Medical Director
Lathrop Veterinary Center
Job Description
Lathrop Veterinary Center in Lathrop, CA is seeking a Medical Director to join our practice.
$100k Sign-on Bonus Package, 4 week sabbatical, Equity Buy-In Opportunity
Lathrop Veterinary Center is the first vet hospital in the city of Lathrop, CA. Our state-of-the-art facility was built in 2008, houses modern equipment, and has amazing staff and Doctors. Lathrop is currently a growing community, evident by the large new pet-friendly apartment building recently built next door. Opportunity for business growth is huge as well as being able to enjoy living within an appealing area offering a more reasonable cost of living.
Read on to learn more. Contact Julianne.Hiland@nva.com with questions or resume submissions.
What does the perfect fit for our team look like?
- Experienced Doctor seeking to lead a practice with a strong and supportive team approach.
About our hospital:
- Small animal GP/UC hybrid, fast paced
- Currently a 1 Doctor practice, but we'd ideally be at 2-3 due to growing population
- roughly 70% dogs, 30% cats; some exotics/pocket pets (not required if you don’t want to)
- Scheduling focused on a healthy work life balance:
- NO weekends, NO on-call hours.
- 4 weeks vacation (for full-time Doctors) in addition to holidays & CE days
- 4 weeks PAID sabbatical (for full-time Doctors) for every 5 years of service
- No late nights – Doctors usually arrive around 8am and leave by 6pm
- We’re closed from 12-1:30pm for lunch & catch-up
- Flexible appointment times depending on your preference & comfort level
- Diverse surgeries – lots of soft tissue (but we refer out things like ortho)
- Comprehensive and up to date facility:
- 5 total exam rooms (includes 1 comfort room for euthanasia)
- 1 surgical suite
- Dentistry table, 3 treatment tables
- Digital dental and Radiology
- Ultrasound
- Capability for oxygen cages
- Full boarding facility – cats & dogs
- Annual CapEx dollars allocated for hardware and equipment. Talk to us about what you'd like to have!
- Full spectrum of clientele: lots of fully compliant clients, & some folks who keep their pets outside
- Unified, amazing support staff
- Scrubs provided
- Altruistic – we work with kitten rescues, Guide Dogs, Sheriff K9s, Pets & Pals, etc.
- Very competitive Pro-Sal comp, $150k-$200k base salary, leadership bonus structure; complete benefits.
- Professional dues/licensing expenses and CE allowance.
- Medical, Dental, Vision and 401k with an employer match.
- 4 weeks vacation time as mentioned above with ability to receive an addition 4 week paid sabbatical for all full-time doctors.
Who we are looking for:
- Candidate must be a graduate from an AVMA accredited college or have successfully passed the ECFVG certification program or the PAVE certification program
- Licensure in good standing
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