Associate Veterinarian

Company Description

Caring For Your Pets is Our Passion

We are a full-service veterinary clinic who never turns a pet away.

The doctors and staff at Westport Animal Clinic are proud of the relationships we've built and are truly dedicated to the health and well-being of pest. We offer a wide range of services to serve our clients and better their pet's health.

Our staff is highly qualified and experienced in all aspects of veterinary medicine. We are committed to providing high-quality care. Our doctors and staff take pride in offering personalized attention to every patient, client and family we serve. We offer wellness and preventative care, dental services, surgery, in-house diagnostics, geriatric care, nutrition and behavioral counseling, and Urgent Care.

Job Description

We're looking for full time veterinarians who are compassionate, team players and strong communicators. We could support experienced associate veterinarians or provide a great mentorship program to support new or recent graduates as well

We offer our Veterinarians:

• Work-life balance with flexible scheduling
• Comprehensive Benefits, Relocation & Student loan assistance,
• An opportunity to practice with true medical autonomy.
• New & Recent Graduate Mentorship

Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university
• All experience levels encouraged to apply
• Active veterinary state license
• Current DEA License or obtained upon hire for some hospitals
• USDA Accreditation or obtained upon hire for some hospitals

Additional Information

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.

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Company Policy & Federal & State Laws Forbid Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Sexual Orientation or National Origin

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