Veterinary Medicine is my passion!
I strive to support doctors and staff members by developing healthy cultures and profitable hospitals. I believe every pet matters and I want to ensure the quality care each pet deserves.
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Work 4 It Everyday,
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Janine R Bridges
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EXPERIENCE IN VETERINARY MEDICINE
2021- Present
Director of Operations
Amerivet Veterinary Partners
I am currently the Director of Operations for the Pacific Northwest at Amerivet Veterinary Partners. My journey began with Amerivet as a Practice Manager for Mountain View Veterinary Clinic in June of 2021. My focus was recovering the business and making it profitable. During my first 6 months at MVVC I was able to increase their EBITDA from -2% to +30%! By adding a new doctor, revamping their technology and equipment, implementing team medicine, adding exam rooms, and creating CVT appointments, we saw a complete cultural and financial turnaround! MVVC is now a training hospital for team medicine within Amerivet. In July of 2024, I became Director of Operations for the Pacific Northwest and I serve all of Amerivet’s hospitals in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. I have served as the SME for Team Medicine in the Western Region and empowered the West by co-leading our Change Agents to support our hospitals. During my time as Director I have been able to move my market to an EBITDA of 24% with many additional outstanding metrics that represent their effectiveness. I am very grateful for the many opportunities I have had at Amerivet to lead and drive change. I look forward to continuing to learn and grow as I create strong cultures, ensure quality medicine, and increase profitability across the Pacific Northwest.
2000-2021
Owner & Director
Southern Oregon Equine Central Point, Oregon
As founder, co-owner, and director of Southern Oregon Equine I had the distinct opportunity to build an equine practice from it's conception. I was responsible for every aspect and built a very successful, profitable, patient-oriented practice. My responsibilities entailed everything from technical skills to inventory, profit and loss statements, marketing, bookkeeping, scheduling, growth and development, and everything in between. I am so grateful for this opportunity. This 13+ years was a great way to diversify my experience in veterinary medicine.
2007-2021
Independent Contractor
Practice Development, Medford,Oregon
During this time, I worked with many different small animal, large animal, mixed, and equine practices to help them recover, redesign, prepare for partnerships and sales, and increase profitability. I really enjoyed helping teams and doctor partnerships evaluate their practices and design formulas for success. Building team leaders and directly impacting patient care was such an exciting aspect of my job. Helping hospitals flourish has been such a rewarding part of my journey in veterinary medicine and has given me the opportunity to develop useful and influential skills.
1996-2000
Director of Operations
Vetco Hospitals Inc, Huntington Beach,CA
As Director of Operations for Vetco, I oversaw the vaccination clinics and hospitals nationwide. I was responsible for the locations, veterinarians, teams, equipment, inventory, production, financial outlook, and the development of leaders to fill all the opening positions. Our rapid growth and acquisitions required me to be driven, focused, and able to achieve excellence each and every day. The people I mentored grew to be amazing contributors to veterinary medicine. I feel blessed to have served in this capacity and feel I made a strong contribution to the growth and development of our industry.
1992-1996
Director of Operations
Healthy Pets,
Whittier, CA
My position as Director of Operations gave me the opportunity to manage and grow vaccination clinics across the state of California. Developing leaders, building a large group of strong and enthusiastic veterinarians, and deriving a team of technicians was a highlight of this job. The responsibility of revenue, profit and loss, retention, and growth was such an awesome opportunity for me to learn and truly understand how to make veterinary medicine effective, meaningful, and profitable.
EDUCATION
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
While at Cal Poly I studied pre-veterinary medicine. My internship in the sheep unit taught me a great deal about breeding and ovine management. I also worked for my professor in a private veterinary clinic. My election as California State Secretary provided additional state university credits, scholarships, training, and opportunities in leadership on the Cal Poly campus.
Mt. San Antonio College
Undergraduate Classes
I was a sophomore in high school when I began my freshman year of college. I attended high school during the day, worked at a veterinary clinic in the afternoons, and attended college on campus at night until I graduated from high school. I entered Cal Poly San Luis Obispo after high school as a junior in college.
High School Diploma
Covina High School
I attended Covina High School and participated in the FFA Program where I became Chapter President. I also raised beef, sheep, and swine, as well as learned landscaping and floral design. I was president in Parliamentary Procedures and participated in prepared and extemporaneous public speaking.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Elected as Chapter President , Regional Secretary, & California State FFA Secretary
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Earned American FFA Degree
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Became the youngest Director of Operations in Corporate Veterinary Practice
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Author of "One In A Million" by Janine Bridges
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Founder, Owner, and Executive Director of a very successful equine practice in Southern Oregon.
VALUABLE SKILLS
Practice Development
Veterinary & Staff Recruiting
Business Operations
HR Management
Financial Management
Inventory Management
Acquisitions & New Developments
Leadership & Public Speaking
EXPERTISE IN OPERATIONS
Profitability
I enjoy evaluating a practice and finding its strengths and weaknesses. I develop a practice by targeting staff training, patient scheduling, inventory, pricing, Per Client Transactions, and marketing. This formula has been very successful and helped hospitals become more profitable and effective. One exciting example is moving a practice with long-term profitability challenges from a -2% EBITDAC to +30% in 6 months.
Efficiencies
Technology and work flows play a big role in how a hospital functions. If a hospital has good equipment, good computers & phones, and solid work flows, it can serve many patients. When staff is held up by having to work around inefficiencies, time is wasted and productivity is cut in half. I enjoy finding weak points and implementing better equipment, technology, and work flows, and training staff to work with them. The success is extremely rewarding to see.
Acquisitions
Acquisitions and new developments are a special part of what I do. I love taking on new locations and bringing them up to speed or developing them from the dirt up. I enjoy the designing and construction aspect as well and the project management and team building. I love mentoring staff and veterinarians and teaching them how to look at what we do and identify what we must make happen in order to be profitable and provide quality care!!