Highland Veterinary Clinic hiring Veterinarian General Practice & Preventative Care in Evansville, Indiana, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

VeterinarianPreventative Care & General Family PracticePosition Overview

We are all aware there is a veterinary shortage. But we aren’t looking for just any veterinarian. We’re looking for a veterinarian who is or aspires to become a leader or colleague in local veterinary practice with an excellent reputation as a veterinarian and community member.

Kindness, compassion, competency, empathy, interest, and rapport—these key words identify excellence in veterinary general family practice and preventative care and the veterinarian we are looking for is a doctor who approaches pet families in partnership with the entire veterinary team to enhance the quality of life of the pet patients they serve and the human family members who love them.

Compensation And Benefits

• Negotiable based on experience and skill—base salary is $100k/yr
• Longevity or student loan bonus payable over 2,3, or 4yrs (up to $60k over four years)
• PTO: 5 Days Flex/sick/bereavement days after 6 months, and 14 days PTO after 1year.
• Standard paid Holidays
• $1000 CE reimbursed or funded after 1 year, up to $3000 for proposed special interests after year 2.
• Apparel Allowance or Assistance
• Pay Transparency
• Significant Veterinary/Pet Care Discounts
• Work/Life Balance isn’t just a suggestion, it’s mandatory! Management has an open door policy at this practice and we will help you strike this balance
• Qualified Small Business Health Insurance Reimbursem*nt Arrangement
• Practice owners are open to developing buy-in opportunities or non-traditional models such as employee ownership

Practice Details

We serve a diverse suburban population of dedicated client families and a wonderful community of foster/rescue organizations in a hospital caring primarily for dogs and cats. Any team member at HVC can look forward to a practice environment which supports veterinary family practice, preventative medicine (a pioneering program started in 2001, which has been continually innovated over the last 20years), integrative medicine (i.e. regenerative stem-cell therapy, acupuncture and cold-laser therapy), some orthopedic and more advanced surgical techniques, soft tissue surgery, shelter/rescue medicine (forensics), small mammal care, and team-based management today--while looking forward to expanding his or her particular career interests and integrating them into our practice tomorrow. Highland Veterinary Clinic's facility amenities include:

• Warm Welcoming Mentoring AND Mentorship Opportunities
• Proven, Popular, and Fully Developed Preventative Healthcare Screening for Patients
• Ardent Point of Care Stem Cell Therapies
• Ardent Canine Cancer Vaccine Programs
• Idexx Point of Care Vet-Lab Suite with VetConnect Plus
• Antech Referral Lab Services and HealthTrax tools Preventative Care Screening
• VDI Allergy Lab Services
• Heska ViewCloud Digital Radiology Unit
• Alicam ambulatory light-based imaging (ALI) device for dogs
• CardioPet with VetMedStat Integration
• Summus therapeutic cold-laser therapy
• New Dentistry Unit
• Medical Boarders and Care of Special Needs Patients Only
• Paperless/Paper-light facility
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) management system via Covetrus Pulse & Rapport
• Weave VOIP Services
• Work/Life Balance isn’t Just Encouraged, It’s Required
• Local Emergency After Hours Referral Hospital Available (read: predictable work hours)
• Staff Ratio of One Technician and One Assistant Per Veterinarian

Position Requirements

Professional Requirements

• Live in Evansville, Indiana or can reliably commute.
• A Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM or VMD)
• A License to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Indiana or ability to obtain said license prior to work. DEA registration must be maintained.
• Maintains a professional and safe environment in the practice and refrains from negative talk, gossip, gestures or implied attitudes that reflect poorly on the hospital or negatively impact the working environment of staff members or supervisors.
• Strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, regular attendance, teamwork, initiative, dependability, and promptness are essential.
• Accepts responsibility or maintains accountability during patient care—ability to listen to staff and clients objectively, helps set the tone for a positive image of the practice. Clearly communicate instructions to staff in respectful manner
• Mentors new nursing and doctoral employees—assists with training. Must demonstrate desire to continue learning in veterinary care and participate in leading staff training.
• Provides positive comradery, a spirit of community, and leadership to RVT, CSRs, and Veterinary Clinical Assistant scheduled to work the clinic and hospital shift with you. Is willing to assist staff with their duties when needed.
• Assist in keeping appointments running on time
• Communicate pertinent information to colleagues for efficient case management. Is available to colleagues/management when off duty for matters or questions that absolutely cannot wait
• Understands staff injury protocols
• Maintains patient, client and employee confidentiality
• Understands and participates in Inclement weather protocols
• Regularly attends outside CE meetings for a minimum of 20 hours/year. Shares information gathered at CE meetings with colleagues and staff.

VETERINARY REQUIRMENTS

Ability to Provide Comprehensive Patient Work Ups

• Obtains a complete history in conjunction and partnership with the veterinary technician. Performs thorough nose to tail physical for each patient.
• Make notes on digital exam form, noting that same form serves as client report card, and problems and diagnosis(es)
• Recommends all appropriate comprehensive diagnostic screening
• Correctly interprets diagnostic results
• Makes customized preventative care and wellness recommendations tailored to individual patient and patient family
• Participates with other veterinary staff in ensuring that medical boarders are in a medically appropriate state prior to discharge.

Client Communication & Education Skills

• Maintains current skills regarding client communication and education—by email, text, phone, blog, vlog or in person.
• Always asks if client has further questions or needs before leaving the room or discharging patients
• Communicates medical findings, recommended diagnostics, prognosis, and recommended plan to pet owner in “standard of care, better, and best” formats. “Meets people where they are” --is able to taken owner constraints into account and make secondary standard recommendations if necessary—empathetically communicates with or works with diverse personalities and within diverse communities. Seeks support of administration, professional staff, and paraprofessional staff to provide standard of care and best practices. Makes notes in chart to record all such conversations.
• Notes any recommendations declined by pet owner in medical record with objectivity.
• Provides status reports to client on hospitalized patient's condition in timely manner
• Performs timely discharge appointments, remembering to ask for any questions or concerns the patient family may share. Ability to efficiently but compassionately direct conversations.
• Responds to client phone calls in a timely manner

Diagnostic procedures & surgery

• Performs appropriate pre-operative/pre-anesthesia exams & diagnostics
• Practices skilled basic soft tissue, general surgical techniques and electives (spays and neuters, surgical oncology, wound repair, etc.).
• Practices skilled dentistry and supervises technician serving as dental hygienist. Provides ongoing dental plans of care to families of our pet patients.
• Ability to use and delegate appropriate surgical prep techniques with technician
• Calls back clients with results of diagnostic tests and uses digital tools to provide copies with interpretation for pet owner.
• Reviews discharge instructions with technician or owner

Medical Record Responsibilities

• Completes records by end of workday. No records are to leave the practice. While the veterinary nurse/tech acts as scribe during examinations and surgeries, the veterinarian reviews information recorded by technicians and assistants and completes veterinarian’s portion of the record
• Fully documents all patient care to ensure good case management

Pharmacy Duties

• Prescribes appropriate medication for patient conditions with appropriate dosing
• Approves prescriptions, reviews labels for accuracy
• Maintains security and logging of controlled drugs, INSPECT, and follows legal protocols
• Participates in monitoring inventory levels of controlled substances

Financial and Facility Duties

• Utilizes care when using equipment, electronics, and facilities, to minimize maintenance issues. Does not rely solely on staff to maintain a clean and safe workspace
• Minimizes missed charges in PIMS. Minimizes waste of clinic resources
• Works with management, veterinary technicians, and CSRs to provide client estimated invoices when requested or needed.
• Clearly communicates costs to clients whenever possible with the support of administration and staff
• Follows hospital guidelines for client payment and credit policies

Expected Work Shifts

CLINICAL SHIFTSMonday - Wednesday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Every Other Thursday: 9:00am-6:00pm

Every Other Thursday - OffFridays: 9:00 am - 6:00 PM

Every Other Saturday 8:30am-12:30pm