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Indy Paws Veterinary Hospital is a family-oriented veterinary practice located in the Little Flower neighborhood outside of downtown Indianapolis. We are excited to offer the opportunity for a full-time doctor to join our progressive practice.
The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, energetic Doctor with excellent communication skills who is committed to building lasting relationships with our team, clientele, and the community. Our goal at Indy Paws is to provide consistent, high quality, progressive and individualized veterinary medical care for our patients.
About Indy Paws:
About Indy Paws:
- Busy general practice that sees a varied caseload daily
- Appointments from 8:15 am to 5:45 pm Monday-Friday
- One or more surgery days (if interested) per week
- Several local emergency clinics nearby, requiring no after-hours/on-call
- Alliance partnership with nearby hospitals, allowing for referrals for advanced diagnostic procedures and collaboration in complicated cases
- Small staff that are eager to learn: you can focus on being a Veterinarian.
- Renovation of half the clinic in early 2018, adding a sterile surgical suite (with CO2 laser), treatment/prep area, dog ward with separate cat area with updated break and laundry room; Plans to continue updating the building in upcoming years.
- Practice best medicine utilizing our full Idexx in-house laboratory and reference, Digital Radiology, Ultrasound (with real-time training built-in) and fully stocked pharmacy.
- eVet cloud-based practice management and online pharmacy with Vets First Choice
Indianapolis is a bustling city known for the famous Indianapolis 500 car race! Indy Paws Veterinary Hospital proximity to downtown allows for easy commute to many great suburbs. There are numerous great public and private schools and local parks, making it an ideal area to raise a family! Popular activities in the area include hiking or exercising on the 18-mile long Monon Trail, fishing or water sports on the local lakes, or shopping at the many unique shops. We also have a growing foodie and brewery scene! Indianapolis is a wonderful place to enjoy a healthy and active work-life balance.
SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
- Ability to sit or stand and work at a computer for long periods of time.
- Ability to be confident around animals (i.e., dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc. Candidate to confirm species treated with practice leadership for additional clarity.)
- Client needs and work volume may occasionally require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job. This position may require special working hours, including working weekends, evenings and/or holidays.
- Must have mental capacity and processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
- The noise level in the work environment is moderately high. Ear plugs will be available upon request.
- Job requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform required duties while working.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
- Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate other equipment as required.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Hospital teammates are routinely exposed to a variety of animals that may bite, kick or scratch, and on occasion, may be exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological or zoonotic hazards and/or medication/controlled substances.
Requirements
- Doctor of Veterinary degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university
- Current DEA License or obtained upon hire
- Active Veterinary State License
- USDA Accreditation or obtained upon hire
Benefits
For full-time veterinarians (36-40 hours weekly), we will offer a full benefits package including:
- guaranteed salary with production-based commission
- Health, Vision, Dental Insurance
- Life insurance
- Association dues
- 401k with company match
- CE allowance
- Vacation Pay
- Clothing allowance
- Salary is commensurate with experience.
