Veterinary Practice Director

Summary: As the Veterinary Practice Director of the Brooklyn Community Veterinary Clinic (CVC), you'll oversee a fast-paced and dynamic nonprofit facility. With us, you'll enjoy a broad range of responsibilities: lead a happy, high-functioning team, ensure patients receive the highest-quality care, and deliver outstanding client experiences to maximize the CVC’s impact in the community. If you have a passion for mission-driven work, a desire to serve pets and people, and strong professional operations and people leadership experience, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!
Where and When You’ll Work
This is typically a Monday – Friday, 8 hour schedule with flexibility to work beyond the scheduled work day to respond to issues that arise outside normal business hours.
Schedules are subject to change at the sole discretion of the ASPCA.
This is an on-site position based at the Brooklyn Community Veterinary Clinic located at 464 New Lots Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207.
Occasional flexibility in reporting to other ASPCA locations throughout the greater metro area is required based on operational need.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 5% of the time as needed.
What You’ll Get
Compensation
 Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to education, training, experience, location, business needs, internal equity, market demands

or budgeted amount for the role. The target hiring range is for new hire offers only, and staff compensation may increase beyond the maximum hiring range based on performance over time. The maximum of the hiring range is reserved for candidates with the highest qualifications and relevant experience. The expected hiring salary range for this role is set forth below and may be modified in the future.
The target hiring range for this role is $117,500 - $132,000 annuall
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This role is eligible for a signing bonus.
Benefits
At the ASPCA, you don’t have to choose between your passion and making a living. Our comprehensive benefits package helps ensure you can live a rewarding life at work and at home. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
Affordable health coverage
, including medical, employer-paid dental, and optional vision coverage, as well as employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
Flexible time off
that includes vacation time, sick and bereavement time, paid parental leave, company paid holidays, and 1 week of paid personal time that allows you even more flexibility to observe the days that mean the most to you.
Competitive financial incentives and retirement savings
including a 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions — we match dollar for dollar up to 4% and provide an additional 4% contribution toward your future each year.
Robust professional development opportunities
including classes, on-the-job training, coaching and mentorship with industry-leading peers, internal mobility, opportunities to support in the field and so much more.
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Who we are

Have you ever wondered what happens to cats and dogs whose owners are unable to afford veterinary care? We have. The ASPCA’s Community Medicine (CM) team provides expert veterinary care to support the welfare of animals and their people through our stationary and mobile veterinary clinics, serving the most underserved communities in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. We help pet owners overcome barriers to care, bringing quality services directly to the communities that need us most and partially or fully subsidizing the cost of basic and preventive care. CM treats people and pets with dignity and respect, assisting pet owners in making informed decisions about their pets’ health and wellbeing regardless of their financial circumstances. When you come to work at the ASPCA, you join a team of over 1,000 dedicated colleagues with deep knowledge, skills, and passion for the animals we serve.
Responsibilities:
Responsibility buckets are listed in general order of importance, and include but are not limited to:

People Leadership
Lead a team of managers working together to optimize clinic operations: client experience, nursing/medical support, and veterinary medicine
Oversee daily clinic operations to ensure efficient workflows and high-quality service
Support a culture of kindness, respect, belonging, high performance and teamwork through regular 1:1s, recognition, supervision, developmental coaching, performance evaluation and fun
Partner with the Regional Management Team to provide clear and seamless leadership for the clinic management team – they will report to you (solid-line) for nonmedical job functions and take direction from the Regional Medical Director or Nursing Director (dotted line) on concerns related to veterinary medicine
Oversee smooth and efficient operational flow in high volume surgery and appointments to optimize the clinic’s impact for animals & achieve goals
Make day-to-day operational decisions in alignment with CM department priorities: Team, Animals, Clients, Operational efficiency
Ensure clinic staff are scheduled to enable smooth operations and maximum impact
Recruit and hire staff in partnership with the Talent Acquisition Partner
Ensure new hires receive high-quality onboarding, training and feedback to set them up for success in their CM career
Foster open 2-way communication with CVC team members to ensure they have timely, relevant information to succeed, understand the why behind decisions, feel heard and empowered to give input
Develop next generation of high-performing leaders by engaging in career conversations, connecting staff members to professional development opportunities
Communicate effectively with the Regional Management Team to execute the department’s strategy and fulfill our mission
Be a consistent and visible presence “on the floor” to answer questions, make timely operational and staffing adjustments, offer support, receive/give feedback, lend a hand, and foster commitment to ASPCA’s mission

Planning, Execution & Administration
Model and deliver superior client experience and patient care for every client, every animal, every day; create routines and follow best practices in CM’s Standard Operating Procedures to maintain smooth, consistent, top-quality operations
Create and execute plans to meet or exceed clinic impact goals
Apply mission-driven leadership within a high-quality, high volume non-profit veterinary practice to achieve impact and continuously improve to meet or exceed productivity goals
Problem-solve; seek out root causes and course-correct to overcome obstacles
Maintain a safe and healthy workplace for all staff, clients and animals: oversee safety protocols and ensure compliance with all OSHA regulations and ASPCA safety guidelines, support a culture of safety and injury/incident awareness and prevention
Monitor inclement weather and emergency events that may impact CVC operations; partner with Regional Management team to prepare and execute plans to prioritize safety for people and patients in our care
Ensure Fear Free® certifications are obtained by all staff and gentle animal handling is practiced consistently with patients in care to minimize fear, anxiety and stress
Oversee financial & administrative health of the CVC, including cash management, expense management, payroll, data integrity and operational efficiency
Ensure staff adhere to all time and attendance guidelines & California labor laws regarding time tracking, overtime, rest and meal breaks
Collaborate with internal ASPCA partners such as LA Feline Programs, Client & Member Support, Government Relations to support organizational priorities
Supervise security and custodial contractors working at the CVC to ensure a safe, secure and squeaky-clean environment
Coordinate timely repairs and maintenance with Facilities team
Work effectively with inter-agency partners – generally animal welfar