About This Location:
Would you like to work for a high-quality veterinary clinic with a friendly team? Goodwin Animal Hospital is an AAHA accredited hospital. We are a fast-paced veterinary hospital with four wonderful doctors that specialize in small animal medicine and surgery, with one doctor specializing in exotics. We have provided veterinary care to the Montgomery, Alabama area for over 40 years. We offer digital x-ray, digital dental x-ray, laser surgery, laser therapy, endoscopy, ultrasound, dental suite, and in-house lab equipment.
We are proud to have been named one of the "Best Veterinary Clinics in Montgomery" in the Montgomery Advertiser's Readers Choice Awards and "Best Animal Hospital in Montgomery" by LocalBest.com!
We would love to welcome you into our compassionate, friendly and knowledgeable team. The only way to do great work is to love what you do!
Overview:
The 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 utmost importance. It’s important that SVP Veterinarians treat each pet and client like part of the family.
Responsibilities:
- 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:
- 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.
SVP provides integrated support, from HR, finance, and inventory management to marketing, recruiting, regional operational support and more to our hospital teams. By leveraging our Home Office resources, the hospitals in our network are able to focus on the medicine and caring for their patients.
Apply today - we'd love to meet you!
