Hospital Medical Leader - San Jose, United States - Petco

Petco

Verified Company

San Jose, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Create a healthier, brighter future for pets, pet parents and people

If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what's right for pets, people and our planet.

We love all pets like our own
We're the future of the pet industry
We're here to improve lives
We drive outstanding results together
We're welcome as we are

Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and Petco partners.

We are 29,000 strong, working together across 1,500+ pet care centers, 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics, eight distribution centers and two support centers.

Our Mission:
The health and wellness company committed to improving the lives of pets, pet parents, and Petco partners.

Our Commitments:

**We always put pets first
- **we rally around the belief that if it's good for pets, it's good for business.

**We raise the bar
- **We catalyze the entire pet industry by combining passion and expertise, pioneering and trailblazing new standards in care.

**We build communities
- **We bring together a community of pets and pet parents to deepen connections and celebrate the love between us.

**We deliver 360 solutions
- **We are the constant partner to pet and pet parents, delivering connected, personalized solutions that are accessible in one place.

**We fight for every pet
- **We strive to make health and wellness accessible for all pets, no matter their situation.

Position Purpose:

The purpose of the Hospital Medical Leader position is to lead the hospital veterinary team in providing excellent veterinary care to our Vetco Total Care full-service hospital patients while offering phenomenal customer care to their owners.

The Hospital Medical Leader represents the mission and commitments to all clients, veterinarians, and hospital and store partners.

All hospital partners are responsible for performing duties in a way that creates an environment in which:

the patient's needs always come first;

- every team member understands that they have the power to do what it takes to create an exceptional customer and patient experience;
- contentious issues are dealt with and resolved as they occur when possible, or as soon as is possible;
- exceptional teamwork and commitment to shared goals benefits the entire organization.

Essential Job Functions:

Leadership/Management duties:
Lead hospital veterinarian team.
Partner with Hospital Office Manager to provide cohesive and collaborative leadership to the entire hospital team.
Mentor and coach hospital veterinarians to drive continuous improvement in clinical skills, client communication, team collaboration, and standard of care.
Hold responsibility for driving hospital commitment to medical quality, including compliance with Petco Medical SOPs and all applicable laws and regulations.
Understand and assure strict compliance of state practice act requirements for fullservice veterinary hospitals.
Participate in hospital partner interviews.
Create veterinarian schedule, identify potential gaps and partner with Hospital Office Manager and field leadership to correct.
Closely monitor hospital performance, and in partnership with HOM and field leadership identify areas of opportunity to drive business results through exceptional quality of care and client communication.
Review P&L monthly reporting, and partner with HOM and field Leadership to increase revenue growth and exceed financial targets set by finance team through ensuring a high level of both quality and efficiency.
Conduct regular review of hospital electronic medical records regarding patient decisions and provide feedback and direction to hospital veterinarians as a means to elevate patient care.
Ensure all client concerns and reportable incidents are addressed swiftly, partner with the Hospital Office Manager and field leadership in appropriate resolution.
Maintain and be responsible for ordering, inventory, recording, and reporting of all controlled substances and keep hospital in compliance with state and federal DEA regulations.
Promote a strong culture of safety for team, clients, and patients.
Partner with Hospital Office Manager for hospital radiation safety training and compliance.
Clinical Care duties:
Provide excellent patient care by performing physical examinations, diagnosing and treating diseases, and providing preventive care according to patient signalment, lifestyle and environment.
Utilize a problembased approach that includes developing a complete problem list for every patient examined, a complete list of differential diagnoses for each problem identified, a complete diagnostic plan, and appropriate treatments based on interpretation of diagnostic te