Full and Part Time Veterinary Positions Available in trendy,
waterfront community of Ballard, Seattle WA
WHO WE ARE
The Family Pet Veterinary Hospital has been the Vet Hospital of Choice for three generations of the Ballard community. We are a privately owned, high quality, high touch, small animal practice. We usually have 3 collaborative vets working together each day, rotating between procedures and outpatient care. We currently have two veterinarians and are looking for a third.
CULTURE
Easy going, fun practice with low stress, team environment and supportive management. Comfortable, 4 day work week, 30 minute appointments, Teaching and learning are priority for all of the team. No Weekends or late nights. We routinely leave on time. We are invested in your success and support a sustainable, long term, work-life balance for you.
SCHEDULE
Schedule is 4X9 with 8 hrs scheduled patient care and 1 hour office time.
We are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Vets generally work 3 days of outpatient care and 1 day in surgery, though surgery is not required.
Appointments are half hour.
LOCATION
Where we are: We are part of the desirable, North Seattle neighborhood of Ballard. This well educated, water front community boasts stunning views of the snowcapped Olympic mountain range looming large over the shinning waters of Puget Sound. Here you have an opportunity to live aboard your sailboat, fish for salmon before work or fit in a kayak work-out after dinner. If the city scape is more your scene, you will love our hip Ballard Avenue. This brick paved, historic street is lined with top restaurants, bars, boutiques, and exciting night life. For a bigger scene, downtown Seattle is only 7 minutes away. Pikes Place Market, waterfront, aquarium and museums, professional sports stadiums and ferries across Puget Sound can all be found here within walking distance of public transportation. A tank of gas will buy you access to the Cascade Mountains and Mt Rainier with world class hiking, climbing, snow skiing, mountain biking and all kinds of boating on fresh and salt water. Weekend trips to the San Juan Islands, Vancouver British Columbia, rain forests, Pacific ocean beaches or warm desert lakes east of the Cascade Mountains are all easy.
COMPENSATION
$120,000 base plus commission
$10,000 Signing Bonus and $3000 Relocation Bonus if more than 50 miles
Paid Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance.
SIMPLE IRA with 3% company match
4 weeks of Paid Time Off
$1000 CE allowance plus VIN membership
Vet License paid
Scrubs and Coats provided
Generous Pet Discount
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US
My office manager and I work very hard to ensure the needs of the team as well as the practice are being met. We are quick to eliminate toxic staff and clients. This may be a new trend in veterinary medicine but I have been practicing this since the beginning of my career because I believe in it. We all want a pleasant, peaceful, professional work environment and are willing to work for it.
We have great clients. They have the education and resources to make good choices about their pet’s care. This, along with our well-equipped facility, and trained staff, allow us to fully work up and treat cases. As a result, the cases are more interesting (not euthanized or referred out), we experience the rewards of helping owners and pets and we are not pressured into cutting corners.
We have great doctors. Our vets come from a variety of veterinary schools and experiences. We work collaboratively and get help from each other reading radiographs or advising on cases. You should never feel alone, confused about a case or lost in surgery when you are working with us. We will mentor you for as long as you need and teach you surgical and dental skills you do not have. Here you have the opportunity to improve your knowledge, skills and confidence.
We have great staff. We have an energetic, enthusiastic team of veterinary assistants that are skilled at tech tasks and eager to learn more. We currently do not have any LVTs but we have experienced veterinary assistants that carry out diagnostic tests, imaging, anesthesia/surgery nursing and treatments. Our veterinary assistants record your exam findings during exams, go over estimates with clients, obtain lab samples, enter charges and fill medications for you so you can concentrate of being a vet.
We have a great facility and Equipment. Our 4,800 sq ft of space has been recently renovated to improve efficiency and aesthetics. During this renovation, we added and replaced equipment. As a result, all of our equipment is new. We have a medical technician come out once a month to ensure all of our machines are calibrated and functional. Our new surgery suite has a heated, table with foot control height adjustment, new anesthesia machine and state of the art patient monitors. Our dental suite has new Midmark equipment, high speed dental drill and top of the line Schick digital dental X-ray. All dental patients receive full mouth dental X-rays or Dental CT scan.
Equipment we have includes:
Idexx in-house diagnostic blood and urine machines
Sedecal Whole body Digital X-ray
NewTom Computed Tomography machine
GE Ultrasound
Tonopen
Ellman Radiosurgical unit
K Laser Cube therapeutic laser
Midmark Digital dental X-ray with Schick software
8 fluid pumps
Midmark, Mindray and Cardell patient monitors
Veti-DigiDop, doppler blood pressure monitor (the most advanced available)
We have an amazing, user friendly and time saving veterinary software: Ezyvet. It is cloud based so you can access patient files or your schedule from anywhere. We have computers in all the exam rooms and every other room of the hospital. My favourite feature of this software is the ability to use templates so that you do not have to retype charts, surgery notes, client emails and go-home instructions about the same conditions or procedures. This saves me a least an hour a day in charting. I am sure you will enjoy it too.
SELECTION PREFERENCES
Experienced vets preferred but new graduates considered. Formal mentorship provided for new graduates if desired. Dental and surgical skill training included.
JOB REQUIREMENTS SELECTION PREFERENCES
DVM degree from Accredited school or equivalent
Washington State Veterinary License in good standing
Federal Accreditation
Send Resume’ to: [email protected]
Each day you will be working with experienced vets in a positive team environment where you will get help if you need it. We will teach you dentistry skills you did not get in school and help you with procedures you haven’t done before.
Professional growth, quality of life and excellent compensation provided. Declare your intentions by sending resume’ to [email protected], subject Veterinarian Resume.
Requirements are: Washington State License in good standing. Ability to provide above average standard of care and service. Positive attitude. Excellent time management skills. Efficiency and proficiency at consults and procedures. Superior communication skills. Sense of humor and love of donuts.
We accept new graduates and offer a relocation fee!