Veterinarian
Lathrop Veterinary Center
Job Description
Lathrop Veterinary Center has the opportunity to add a Veterinarian to our team! Offering a $50,000 Sign-On Bonus.
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.
If you’re considering relocating or doing relief in CA, please note that the CA state board exam has been eliminated!
Read on to learn more. Contact Jake.Osborn@nva.com with questions or resume submissions.
What does the perfect fit for our team look like?
- New Grad Doctor OR an Experienced Doctor seeking to join a practice with a strong and supportive team approach.
- Open to Full-Time or Part-Time scheduling.
About our hospital:
- Small animal GP/UC hybrid, fast-paced
- Currently a 2 Doctor practice, but we'd ideally be at 4 due to increased volume
- roughly 70% dogs, 30% cats; some exotics/pocket pets (not required if you don’t want to)
- Dr. Marchiondo, our Managing Director has been at Lathrop for 8 years and is a UC Davis alum
- 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
- 15 – 30 minute 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 (some Techs have followed Dr. Marchiondo here)
- Scrubs provided
- Strong mentorship – new grads/experienced Doctors welcome!
- Altruistic – we work with kitten rescues, Guide Dogs, Sheriff K9s, Pets & Pals, etc.
- Very competitive Pro-Sal comp, 22% production, bonus structure; complete benefits.
- Full-time comp ranges from $120k-170k, based on experience.
- Part-time comp negotiable, range begins at $70k depending on experience and # of days worked per month.
- 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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