Experienced Veterinary Practice Manager with strong leadership and relationship-building skills. Extensive knowledge in all facets of the hospital ecosystem.
Financial statement analysis, budget management and administration, oversee benefits and payroll, operations management, personnel management, oversees OSHA compliance, community and client relations
Operations management, profit and loss statement analysis, budgeting, compensation and benefits management, policy and program development, salary structure/compensation analysis, staff training and development, talent acquisition and recruiting, marketing, social media management, staff scheduling, managing a team of 15 staff members, inventory management and ordering, account management, basic bookkeeping, ensuring OSHA compliance, client relations, event planning, networking, working as a technician or client service representative as needed
Screened resumes and conducted interviews for support staff candidates, oriented new technicians, assistants, and customer service representatives, instructed new hires from various degrees of experience on practice standards/protocols, conducted staff meetings, presented and discussed performance evaluations to employees, participated in weekly management meetings, led performance improvement plan meetings, managed continuing education for support staff, assisted in integration of new charting software to managerial duties, assisted in ensuring OSHA standards were followed. In addition, physical exams of small animals, drug administration, assisting veterinarians in various treatments of patients, client interaction, obtaining radiographs, drawing blood, placing intravenous catheters, drawing cystocenteses, performing laboratory tests, running/administering anesthesia, scrubbing-in for surgical assist, overseeing patient care, monitoring critical hospitalized patients, performing emergency interventions, performing transfusions, monitoring fluid therapy, drug calculation, use of ezyVet and Smarflow
Trained and rode show horses, instructed clients during lessons with their horses, prepared horses for competition, groomed horses for horse shows, assisted head trainers with tasks, maintained nutrition programs, assisted veterinarians with routine and emergency care.
Physical exams of small animals, drug administration, assisting veterinarians in various treatments of patients, client interaction, taking radiographs, drawing blood, placing intravenous catheters, performing laboratory tests, running/administering anesthesia, operation and trouble shooting of ventilators, scrubbing-in for surgical assist, overseeing patient care, monitoring critical hospitalized patients, performing emergency interventions, performing transfusions, monitoring fluid therapy, drug calculation, and organized paper/computerized charting.
Physical exams of small animals, drug administration, assisting veterinarians in various treatments of patients, client interaction, taking radiographs, drawing blood, placing intravenous catheters, cystocenteses, performing laboratory tests, running/administering anesthesia, overseeing patient care, monitoring critical patients, performing emergency interventions, monitoring fluid therapy, drug calculation, use of ezyVet and Smartflow
Physical exams of dogs, cats, and horses, drug/vaccine administration, assisting veterinarians in various treatments of patients, client interaction, taking radiographs, drawing blood, placing intravenous catheters, drawing cystocenteses, performing laboratory tests, running/administering anesthesia, overseeing patient care, monitoring critical patients, monitoring fluid therapy, computer work, drug calculation, and organized charting with the use of AviMark
Physical exams of horses, drug administration, bandaging, handling for exams, placing intravenous catheters, drawing blood, running laboratory tests, taking radiographs, preparation for surgical procedures, basic anesthesia monitoring and administration, interaction with clients, monitoring critical patients, monitoring fluids, charting with the use of HVMS
Erika Hultquist, CVT, CVPM
Practice Manager
Bridger Veterinary Specialists and Emergency
Cell: 559-916-5123
Brandon Corsello, CVT
ER/ICU Supervisor
Bridger Veterinary Specialists and Emergency
Cell: 909-732-9374
Mary Altman
Human Resources
Pet Emergency Center
Cell: 360-510-5131
Lark Gustafson, DVM
Board President
Pet Emergency Center
Cell: 360-320-4712