Associate Veterinarian

California Veterinary Medical Association; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

Pet discount

Friends & family pet care fund

Vacation package

CE & licenses

Uniform allowance

Job summary

Lincoln Avenue Veterinary Clinic in San Jose is seeking an Associate Veterinarian to join our busy, privately owned practice. You will provide medical, surgical and dental care, emphasize preventative care, and help define medical policies with practice management.

This is a leadership role with responsibilities for supervising staff, training new team members, and maintaining a positive work environment. We offer a 4-day work week, modern equipment, and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and dedicated to client education.
• Willingness to lead and support team members.

Responsibilities

• Deliver medical, surgical and dental care to patients.
• Emphasize preventative care to clients.
• Assist in supervising staff and training newer team members.
• Maintain a positive work environment to help the practice achieve its goals.

Skills

Compassionate

Client education

Leadership

Tools

Cornerstone veterinary management software

Job description

Are you looking to work for a practice that will appreciate your skills and respect you as a team member? Do you want to work with a cohesive, well-established team? Look no further!

Lincoln Avenue Veterinary Clinic is a busy, privately owned 3-doctor small animal practice near the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose. Our clinic has been serving the community for nearly 70 years and has a loyal and enthusiastic client base. We are a group of dedicated and enthusiastic professionals that believe in treating patients as our own and clients as family. As a veterinarian at our facility, you will be equipped with digital x-ray, ultrasound, Idexx in-house lab station, a dental suite with digital dental x-ray andCornerstone veterinary management software. We have a groomer and boarding on site. At LAVC wetruly emphasize the importance of work/life balance, so our doctors work a 4-day work week.

As an Associate Veterinarian, you will work with the practice management to define and implementmedical policies and procedures that ensure quality patient care. You will deliver medical, surgical anddental care to patients, and emphasize the importance of preventative care to clients. We are lookingfor someone who is compassionate and dedicated to client education. You may be asked to assist insupervising staff members in their daily medical duties and assist in training our newer team membersat times. This is a leadership position with the important responsibility of ensuring a positive workenvironment in which the practice can achieve its goals.

Our practice believes in taking care of the team so we provide salary commensurate with experience (**the motivated Associate who would prefer production based compensation could do very well**)and a very competitive benefits package which includes:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance through Kaiser
• Retirement (401k with 3% match)
• A generous employee pet discount
• A fund that can go towards friends’ and family pet care
• A vacation package
• CE, licenses and association fees, uniform allowance