Leading And Managing Veterinary Teams

Running a veterinary practice is hard work. Leading and Managing Veterinary Teams is the book for practice owners and managers who want solutions for veterinary practice success. In this comprehensive resource, Dr. Amanda Donnelly answers common management questions and offers straightforward, practical advice for how you can affect positive change especially in the areas of culture, team development, and daily operations. The book gives you the insight you need to:?Lower your stress and lead with greater confidence?Create a values-based, inclusive culture?Implement an effective team training program?Recruit and retain the best employees to build a high-performance team?Enhance employee empowerment and self-leadership?Manage difficult conversations with team members?Improve operational efficiencyPlus, you will find bonus chapters on financial management and client communications as well as downloadable tools and checklists.By the end of Leading and Managing Veterinary Teams, you'll know how to be a better leader, how to improve team communications, and how to have a more profitable, thriving practice. Equally important, you'll have a go-to reference outlining the success essentials of veterinary practice management to add to your library.

LEADERSHIP IN VETERINARY MEDICINE Leadership in Veterinary Medicine provides both theoretical and practical information for veterinary professionals who are contemplating leadership or currently facing day-to-day leadership challenges. This much-needed book introduces and explores key leadership concepts in the veterinary context whilst encouraging self-reflection through real-world scenarios. Each chapter outlines a particular leadership concept or issue and includes a topic summary, discussion questions, full references and further reading suggestions. This thought-provoking text: Explores the principal areas of leadership for both veterinary professionals and for those leading veterinary professionals Discusses various leadership styles, competencies, behaviours and perspectives Addresses topics such as leadership assessment, organisational dynamics, interpersonal communication, remote and virtual leadership, and collaboration skills Assists readers in developing strategy, leading change, creating effective teams and improving staff engagement Includes practical cases and examples highlighting challenges in veterinary leadership Leadership in Veterinary Medicine is a must-read for all veterinary professionals in leadership posts, for those aspiring to be leaders and for instructors in veterinary schools and veterinary nursing training organisations.

Imagine a hospital where your team wants to come to work. They laugh and love their job. Sounds like a fairy tale, right? Well, it doesn't have to be. Complete with step-by-step instructions of how to reshape your team and change your culture, "Oops, I Became a Manager," is a must-read if you want to develop happy, cohesive teams. Oops, I Became a Manager is focused on best practices for coaching veterinary teams to be successful. It is a thorough reference packed with humorous real-life stories and practical information that can be applied to every veterinary hospital. Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC) is a leader in the veterinary industry, a well-respected international lecturer, and author. After Amy "oops, became a manager," she recognized a gap in the veterinary industry. No matter how many conferences, workshops, books, or podcasts Amy reviewed she struggled to find references that were specific to leading veterinary teams. Drawing on over 20 years of experience in the veterinary profession and a master's degree in leadership, Amy wrote Oops, I Became a Manager to fill that gap. Oops, I Became a Manager focuses on helping veterinary hospital managers, supervisors, and leaders coach their teams more effectively. If you are new to a leadership role or have been in one for some time, this book will help you to: Determine how to structure your hospital Find the right people for manager/supervisor roles Create a healthy workplace environment Develop a solid new employee orientation program Reduce gossip and create positivity Reshape the "it's just a job" mindset to "this is my career and team" Learn to delegate and set boundaries If you're a new front office supervisor, veterinary technician or nurse manager, medical director, or practice manager you discover how to turn that toxic team into a unicorn team.

Learn to navigate the day-to-day skills you need to be a valuable member of the veterinary office team! Front Office Management for the Veterinary Team, 3rd Edition covers veterinary office duties ranging from: scheduling appointments to billing and accounting, managing inventory and medical records, marketing, using outside diagnostic laboratory services, and communicating effectively and compassionately with clients. This edition includes two all-new chapters on strategic planning and leadership, updated coverage of office procedures, veterinary ethics, and technology. In addition, this complete guide to veterinary practice management features step-by-step instructions, making it easier for you to master vital front office tasks! UPDATED! Chapters include the most current information on team leadership, veterinary ethics and legal issues, human resources, and finance management. UPDATED! Coverage of technology and procedures includes new computer screen shots and new photos. Comprehensive coverage of front office skills includes telephone skills, appointment scheduling, admitting and discharging patients, and communicating with clients. Review questions and suggested activities reinforce important concepts presented in each chapter. Coverage of clinical assisting ranges from examinations and history taking for patients to kennels and boarding procedures, as well as radiology and laboratory procedures. Veterinary Ethics and Legal Issues chapter helps you protect the practice, and run an office based on ethical principles. An Evolve companion website lets you practice front office tasks with exercises in bookkeeping/accounts receivable, appointment management, and charting. Downloadable working forms offer practice in completing sample checks, laboratory forms, and incident reports. Information on electronic banking and tax forms ensures that you adhere to the latest financial guidelines. Information on security in office communication covers the most current methods of safe, electronic communication. Practice Point boxes highlight practical information to remember while on the job. Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA) Critical Competencies are highlighted in each chapter. NEW! Strategic Planning chapter discusses how to strategically plan for the successful future of the veterinary hospital, and will include details on growing the practice, planning the workforce, meeting consumer needs, and increasing the value of the practice. NEW! The Leadership Team chapter discusses how leadership affects the paraprofessional staff, provides suggestions for effective leadership strategies, and methods to set expectations for employees, including attracting and retaining employees, leveraging, empowering and driving employee engagement. NEW! Standard Operating Procedures provides a checklist of important tasks associated with that chapter that must be addressed/completed in the veterinary practice setting.

UPDATED Pet Health Insurance and Wellness Programs chapter describes how pet insurance and wellness programs may integrated into a successful business. UPDATED chapters include the most current information on team management, human resources, marketing, inventory management, and preparing and maintaining a budget. UPDATED coverage of technology and procedures includes new computer screen shots, new photos, revised What Would You Do/Not Do boxes addressing real-life situations, and a glossary, helping you make a smooth transition into the workplace.

Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult, Second Edition has been extensively updated and expanded, with 55 new topics covering subjects such as online technologies, hospice care, mobile practices, compassion fatigue, practice profitability, and more. Carefully formatted using the popular Five-Minute Veterinary Consult style, the book offers fast access to authoritative information on all aspects of practice management. This Second Edition is an essential tool for running a practice, increasing revenue, and managing staff in today’s veterinary practice. Addressing topics ranging from client communication and management to legal issues, financial management, and human resources, the book is an invaluable resource for business management advice applicable to veterinary practice. Sample forms and further resources are now available on a companion website. Veterinarians and practice managers alike will find this book a comprehensive yet user-friendly guide for success in today’s challenging business environment.