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Urgent Care Animal Hospital

Urgent Care Veterinarian

Urgent Care Animal Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079

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About This Location

At Urgent Care Animal Hospital in Los Angeles, CA, we provide state-of-the-art veterinary care with walk-ins always welcome. Our comprehensive services include emergency and urgent care; orthopedic, soft-tissue, and elective surgeries; on-site diagnostics (blood tests and digital radiographs); vaccinations and microchipping; preventive and geriatric medicine; and compassionate euthanasia services.

As a teammate, you'll work within an environment where every teammate is regarded as a leader. Our teammates show kindness, compassion, patience, professionalism, integrity, and agility, and we are committed to ensuring that all team members have an opportunity to grow and thrive in a supportive environment. If you want to build a career in vet med, you can do that with Urgent Care Animal Hospital.

Eagle Rock is a tight-knit neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles known for its namesake sandstone formation atop the San Rafael Hills. You'll find walkable streets lined with eclectic coffee shops, vintage boutiques, and diverse dining along Colorado Boulevard, plus live performances at the historic Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, and hiking trails steps away. With quick access to Pasadena, Glendale, and downtown LA, Eagle Rock strikes the perfect balance of small-town charm and big-city convenience.

Ready to elevate your veterinary career in a community-focused hospital? Apply today - we'd love to learn more about you and your career goals!

Overview

The Veterinarian is responsible for providing high quality care to our patients while also developing rapport with their owners. In addition to physical examinations, surgeries, and dentistry, client communication and client education are of the upmost importance. It's important that Mission Pet Health Veterinarians treat each pet and client like part of the family.

Salary range of $120,000-$180,000/year with an average production percentage of 20-22%.

Responsibilities / Qualifications

Description Develop a rapport with clients and determine their needs and wishes; perform physical examinations and diagnostic/medical/surgical/dental procedures in a way that will deliver the highest quality care while minimizing patient stress and discomfort. Explain physical examination findings and communicate to the client a diagnosis of the pet's problems; generate and present a treatment plan for the pet to the client; educate clients on preventative health care, including vaccines and appropriate nutritional products. Maintain client/patient medical/surgical records and make certain all necessary logs are kept up-to-date through established protocols; assist colleagues in follow-up and future management of the patient. Stay up-to-date with new medical information and changes in veterinary medicine, attend Continuing Education meetings. Assist in the development of the paraprofessional team to ensure the delivery of the highest quality care and exceptional client service. Positively represent the hospital in the professional community and to the general public. Treat every client like family and each patient like your own pet. Requirements

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from an accredited university Licensure in good standing to practice in the state of in which applicant is applying Professional comportment and appearance, with excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, friendly attitude The ability to make decisions and communicate clearly and effectively with fellow team members Respect for and willingness to work with clients and their pets Compassionate team player who can uphold great reputation with clients A commitment to practicing the highest standard of medicine, upholding the veterinary code of ethics Proficiency in surgery a plus Benefits

Your Benefits

Veterinarians always earn their base salary and never owe any money at the end of the year. Relocation Assistance for Eligible Candidates Paid Time Off (You are not required to make up production while on PTO.) Maternity Leave 401k (You receive a 100% match on the first 3% you put in, plus a 50% match on the next 2%.) Health, Dental, Vision, and Critical Illness Insurance Hospital Indemnity, Life, and Accident Insurance Long & Short-term Disability Insurance Professional Liability Coverage TeleDoc - Free Access 24/7 Access to Free In-House Continued Education (CE) Growth tracks for leadership development Mentorship and coaching for new graduates and experienced Veterinarians

Additionally, we invest in your well-being and growth through a variety of programs.

Lead DVM Foundations In your career, you learn how to practice great veterinary medicine. But, you don't always get opportunities to formally learn different aspects of leadership. SVP's Lead Doctor Foundations program is designed to fill this gap by investing in the growth of current and emerging leaders.

Doctor Mentorship Program Not 1, not 3, but 12 months of mentorship for first year doctors! To help transition from school to clinic life, both a coach and mentor help new doctors develop their clinical and non-clinical soft skills. Build skills. Build confidence. Build relationships.

Clinical Tracks Program

Committed to helping teammates grow, we proudly offer over fifty hours of in-depth, RACE-approved CE credit facilitated by veterinary specialists to grow teammate clinical skills and enhance the care of our patients. Courses offered: Dentistry, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Dermatology, and Cardiology.