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Veterinarian

Position Overview

Are you a professional looking for a practice that offers stability AND flexibility, where you feel valued and are encouraged to share your ideas? Are you looking for a practice that wants to reduce your stress and prioritizes creating and maintaining a healthy work environment in order to provide an enjoyable work / life balance to all employees? Would you love to work with a competent, positive team that offers encouragement and support?  Do you have a passion for small mammals/exotics or perhaps emergency or surgery? Maybe you have a different passion in veterinary medicine and are yearning for a place to realize it? WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU!!  We want to offer you the chance to join our work team and help us learn and grow as we work towards expanding our practice. TELL US WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR!  WE ARE FLEXIBLE!

Location

Our practice is The Juniata Veterinary Clinic, located in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.  We are in the midst of the Tuscarora Mountains and close to the Juniata River, a cozy area surrounded by beautiful scenery and wildlife. The area has a diverse culture and offers an abundance of outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, and camping, yet we are only 30-45 minutes from our state capitol Harrisburg and Penn State University , State College. 

Practice Overview

The Juniata Veterinary Clinic is a privately owned practice that currently employs two experienced doctors. Our support staff currently includes six  utilized technicians (all skilled in anesthetics, surgery preparation, radiographs, blood draws, IV catheter placement, skin and ear cytology, and urine collection, allowing our doctors the time to diagnose and focus on treatment our patients),  four friendly , technically skilled and knowledgeable customer service representatives who are great communicators and listeners (skilled at problem solving and addressing our customers needs), as well as reliable , competent technician assistants, kennel assistants and a practice manager with over 20 years veterinary clinic experience. We have a low staff turnover with many of our staff being with us for over 10 years. Our current clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8am until 5pm. This means no late evenings, no weekends and no on call. Scheduled hours can be flexible and is something we would be happy to discuss. The practice serves the ability to facilitate surgeries, radiographs, ultrasounds and in-house pathology. While we primarily specialize in cats and dogs, some of our doctors will see exotics/small mammals and some large animals. If you have a mixed animal interest, we are happy to discuss the possibilities in this area. 

What You’ll Be Working On

• Provide routine exams, vaccinations and associated annual and semi-annual testing
• Interpretation of bloodwork, urinalysis, radiography, and ultrasound
• Prescribing medication to pets
• Maintaining a high-level of client satisfaction and patient care
• SURGERY IS OPTIONAL
• Complying with our clinic motto  “Treat every client as though they were family and every pet as if they were our own”

Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or equivalent required
• Pennsylvania license to practice veterinary medicine required
• Physical requirements- ability to stand for extended periods of time and the ability to lift at least 10 lbs.
• Professionalism 
• Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative
• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals and objectives
• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail
• Positivity and Enjoyment working with people and pets

What’s In It For You

• Buy-in potential for the right candidate
• Option for pro-sal, earning potential greater than $110,000

• Super flexible hours- part time or full time (anywhere from one day to five days per week)

• Retirement IRA with 3% matching
• Health and dental insurance stipend or paid in full
• Paid time off - 3 weeks for the first year of employment
• Discounted veterinary services
• Liability and malpractice insurance
• Uniform and book allowances
• Generous CE allowance with 5 paid days off and $2500
• Paid membership to VIN and 3 professional organizations of your choosing
• DEA license paid
• Parental leave (6 weeks minimum with possibility of 12 weeks)
• Paid rabies vaccination and titers
• Safe and Supportive Workplace 
• Mentorship for new graduates

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible                                  Pay: $45,000- $125,000 Depending               on hours worked. 

Significant and Competitive Sign on Bonus!