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Vale Park Animal Hospital is looking for an experienced  Veterinary Practice Manager to join our growing hospital.  Over the past three years, we have experienced significant successes in our practice, such as changing locations to double our physical space, adding new veterinarians to our team, and offering new services like day care, boarding, training, and grooming.  This growth has required a larger team, which presents it’s own unique challenges that a Practice Manager would help us to stabilize.  

Our hospital prides itself on superior customer service, providing exceptional medical care, and a team mentality throughout our departments.   A candidate should take pride in these areas as well, as they are the cornerstones of our practice.  As for other ideal traits, our search would be  seeking someone who has a strong interest in HR.  Being SHRM certified would be a benefit, but not a requirement for the position.  Experience in leadership at a larger work environment would be preferred, as well as tenured experience in the Veterinary field.  Our hospital is a member of Veterinary Management Groups (VMG) and is striving to develop as a business.  With that in mind, a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager (CVPM) would be an attractive candidate for our team. 

Valparaiso, Indiana is a growing, professional, suburban community located an hour away from Chicago.  The school districts in the surrounding area are among the best in Indiana (Duneland, Valparaiso), we have a diverse offering of cultural experiences locally (Restaurants, Universities, State and National Parks like the Indiana Dunes), and with our proximity to Chicago, we have access to all that a large city has to offer without having to live downtown.  Our practice is involved in giving back to the community by supporting local animal rescues, participating in the United Way, and sponsoring numerous offerings within the Valparaiso Park Department (Youth camps, teaching courses, etc.).   

If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume to Dr. Brent Lakia at blakia@valeparkah.com or contact us at (219) 462-5785.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Veterinary experience preferred

Management experience required

SHRM certified preferred

CVPM encouraged

About Vale Park Animal Hospital

Vale Park Animal Hospital is a 7 doctor practice located in Northwest Indiana, just outside of Chicago. We have a large, diverse, and well trained staff to provide exceptional medical care to our patients and phenomenal customer service to our clients. Beyond our team, we completed construction of a brand new, 12 exam room hospital in 2020, we invest heavily in cutting edge technology to ensure we provide the best practices in the field, and we continue to look for new opportunities to provide the best care we can to our clients and patients.

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