City: Pasadena
State: Maryland
Hospital Name: Huffard Animal Hospital
Job Type: Veterinarian - General Practice
Employment Type: Permanent
Description & Requirements
Huffard Animal Hospital in Pasadena, MD, is looking for an Associate Veterinarian to join their growing team!
Snapshot of Our Practice:
- Our motto is Compassion. Care. Commitment - applicable to both our client/pet community and within our own team
- Prioritization of the balance between providing exemplary veterinary care to our community while safeguarding our own mental health and work-life balance
- Colleagues include experienced/established veterinarians alongside more recently graduated doctors, thereby providing access to both tried-and-true medicine and techniques as well as cutting-edge recommendations—truly the best of both worlds
- Collaborative approach among our doctors that extends from case load and problem-solving to last-minute schedule adjustments/trades, as needed
Our practice is a well-established and dynamic small animal hospital located between the Baltimore and Annapolis metropolitan areas. We are seeking a proficient veterinarian interested in practicing quality medicine among a team of friendly, professional, and fun-loving staff! At Huffard Animal Hospital, we pride ourselves on being a diverse mixture of respected and reputable doctors/staff as well as fresh team members enthusiastically at the start of their careers. In addition to providing a high standard of care, it is important to our team that prospective candidates show willingness to laugh at the sillies, share comfort during the tough times, and help the team continue to advance our skills, knowledge, and capabilities.
About the Opportunity:
- Combination of general practice caseload (scheduled wellness visits, sick/injured appointments, and surgeries/dentals) as well as a limited quota of same-day-sick visits shared daily among the doctoral team
- “Flex Hour” daily on weekdays as a buffer that is free from scheduled appointments – this helps ensure lunch is eaten, the workload remains contained within reasonable working hours, and that nursing mothers can be confident they will have time to tend to their needs
- Access to several local emergency hospitals/specialty practices for case transfer, discussion, and guidance
- Full-time or part-time
Alternating A/B type of schedule
A:
- 2 day shifts 8a-3p (one of these to be surgical/dental)
- 2 evening shifts 12p-6:30p
B:
- 2 day shifts 8a-3p (one of these to be surgical/dental)
- 1 evening shift 12p-6:30p
- Saturday 9a-3p
o Roughly one Sunday every 6 weeks on-call for any pets already in the hospital- we do not admit any cases into the hospital outside of normal business hours, so being on-call only applies to previously admitted pets
o Schedules are predictable and posted 3 months in advance to help with planning for vacation, personal appointments, or other time off; holiday on-call assignments are provided at the end of the summer for the next calendar year
Our 3,500 square foot facility includes:
- Eight exam rooms equipped individually with computer, vaccine refrigerators, and supplies
- Separate dedicated room for hospital/surgical/dental discharges
- Two full surgery suites with anesthesia monitoring equipment
- Dental suite with digital dental radiography and ultrasonic scaling/handpiece machine
- Pharmacy- Rx options include in-hospital, an online pharmacy, or as a written Rx for owners to submit elsewhere
- Isolation Ward
- ICU with separate, quieter area for feline or more nervous patients
- CO2 Cutting Laser
- Digital Radiography with cloud-based image storage
- Ultrasound machine with cloud-based image storage
- IDEXX in-house laboratory equipment
- Dedicated “room technicians” to facilitate gathering medical history/intake, assistance during the visit, and in-room invoicing/payment
- Paper-light practice utilizing conventional phone and electronic communication methods (text, email)
- Shared DVM office for effortless collaboration and case review
- Spacious, well-lit waiting room for clients with separate area for feline patients
- Open concept treatment area with adjacent pre-operative alcove
- Boarding area with access to dedicated playroom, kitchen, and bathing room
We offer:
- $120,000 - $140,000 base salary, varying with experience
- Full health insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Life Insurance (to include short/long-term disability)
- Liability Insurance (100% Coverage)
- 401(k) with match
- Vacation & Sick Time
- CE days & Allowance
- Paid MD State Licenses (to include CDS) and professional dues/fees (to include AVMA, MDVMA, DEA, VIN, Plumb’s, and VETgirl)