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Southern Veterinary Partners

Medical Lead Veterinarian

Southern Veterinary Partners, Madison, Alabama, United States, 35756

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About This Location Madison Veterinary Hospital has been accredited through American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) for over 15 consecutive years. This accreditation assures you that we meet the highest standards of excellence in our facilities, equipment, staff, and medical protocols.

Our doctors and technicians aggressively pursue continuing education, learning the most current animal care techniques and veterinary medicine.

The hospital’s team includes five veterinarians with expertise in the following areas: internal medicine, dermatology, surgery, and advanced dentistry techniques. We have state-of-the-art on-site general and dental diagnostic laboratory and imaging technology and use the latest anesthesia protocols.

We use LiteCure Laser for acute and chronic needs.

We look forward to talking to you about joing our family!

Overview The Medical Lead 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 SVP Veterinarians treat each pet and client like part of the family. The schedule is 4 10-hour shifts per week. Flexible schedule!

Responsibilities / Qualifications Description

Responsible for the ongoing evaluation and management of clinical practices as well as the delivery of patient care.

Responsible for monitoring associate doctor performance and production.

In conjunction with hospital manager, helps drive financial performance of the hospital including revenue generation and expense management.

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 which the applicant is applying

3+ years of leadership/management experience, preferred

3+ years of experience as a veterinarian, required

Professional comportment and appearance, with excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, friendly attitude

Have the ability to lead the team through a variety of cases

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

Must be proficient in surgery

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.

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.

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