Details
Posted: 29-Nov-21
Location: East Syracuse, New York
Type: Full Time
Required Education: DVM or equivalent
Categories:
Private Practice
Occupation:
Other
Species:
Canine
Feline
Calling all experienced ER Clinicians or Criticalists looking for a change -
The Veterinary Medical Center of Central NY is seeking a seasoned emergency clinician or criticalist interested in helping shape future ER clinicians into confident, proficient and resilient doctors. The VMC currently hosts a successful internship and ER Immersion program, a program that offers professional mentorship and clinical oversight to new grads or clinicians new to the field of ER medicine. We are looking for an experienced clinician to oversee the program, work alongside these clinicians, and expand upon our current robust repertoire of lectures. The Director should feel comfortable offering both clinical mentorship and training as well as help develop professional wellness, resilience and communications to help these candidates succeed in the long-term. This is a perfect position for a clinician who wants to expend his/her skillset beyond clinical medicine and branch out into administration and education/mentorship.
The VMC is a 18,000 sq ft hospital (with plans for upcoming new hospital to add Dentistry, Neurology and Ophthalmology, Interventional Radiology) that currently offers 24 hour emergency in addition to Internal Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Radiology, Cardiology, Nutrition, Anesthesiology and Critical Care. In addition, within the VMC exists CARE, a complementary rehabilitation and pain management center. The Critical Care Service has its own technical team to ensure efficient case management. Attached to the VMC is an IDEXX reference laboratory, which enables accurate test results with a fast turnaround time for hospitalized patients. We also have a licensed Social Worker who works with us to help keep our resilience and wellness skills in place, assist with inter-colleague and inter-/intra-team dynamics to ensure our collegial culture is maintained, and to help us navigate through personal hardships, if needed.
| Responsibilities for the Professional Education Director include, but not limited to: · To provide medical, professional, ethical, and cultural leadership · To provide overall training, supervision, organization, direction, and professional evaluation of interns/Immersion clinicians · To act as a meaningful and operational liaison between the clinicians and the administration/executive team · Develops, approves, and ensures our standards of care are upheld · Oversees interns/Immersion veterinarians in regards to procedures, performance and ethics · Assists in recruiting, orientation, management, development, and training for interns and Immersion clinicians · Receives and approves all scheduling for the interns and ER Service · Policy development, implementation, and documentation · Works with the Medical Director to investigate and evaluate new medication and product requests · Maintains awareness of daily operations and assists in proactively addressing problems · Develops and promotes a team approach towards problem solving · Manages client complaints involving the ER service 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 |
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• 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 – able to compromise; willing to adjust to change in a positive manner
• Team player – willing to work with other clinicians and staff to support the needs of the practice
• Maintains integrity at all times and serves as a mentor and role model for colleagues and staff
• Balanced – embraces healthy work-life balance for self and others
• 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
Requirements (willing to coach and develop candidate if not all requirements met for the right candidate):
- NY State Licensed to Practice Veterinary Medicine
- 4+ years experience in management or senior leadership role
- Formal Leadership Training/education/Continuing education recommended
- Demonstrated leadership skills and positive response to coaching
