Lead Veterinarian

About This Location:

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.

At Buttercup Veterinary Hospital, we function as a team. We are committed to practicing collaborative medicine in all cases and procedures, so our doctors are always fully supported. This means every team member's personal and professional growth is a top priority. Professionally, we offer generous continuing education allowances and strong mentorship in surgery and medicine, helping you achieve your highest career goals. Personally, we strongly encourage a healthy work–life balance so our doctors feel fulfilled, less stressed, and passionate about their work.

We are a full-service veterinary hospital offering wellness and preventative medicine, dentistry, routine and advanced surgery, boarding, and urgent care. We have a cutting-edge hospital equipped with ultrasound, EKG, therapy laser, electrocautery, tonopen, in-house laboratory, and digital and dental X-ray. Our hospital has two LVTs in practice, with a 2:1 tech–doctor ratio.

Buttercup Veterinary Hospital is in Cedar Park, a thriving suburb of Austin. We’re conveniently located close to Lake Travis and the Texas Hill Country, while only 17 miles from downtown Austin. Our city is the perfect place to raise a family with low property taxes, safe neighborhoods, and the accredited Leander Independent School District. Cedar Park has something for everyone with over 1000 acres of parkland, 31 miles of nature trails, great local restaurants, eclectic nightlife, and two professional sports teams. If you’re searching for a fulfilling and exciting career in an exceptional location, apply to join us

Overview:

***We are looking for a compassionate and caring Lead Veterinarian topartner with our fantastic Hospital Manager to provide medical direction and leadership for our highly respected small animal hospital.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Veterinarian looking to gain additional Veterinary Leadership skills.***

Responsibilities / Qualifications:

Description

Responsible for the ongoing evaluation and management of clinical practices as well as the delivery of patient care.
Responsible for monitoring associate doctor performance and production.
In conjunction with hospital manager, helps drive financial performance of the hospital including revenue generation and expense management.
Explain physical examination findings and communicate to the client a diagnosis of the pet’s problems; generate and present a treatment plan for the pet to the client; educate clients on preventative health care, including vaccines and appropriate nutritional products.
Maintain client/patient medical/surgical records and make certain all necessary logs are kept up-to-date through established protocols; assist colleagues in follow-up and future management of the patient.
Stay up-to-date with new medical information and changes in veterinary medicine, attend Continuing Education meetings.
Assist in the development of the paraprofessional team to ensure the delivery of the highest quality care and exceptional client service.
Positively represent the hospital in the professional community and to the general public.
Treat every client like family and each patient like your own pet.

Requirements

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from an accredited university
Licensure in good standing to practice in which the applicant is applying
3+ years of leadership/management experience, preferred
3+ years of experience as a veterinarian, required
Professional comportment and appearance, with excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, friendly attitude
Have the ability to lead the team through a variety of cases
Respect for and willingness to work with clients and their pets
Compassionate team player who can uphold great reputation with clients
A commitment to practicing the highest standard of medicine, upholding the veterinary code of ethics
Must be proficient in surgery
Benefits:

YOUR BENEFITS

Veterinarians always earn their base salary and never owe any money at the end of the year.
$5000 Relocation Assistance
Paid Time Off (You are not required to make up production while on PTO.)
Maternity Leave
401k (You receive a 100% match on the first 3% you put in, plus a 50% match on the next 2%.)
High Producer Bonus
Health, Dental, Vision, and Critical Illness Insurance
Hospital Indemnity, Life, and Accident Insurance
Long & Short-term Disability Insurance
Professional Liability Coverage
TeleDoc - Free Access 24/7
Access to Free In-House Continued Education (CE)
Growth tracks for leadership development
Mentorship and coaching for new graduates and experienced Veterinarians

Additionally, we invest in your wellbeing and growth through a variety of programs.

Your True PTO vs No Negative Accrual: A Game-Changer for DVMs

Taking time off shouldn't come with a side of anxiety. That's where our True PTO makes all the difference. Forget about the old stress of negative accrual and having to catch up. With True PTO, your base pay is protected - no ifs, ands, or buts. The true benefit? Our veterinarians consistently pocket more cash than they typically would have if they did not have negative accrual. It's not just about avoiding financial penalties for taking a break; it's about genuinely benefiting from it.

High Producers Bonus
Eligible DVMs will earn a bonus payout of up to 10% additional production in the month after contract renewal. The bonus rate will be determined by their contracted production rate and the amount of excess production. Here, you can earn a greater share of the success you help create. And the sky is the limit

Lead DVM Foundations
In your career, you learn how to practice great veterinary medicine. But, you don't always get opportunities to formally learn different aspects of leadership. SVP's Lead Doctor Foundations program is designed to fill this gap by investing in the growth of current and emerging leaders.

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 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 SOUTHERN VETERINARY PARTNERS

Southern Veterinary Partners is a veterinarian-owned and managed network of animal hospitals with the common mission of providing best-in-class veterinary care with exceptional client experiences. We’re based in Birmingham, AL, but the heartbeat of our organization lives within the dedicated teams in our 400+ local animal hospitals across 26 states. We were proudly certified in 2024 as a Most Loved Workplace® in ten categories: LGBTQ+, Diversity, Women, CEO, Career Advancement, Veterans, Volunteering, Parents & Caregivers, Wellness, & Young Professionals.

At SVP, our WAG values—Work Together, Amaze, and Grow—drive our culture of meaningful partnerships. Collaboration and respect are the foundation of our success, enabling us to uncover solutions and opportunities that elevate the team and ensure everyone has the support they need to excel and have fun. Our mission is to amaze clients with exceptional veterinary care and personalized experiences while inspiring teammates to go the extra mile, always finding ways to say “yes” and treating others as we would like to be treated. We constantly seek to improve, proactively pursuing knowledge, new client engagement methods, and leadership development, making it more than just a job, but a career.

SVP provides integrated support, from HR, finance, and inventory management to marketing, recruiting, regional operational support and more to our hospital teams. By leveraging our Home Office resources, the hospitals in our network are able to focus on the medicine and caring for their patients. Each day is truly a partnership (hence, the “P” in SVP).

Our team’s continuous dedication has rewarded us with remarkable growth, and Southern Veterinary Partners now employs more than 10,000 teammates nationwide. The organization’s success has not gone unnoticed, landing us recognition as #22 on Newsweek’s “Most Loved Workplaces” list in 2023, including #1 in all of healthcare.

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