About This Location:
Happy Tails Veterinary Center has been serving the Aurora, Colorado, community since 2012. We are a full-service animal hospital and offer our patients gold standard, AAHA accredited care. We are currently a three-doctor practice, with a collaborative doctor team and excellent support staff. We are looking for a lead doctor/medical director to help us continue to grow our practice and serve our clients.
Our mission is to increase the bond between pets and their owners, to advocate for pet health and wellbeing through client education, and to strive for quality care. To do that, we have a beautiful, updated practice that includes high-quality equipment, such as ultrasound, endoscopy, laser therapy and laparoscopy. We also offer a multimodal approach to help our patients with pain management.
We love our patients and are committed to a high standard of care by providing a consistent, ethical, and methodical approach to our practice.
We are looking for someone who is able to work a 3/4 day work week and who is available to rotate Saturdays. If you are a passionate and caring team player, please apply today!
Overview:
Salary range of $110,000-$140,000/year with an average production percentage of 20-22%
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.
- $5000 Relocation Assistance
- 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%.)
- High Producer Bonus
- 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 wellbeing and growth through a variety of programs.
ABOUT SOUTHERN VETERINARY PARTNERS
Southern Veterinary Partners is a veterinarian-owned and managed network of animal hospitals with the common mission of providing best-in-class veterinary care with exceptional client experiences. We’re based in Birmingham, AL, but the heartbeat of our organization lives within the dedicated teams in our 400+ local animal hospitals across 26 states.
At SVP, our WAG values—Work Together, Amaze, and Grow—drive our culture of meaningful partnerships. Collaboration and respect are the foundation of our success, enabling us to uncover solutions and opportunities that elevate the team and ensure everyone has the support they need to excel and have fun. Our mission is to amaze clients with exceptional veterinary care and personalized experiences while inspiring teammates to go the extra mile, always finding ways to say “yes” and treating others as we would like to be treated.
Apply today - we'd love to meet you!
