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Veterinary Administration: Managing a Veterinary Practice

Learning Lounge via FutureLearn

Overview

Delve into the role of a veterinary practice manager

A veterinary practice manager needs a variety of skills to navigate their many responsibilities. From looking after business affairs to leadership and working with animals, a practice manager needs to be adaptable to be successful.

On this one-week course, you’ll unpack the duties of the veterinary practice manager and how this role makes a difference in the lives of animals.

Discover the different skills used as a practice manager

You’ll explore the different skills that will help you thrive as a veterinary practice manager such as customer service, communication, supplier relationships, and bookkeeping.

With this knowledge, you’ll understand how to use these skills for planning, consent, and treatment of the animals in your care.

Explore the roles within a veterinary practice

You’ll delve into the wider roles within the veterinary practice and the different responsibilities of veterinarians, senior partners, practice managers, and more.

This understanding will ensure you know how each role within the veterinary practice operates to gain a comprehensive understanding of the business.

Learn how to deal with work conflict

Finally, you’ll explore work conflict and how you can best manage conflict resolution should it arise.

Guided by the experts at Learning Lounge, you’ll finish the course with an understanding of the different roles within a veterinary practice, and the skills to help you successfully navigate this and manage a veterinary practice.

This course is designed for anyone interested in getting started in animal care.

You’ll learn the crucial first steps to help you with your initial stages in your career to help you become a qualified vet nurse.

Syllabus

  • Roles, Management and Communication
    • Welcome and introduction
    • Planning and consent
    • Professional roles and administration within a veterinary practice
    • Communication and conflict
    • Wrap up

Taught by

Astrid deRidder

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