction, and to manage practice teams. In collaboration with the MDVM, the Practice Manager is responsible for ensuring profitability of the practice, growing the business and all the while protecting the practice legacy. The Practice Manager must be a strong people manager, possess great business acumen, and enjoy leading and developing a team. Additionally, they should ensure the practice has engaged and productive teams that are driving high-quality patient care and exceptional client service.

Competencies

Business Acumen: Understanding how a business works, how it makes money and how the strategies and decisions impact financial, operational and sales results.

Client Centric: Ensuring all practice activities result in the highest level of client satisfaction. Keeping the client, patient, and team members at the center of everything you do. 

Decision Making: The ability to make good decisions, solve problems, and decide on important matters is critical. Managers must be able to efficiently gather and analyze relevant data on different issues, evaluate results, and choose decisively between alternatives. They must be able to effectively implement their decisions, initiate action, and measure results.

Critical & Strategic Thinking: Strategic thinking and planning are an essential part of financial forecasting, marketing plans, and long-term plans for growth of the practice. Managers must have the ability to identify questions, problems, and arguments relevant to these issues and to use logic and critical reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions or approaches to problems.

Planning & Priority: The manager has many different job responsibilities, several of which relate to compliance with professional and legal standards and regulations. As a result, managers must be able to organize their work efficiently, set priorities, and establish plans or timetables for achieving goals. They must effectively manage time and workload to meet deadlines.

Continuous Learning: Best practices in management and legal issues are constantly evolving and managers must keep up with these changes. They must demonstrate curiosity for learning and actively seek out new information, technologies, and methods. They must also seek feedback and other opportunities for self-development.

Leadership: Leadership is essential for the human resource tasks of a manager. Effective managers influence and motivate others in the workplace. They take initiative in organizing and coordinating the activities of group members and are successful at mobilizing group effort toward a common goal. Additionally, they are responsible for creating and maintaining a positive culture in the practice.

Essential Responsibilities

• Drive revenue for practice growth
• Manage expenses including but not limited to drugs and supplies, labor and facility costs
• Assist in developing and maintaining salary schedules and job evaluations for all employees
• Provide input on an annual budget
• Triage in-house human resource issues and collaborate with the Heartland Human Resources team
• Establish and execute performance evaluations
• Establish internal operating procedures for the administration of the practice to ensure accuracy and completeness of veterinary records and reports, format, and compliance with the accepted hospital practices.
• Partner with the MDVM to ensure all team members are adhering to practice operating procedures that ensure the accuracy and completeness of veterinary records and reports and ensure formats are in compliance with accepted practice guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and laws. This includes but is not limited to OSHA, DEA, EEOC, ADA, and the Department of Labor. Develop and maintain procedures necessary to meet regulatory requirements.
• Frequently connect with Heartland RDO to ensure the practice and teams have everything they need to ensure high performance client satisfaction.
• Partners with Heartland’s Support Center as needed to grow the business.
• Any other duties deemed necessary.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Ability to work on weekends when needed
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous management experience is required
• Previous veterinary medicine experience is preferred
• Ability to lift patients and carry equipment up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 25 pounds with assistance
• Oversee OSHA safety techniques including use of proper PPE
• Computer skills, MS office applications, etc.
• Basic math and ability to calculate medication dosages
• Strong communication skills to ensure patient safety

Benefits Offered

• Paid time off
• Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Bonus incentive
• Flexible work schedules
• Career and professional development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program

Pay Range
USD $50,000.00 – USD $60,000.00 /Yr.

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DeKalb Animal Clinic was initially founded in 1987 to serve the needs of pet parents in Smithville, TN, and the surrounding area. In 2005, our building on West Broad Street was purchased to serve the clinic’s growing clientele. Today, the clinic is a 4,000 sq ft facility and has four examination rooms, a two-table surgical suite, and several large treatment areas. We are equipped with digital radiographs, ultrasound and high-speed drill, polisher and scaler unit. We have expanded our surgical capabilities to incorporating orthopedic surgery to our services. Training is provided for orthopedic, dental and ultrasound as needed. Our veterinary team takes pride in giving our clients and their pets the best and most affordable care. We offer digital x-ray, ultrasound, echo, and on-site blood chemistry equipment.

Position Purpose

Join our team at Dekalb Animal Clinic and immerse yourself in our family culture and progressive medicine! We are proud to have been voted ‘Best of the Best’ veterinary clinic in DeKalb County for now 5 years in a row! We are so excited to welcome an additional Associate Veterinarian to our team. We operate a fast-paced environment with the help of our wonderful support staff team. This would be an excellent opportunity for any New Grad who is looking for personalized mentorship or any Associate DVM with an interest in advanced diagnostics and surgery.

About the area: Smithville is located in Middle Tennessee, about an hour east of Nashville, nestled directly between Murfreesboro and Cookeville. Hundreds of artists call DeKalb County their home, making farmers markets, art festivals, and blue grass music events one of a kind. We are located in a beautiful area with Center Hill Lake right outside of town. Here you can spend an entire day boating, fishing, and lounging while taking in stunning views. You can also head up north into Kentucky for cave exploration and distillery tours. One of the oldest fairs in the country takes place every year in Smithville and is always one of the highly anticipated nights of the year. This area is one-of-a-kind and suits anyone, whether it be looking to raise a family or to retire.

Essential Responsibilities

• Examine and treat companion animals to detect and determine the nature of disease or injuries.
• Operate diagnostic equipment and collect diagnostic samples as well as interpret results.
• Advise pet owners on preventative care and treatment options.
• Perform surgery and prescribe medication as needed.
• Provide counsel around pet end of life care.
• Maintain patients’ medical records.
• Ensures compliance with veterinary ethics and relevant statues, policies, and procedures.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from an accredited
• AVMA institution.
• Appropriate state licensure.
• Eligibility to obtain DEA/BNDD.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates professional and courteous presentation consistently with staff and clients.
• Ability to lift patients and carry equipment up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 25 pounds with assistance.

Benefits Offered

• Unlimited personal time
• Bonus incentives
• Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance
• Retirement benefits (401(k), Roth(k) with match)
• CE and licensure reimbursement
• Flexible work schedules
• Managing career path development
• Employee Assistance Program
• DVM Referral Program
• Mental Health Resources
• Relocation assistance available

Pay Range

USD $100,000.00 – USD $120,000.00 /Yr.

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