Specialty DVM - Surgery (DACVS)

Tves; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Profit sharing

Stock appreciation rights plan

CE reimbursement

Job summary

Timberline Veterinary Emergency and Specialty (TVES) in Seattle seeks a Board Certified Surgeon to join our growing Surgery service. You will participate in rounds, manage patients needing DACVS intervention, and work with referring veterinarians to deliver exceptional veterinary care.

The role emphasizes learning, collaboration, and advancing in-hospital protocols. Located in Seattle, TVES offers profit sharing and ESOP involvement, competitive compensation with production-based incentives, and

Qualifications

• Board-certified surgeon with interest in expanding the Surgery service.
• Willingness to participate in rounds and collaborate with referring veterinarians.
• Interest in advancing clinical practices and trials.

Responsibilities

• Participate in hospital rounds and manage scheduled and hospitalized patients needing DACVS intervention.
• Collaborate with TVES team and referring veterinarians to provide exceptional medicine.
• Help expand surgical services and adopt evidence-based practices.
• Engage in teaching and training VTS aspiring staff.

Skills

Board Certified Surgeon

DACVS

Education

DVM or equivalent

Job description

Our mission is: “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

Tim berline Veterinary Emergency and Specialty (TVES) is a 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 in 2023. We believe that veterinary medicine is best when it is controlled by those who 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 have an amazing team of talented staff, incredible staff retention, and are looking to expand our specialty team and add a second surgeon. We currently have Critical Care, Surgery, Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine with local support for histopathology, radiology/ultrasound, and cardiology. We occupy a 21,000 sq/ft single story building and have a new Toshiba 128-slice CT scan. We have both a dedicated soft tissue and orthopedic surgery suites, and amazing technicians with excellent anesthesia skills ready to staff an efficient and busy surgery service. Our ER team is also composed of all cutting ER doctors, which means our surgeon will have minimal on-call responsibilities.

Second Board Certified Surgeon wanted at Timberline

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for a Board Certified Surgeon who wants to help expand our Surgery service at TVES. This role involves participating in hospital rounds, managing a combination of scheduled and hospitalized patients in need of DACVS intervention, and working collaboratively with our referring veterinarians and the TVES team to provide exceptional veterinary medicine. We are looking for an individual who loves to learn and is constantly challenging and changing practices based on new evidence. With additional specialty support, we hope to expand our ability to perform clinical trials at our facility, further train and support our VTS aspiring LVTs, and continuously improve our in-hospital protocols.

Why you should work at TVES

Come work for the only locally owned, non-corporate 24/7 emergency and specialty veterinary hospital in Seattle

Competitive compensation with salary and individual production %

No negative accrual and no non-compete contracts

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 annually

Unlimited continuing education online courses and conference registration fees with prior approval and based on schedule and time off availability

$3000 annual reimbursement for CE travel expenses, 4 days of paid CE PTO

Payment for ACVS, 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.

Work in a hospital that implements profit sharing with the staff to improve retention and engagement

Seattle is an incredible city to live in if you enjoy climbing, snow sports, hiking/backpacking, food and live music