The Chief Medical Officer will provide medical, professional, ethical, and cultural leadership within the emergency and specialty veterinary services. They will also provide overall training, supervision, organization, direction, and evaluation of emergency and specialists. This position will act as a meaningful and operational liaison between clinicians and administration/executive team, work collaborative with the administrative team and reporting to the executive team.
Responsibilities
Management of patients within own specialty service
Develops, approves, and ensures the standards of care are upheld
Oversees veterinarians in regard to procedures, performance, and ethics
Assists in veterinarian recruiting, orientation, management, development, and training
Oversees clinician scheduling to ensure comprehensive service availability and support
Policy development, implementation, and documentation
Approves new medication and product requests
Maintains awareness of daily operations and assists in proactively addressing problems
Oversees laboratory equipment quality control, infection control
Develops and promotes a team approach towards problem solving
Manages client complaints involving specialty services including interaction with the clients, record review, recommendations for corrective action if warranted, coaching of involved parties
Maintains awareness of changing safety and regulatory standards
Encourages and measures clinician engagement
Assists in balancing the mission with the financial goals of the practice
Qualifications
NY State Licensed to practice Veterinary Medicine
Diplomate in good standing from applicable specialty college
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with clients, colleagues, and support staff
Exceptional interpersonal skills, including conflict management and relationship building
Calm under pressure
Flexible, team player, balance
Maintains integrity at all times and serves as a mentor and role model for colleagues and staff
Manages change successfully
Practices mindful leadership
Excellent organizational skills, able to complete multiple projects in a timely manner
Demonstrated ability to utilize business principles and systems thinking