Associate Veterinarian

The Veterinarian is a key member of the Mission Pet Health (MPH) hospital team. Veterinarians must be able to diagnose and treat a variety of patients and diseases provide follow up and prognosis to veterinary clients and provide leadership and training to the medical support staff. Veterinarians must provide complete medical notes and accurate medical estimates. Veterinarians are responsible for working full assigned shift hours.

Travel required: Intermittent less than 25%.

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this job but are not intended to be all inclusive. The essential functions include the most significant tasks and are the essence of why the role exists; removing an essential duty would fundamentally alter the role.

• Maintain and uphold the Core Values and Mission Statement of MPH.
• Diagnose perform surgery and treat patients.
• Maintain excellent client communication.
• Record all pertinent medical client and case related information in the patient record accurately with appropriate grammar terms and accurate information.
• Review medical records estimates or discharge instructions with clients.
• Call clients for follow up and to discuss results.
• Set standards of care/protocols for medical and surgical areas.
• Maintain practice growth and review financial reports.
• Communicate clearly and accurately through written and verbal interactions.
• Work in collaboration with practice manager for administrative management.
• Deal with clients in a manner that shows sensitivity tact and professionalism.
• Mentor team members in the training program for career advancement and personal development towards goals.
• Provide feedback and changes to the training program.
• Provide guidance to the support staff to assure that the shift flows well.
• Provide input to the hospital manager for 360-degree employee performance evaluations.
• Ability to lead and establish a vision for the practice team.
• Proven ability to perform all basic surgeries including use of all standard medical instruments and equipment.
• Must be proficient in a variety of skills ranging from but not limited to laboratory pharmacy radiology surgery dental and nursing skills.
• Ability to demonstrate patience and composure in stressful situations and ability to handle a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to stay calm and efficient during a medical crisis.
• Ability to give SQ IM and IV injections.
• Knowledge of usage dosage and common side-effects for commonly used prescription drugs and ability to readily explain them to the clients.
• Knowledge of the common anesthesia and recovery states and ability to alert veterinarians when symptoms change or when concerns arise with hospitalized patients.
• Ability to properly extubate monitor temperature and recover a patient from anesthesia.
• The employee must have mental processes for reasoning remembering mathematics and language ability (reading writing and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
• To perform this job successfully it will be necessary to become proficient in the use of the practice management software.

Additional Functions:
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience:

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or related degree from an accredited university prior to position start date.
• Licensure must be in good standing to practice in the state.

Physical Requirements:

• The employee must have the ability to stand walk stoop kneel crouch and climb as well as manipulate (lift carry move) up to 50 pounds and over 50 pounds with a coworker.
• The employee must be able to endure sitting standing and walking on hard floor surfaces for extended periods of time.
• The employee must possess sufficient ambulatory skills to perform duties while in hospital environment.
• The employee must be able to work in noisy work conditions with sounds from animals and equipment that can be moderately high.
• The employee will be routinely exposed to a variety of pets that may bite or scratch and on occasion exposed to anesthesia radiation biological hazards and medication/controlled substances.
• The employee must possess the ability to hear verbal instructions client discourse and veterinary patients. The employee must have specific vision abilities which include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must have good hand-eye coordination arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.

Reasonable Accommodations

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of a position please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Your Benefits

• Competitive Annual Base Salary!
• Monthly Production Bonus with NO Negative Accrual!
• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Wellness Programs and Support
• Paid Continuing Education & Dedicated Days Off to Attend
• 401k with employer match
• Continued comprehensive Leadership TrainingProgram
• Structured Mentorship Program
• Paid Parental leave
• Company Paid License Fees and Professional Dues
• Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance
• Power of the Network to use in the Clinic and to Grow your Interests
• Flexible Schedule- Lets talk!

Doctor Mentorship Program
Not 1 not 3 but 12 months of mentorship for first year doctors! To help transition from school to clinic life both a coach and mentor help new doctors develop their clinical and non-clinical soft skills. Build skills. Build confidence. Build relationships.

Clinical Tracks Program

Committed to helping teammates grow we proudly offer over fifty hours of in-depth RACE-approved CE credit facilitated by veterinary specialists to grow teammate clinical skills and enhance the care of our patients. Courses offered: Dentistry Oncology Internal Medicine Dermatology and Cardiology.

About Mission Pet Health

Veterinarian-led. People-focused. Pet-obsessed. Thats Mission Pet Health in a nutshell!

We were founded by veterinarians who believe local practices thrive when autonomy collaboration and medical excellence lead the way. That belief still guides everything we dofrom mentorship to medicine to how we support our teammates.

Driving our award-winning culture are our WAG values Work Together Amaze and Grow which fuel us to drive a tangible lasting impact for our teams the communities we serve and the pets we care for.

So whats in it for you at Mission

• Unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional development
• Benefits that buck the norm of the vet med industry
• A culture where YOUR well-being comes first

Were on a mission to be the greatest veterinary company in the worldand wed love for YOU to be a part of it!

Mission is one of the leading veterinary care organizations in the U.S. formed by the joining together of Southern Veterinary Partners and Mission Veterinary Partners. Our mission is to provide world-class support to hospital teams on a hyper-local basis. Our Home Office teams manage the back-end side of the business so our hospital teams can focus on what matters most the medicine and caring for their patients. Were based in Birmingham AL but the heartbeat of Mission is in our 850 animal hospitals and 20000 teammates across the country. Founded on a deep commitment to clinical and operational excellence weve earned recognition on prestigious workplace ranking lists such as Inc. 5000 U.S. News & World Report and fact in 2024 Newsweek named SVP the #11 Most Loved Workplace in America marking the companys third consecutive Top 25 ranking.

Apply today - wed love to meet you!