atmosphere. We provide mentoring. We engage monthly in collaborative problem-solving with the entire staff. We take all our doctors out to lunch at a nice restaurant for their monthly meeting. We enable our employees to find niche service markets. We believe in innovative, instead of vanilla, medicine and integrate ancient arts and new technologies with conventional surgical and medical approaches.
We actually close at 6:00 (and 5:00 on Fridays) religiously, so folks can have a life outside the animal hospital. There are NO night hours. Full-time is 4 days and no more than 40 hours. Or we can design a schedule for shorter hours and five days. And Part-Time is fine. Our standard exam time
length is 30, not 10 or 20 minutes, and longer if necessary. You can functionally make as much money as you want to with a base of $120,000 for a new grad and $140,000 - $160,000 for someone with more experience.
One of our current full-time vets (not the owner) makes $210,000. Or we can talk about other salary options. Our Simple IRA Retirement plan is private and run by a well-respected financial firm with excellent, available, and local managers, and even during the Great Recession, we never contributed less than the max of 3%. In addition, we provide the same medical benefits as corporate, we pay all your license fees and professional association dues and have a Continuing Ed program
for all staff members. And, of course, our 9000 square foot facility is clean ad odor-free, with top-notch digital equipment including full-body and dental radiology, ultrasound, and EKG, an in-house lab, both in-house and on-line pharmacies, five exam rooms, a cat clinic, a boarding/grooming and training facility, a live-in night tech, an IT person on-site, and it is all conveniently located 5 minutes from interstate highways, with more than enough private parking.
So we are looking for 1-2 additional Veterinarians with an interest in soft tissue surgery and dentistry and hopefully lots of other stuff. Qualifications Four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from an accredited institution and licensed to practice in Connecticut At least one year of experience in a private practice Ability and desire to be a team member Proven communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills We are especially looking for someone to contribute additional expertise in orthopedic surgery, heart ultrasound, AAT, homeopathy, rehabilitation, stem cell, or platelet-rich plasma therapy Responsibilities Provision of well care, including annual exams, vaccines, and nutritional guidance Diagnosis and provision of sick patient care Radiology interpretation Blood chemistry and CBC interpretation Soft tissue surgery Supervision of prophylactic dentistry Provision of periodontal care and dental surgery Provision of diagnostic abdominal ultrasound Provision of Therapeutic Laser therapy Provision of Cryosurgery Provision of other complementary/traditional medical therapies depending upon training Client communication Participate in regular All Staff and Doctor's Staff Meetings, as well as 1x month Sunday oversight Teaching as needed Benefits For full-time, we offer a 4-day work week, vacation, retirement, health, and long-term care plans, as well as continuing education and paid licenses and fees Employment Type: Full Time Salary: $140,000 - $220,000 Annual Bonus/Commission: No
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