Assistant Hospital Manager Team Leadership & Development Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and development of hospital associates. Provide coaching, feedback, and performance support to team members. Encourage strong communication and teamwork across veterinary, technical, and client care teams. Help promote hospital services, wellness programs, and community initiatives.

Hospital Operations

Support daily hospital operations, workflows, scheduling, and administrative priorities. Assist with inventory management, reporting, and operational planning. Review financial and performance reports and identify opportunities for improvement. Support hospital programs, initiatives, and best practices.

Hospital Growth

Partner with hospital leadership to strengthen team culture and support continued growth. Bring forward recent ideas and solutions to improve hospital operations.

Represent Vancouver Animal

Wellness and VCA Canada professionally within the community. 3+ years of experience in veterinary client service, as a lead RVT, in supervision or management, or in a related customer-facing leadership role. ~ Veterinary industry experience is an asset, but not required. ~ Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities. ~ An interest in business operations, financial performance, and continuous improvement. ~ A strong commitment to exceptional customer service and client relationships. ~ An open-minded and collaborative approach to veterinary care. ~ RRSP Employer Group Match Program (5%) to help you save for the future. Paid time off for continuing education, vacation, sick days, and personal wellness days.

Benefits: Minimum 24 hours per week for eligibility, with flexible options.

Mental health support tools and resources: Virtual health care (telemedicine), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and digital wellness tools supporting mindfulness, sleep, and physical fitness. Generous personal pet care discounts and lifestyle perks,



including exclusive shopping discounts and access to a wellness app. VCA Canada is a network of veterinary hospitals, with our head office in Calgary, Alberta, committed to positively impacting pets, people, and local communities for nearly 45 years.

Every VCA Canada hospital location takes pride in its legacy of excellence, earning the trust of pet owners by delivering the highest quality of medicine to keep pets happy and healthy. In 2017, VCA Canada became part of the Mars Veterinary Health family of brands, solidifying an even stronger commitment to ensuring the strength and stability of the veterinary profession and our commitment to pet parents nationwide. In 2026, for the third year in a row, we were named one of Alberta's Top Employers, which recognizes organizations whose head offices are located within the province and lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

Additionally, we were selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People 2026, which recognizes employers across Canada that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work and programs for young people starting their careers. A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities.

From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians - including 500 who are board-certified specialists - nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants - all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care.

The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands.

📌 Assistant Hospital Manager, Vancouver Animal Wellness Hospital
🏢 Mars Veterinary
📍 Vancouver