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Mission Pet Health

Veterinarian

Mission Pet Health, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78208

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About This Location Deerfield Animal Hospital is proud to call San Antonio home. As the seventh-largest city in the US, San Antonio boasts all the amenities of a major metropolis while managing to maintain a strong sense of community and small-town vibe in each neighborhood. There aren’t many places where you can explore historical landmarks, enjoy major zoos and amusement parks, catch an NBA game, and stroll around the world-renowned Riverwalk.

It’s our privilege to live in San Antonio and work at Deerfield Animal Hospital. We practice cutting-edge medicine, empathetic, quality care. Our clients are our neighbors, friends, and family—each deserving a consistent, personalized experience. We offer preventative medicine, ultrasound, in-house laboratory, radiology, dentistry, soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, boarding, internal medicine, and client education.

We believe that to offer the best to our clients we have to offer the best to our teammates. We take pride in creating a fun and dynamic workplace for our team and giving our employees autonomy to pursue their strengths and interests. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package so our team knows they are appreciated and supported. Come join us!

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 utmost importance. It’s important that veterinarians treat each pet and client like part of the family.

Responsibilities

Develop a rapport with clients and determine their needs and wishes; perform physical examinations and diagnostic/medical/surgical/dental procedures in a way that delivers 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.

Qualifications

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from an accredited university.

Licensure in good standing to practice in the state 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

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.

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 confidence, and 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.

Senior level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Veterinary Services

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