Emergency Veterinarian

Tves

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match
100% coverage of individual health insurance premiums
Unlimited continuing education
Profit sharing
No state income tax

Job summary

A local veterinary hospital in Seattle is seeking an emergency veterinarian to join their ICU team, requiring strong surgical skills and critical patient management experience. The role offers a supportive work environment with profit sharing and no non-compete contracts. The candidate must be excited to work in a fast-paced setting. Benefits include health insurance, a 401K plan, and generous continuing education support, while Seattle offers a vibrant lifestyle for outdoor enthusiasts.

Qualifications

  • Excited to work in a fast-paced emergency and ICU setting.
  • Strong emergency surgical skills and experience managing critical patients.
  • Team player who contributes positively to the work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Manage primary cases through the emergency service.
  • Work with a team of specialists and provide exceptional veterinary care.
  • Share overnight shifts with other emergency veterinarians.

Skills

Emergency surgical skills
Experience managing critical patients
Ability to manage high caseloads
Positive work environment contribution
Willingness to learn and adapt

Education

DVM or equivalent veterinary degree

Tools

Ultrasound knowledge

Job description

“Leading through exceptional veterinary care and sustainable employee ownership.”

Our hospital's mission is guided by our PEAK Principles :

  • P atient care
  • E ngagement
  • A ccountability
  • K nowledge Growth
Who we are at Timberline:

Timberline Veterinary Emergency and Specialty (TVES) is a rapidly growing, locally owned 24-hr emergency and specialty hospital located in Seattle, WA. Founded by Dr. Beth Davidow (DACVECC), Dr. Laura Ahlgrim and Dr. Chris Bailey. We believe that veterinary medicine is best when it is controlled by those that provide it and our mission is “Leading through exceptional veterinary care and sustainable employee ownership.” Our PEAK principles of patient care, engagement, accountability and knowledge growth guide how we make decisions, respond to challenges and direct the growth of our hospital.

We are committed to continuous improvement in the veterinary care that we provide our community as well as finding ways to make veterinary medicine sustainable for our team. Because of our commitment to employee ownership and engagement, we provide profit sharing and participation in our stock appreciation plan for ALL employees and our goal is to be 100% employee owned through an ESOP.

We currently have two Critical Care Specialists, Surgery, Oncology, 6 day a week ultrasound coverage, along with a close relationship with a clinical pathologist (located inside of our building) and mobile cardiology service. We are actively completing a prospective randomized clinical trial involving cats with urethral obstruction and are excited about designing and completing future clinical trials. We are located in a newly renovated 21,000 sq ft hospital in North Seattle, with a 128 slice CT scanner, high flow oxygen, ventilator and mature community driven blood bank.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for an emergency veterinarian to join our emergency and ICU team of two criticalists, 9 full-time emergency DVMs and our talented LVTs and VTS staff. This role involves primary case management through our emergency service and comfort managing a high caseload with a variety of stable and unstable patients. We have a strong culture of “yes we can help you” for our referring veterinarians and clients and work to provide exceptional veterinary medicine for our patients.

The ideal candidate would be excited to be working at a fast pace in emergency and ICU, would have strong emergency surgical skill, experience managing critical patients, and be excited to contribute to a positive work environment. We are looking for an individual that loves to learn and is constantly challenging and changing practices based on new evidence.

The position requires a variety of shifts, including swings and overnight shifts. Overnight shifts are shared amongst all emergency veterinarians at Timberline.

Why you should work at TVES

Come work for the only locally owned, non-corporate emergency veterinary hospital in Seattle

  • The compensation for this role is a combination of shift pay and quarterly production of 22% in excess of your shift pay.
  • No negative accrual and no non-compete contracts.
  • Work in a hospital that implements profit sharing with the staff to improve retention and engagement.
  • 401K w/ company match.
  • Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance ** We pay 100% of our individual basic health insurance premiums for employees. **
  • Paid time off: Time off accrues at 0.06 hours per scheduled hour worked up to 40 hours per week. This is approximately 3.5 weeks of true paid time away from the hospital each year.
  • Unlimited continuing education online courses and conference registration fees with prior approval and based on schedule and time off availability.
  • $2500 per year and an additional 2 days of PTO for continuing education. This money and time can be used for seminars, journals, books, or medical equipment and can be carried over for one year.
  • Payment for JVECCs, WSVMA, and AVMA dues.
  • Payment for DEA and Washington State License.
  • We have a stock appreciation rights plan which gives you direct ties to our hospital growth, equity and bonus potential.
  • No state income tax.
  • Seattle is an incredible city to live in if you enjoy climbing, snow sports, hiking/backpacking, food and live music.
Check out our hospital at TVES.vet
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