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Associate Veterinarian - Overnight

Posted Oct 15, 2026

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  • Job Description
  • Associate Veterinarian
  • Overnight I. Client Perception A. Always appear professional, clean, and neatly groomed. Appearance promotes a visual perception of professionalism and value to clients. B. Be personable, friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing whenever appropriately able. C. Greet clients in an upbeat and positive tone of voice (when appropriate) with warmth and a smile. Deliver high touch in terms of client interaction. D. Use client and pet names throughout visit. E. Offer pet treats and affection whenever able. Display enthusiasm towards pets when appropriate. Deliver high touch in terms of pet interaction. F. Actively listen to clients G. Be able to express thoughts clearly so the client understands needs of patient. H. Express empathy, compassion, and advocacy for pets. I. Demonstrate concern for the welfare of the patient through personal follow up communications with the client. J. Demand excellence in client service from support staff. This includes friendliness, walking clients to reception desk, helping clients to vehicle when needed. Hold support staff accountable for client service excellence. K. Be able to communicate with clients clearly and with confidence in an effective manner. L. Be willing and able to do whatever needed to bond clients to the practice. M. Pay attention to exterior grounds daily and ensures that waste and trash are addressed as needed. N. Pay attention to appearance of reception area and exam rooms to ensure client perception. II. Team/General A. Maintain positive attitude under all reasonable circumstances. Be upbeat, enthusiastic, and have a “can do” attitude. B. Demonstrate punctuality and dependability. C. Be friendly, imparts appropriate sociability and towards other team members including management. D. Be honest, trustworthy, and of high moral character. E. Use good judgment, common sense, and decision making. F. Exhibit an ability to maintain a positive relationship with support staff while also commanding their respect and motivation. G. Instill confidence to staff. H. Maintain professional relationship with staff. Avoid getting too personally involved with staff. I. Refer employees who have concerns or criticisms to practice management rather than getting directly involved. J. Avoid participation in and in fact do not tolerate gossip, negativity, rumors, or innuendo. K. Communicate objectives, motivate others, promote teamwork, build and maintains morale. Demonstrates “take charge” capabilities and strong work ethic. L. Take an active role in hospital staff meetings. M. Promote cooperative working environment. Understand the value of teamwork and shows an enthusiasm and willingness to perform as necessary to help the practice to function as a unit. N. Know, understand, and follow the established roles and policies which govern the normal operations of the practice. III. Medical A. Maintain complete and accurate in recording medical notations in patient files. B. Promote and recommend prophylactic dentistry every 6 to 12 months (depending on breed and need). C. Do not consider financial aspect when considering and communicating patient needs to client. D. Be aggressive in managing pain and discomfort. Employ adequate and appropriate pain management. E. Give a thorough and technically sound physical exam. Communicate findings to client. F. Demonstrate humane treatment, compassion, and concern for the well being of patients. Show a high level of concern and make sure that level of care is obvious to client. G. Possess knowledge and skill to perform meaningful medical examinations, select and perform appropriate diagnostic procedures, and establish optimal therapeutic protocols. H. Possess knowledge and skill to perform procedures and surgeries common to general practitioners. I. Demonstrate ability to recommend and use medically appropriate laboratory testing to assist in establishing diagnosis. Possess knowledge to interpret diagnostics. J. Possess adequate knowledge and skill needed in emergency situations. K. Demonstrate ability to properly recommend and perform radiographs and radiographic studies as an aid to establish a diagnosis. Possess knowledge to properly interpret radiographs. L. Have a solid understanding of anesthesia and pharmacology. M. Strongly encourage hospitalization, treatments, procedures, and diagnostics that will benefit the pet in the best and most efficient way. Advocate for ill pets to the best of your ability. N. Knowledgeable about feline heartworm disease and prevention. Have a goal to obtain high compliance in regard to feline heartworm prevention. O. Employ chemical restraint whenever appropriate to decrease anxiety, fear, pain, and physical restraint on pet’s behalf. P. Be able to utilize communication skills, knowledge, and confidence to obtain optimal client compliance in order to practice high quality medicine and best benefit pets well being. Demonstrate patient advocacy skills. IV. Business of Veterinary Medicine A. Have reasonable understanding of overhead costs. Consider ways to increase revenue and control costs to optimize practice health, growth, and profitability. B. Maintain adequate total revenue production. Adequately contribute financially to optimize practice health, growth, and profitability. C. Be able to generate adequate average client transaction by optimizing personal and medical skills in advocating for the patients. D. Be productive with time and income with each patient visit; be efficient. E. Make an effort to understand and learn more about the business portion of the practice. Have owner’s mentality and concern in regard to the financial health of the practice. F. Charge appropriately for services rendered. Do not drop or miss charges. Do not discount without permission from management. Allow client and not the practice to pay for services rendered. G. Hold support staff accountable for excellence in client service, patient advocacy, efficiency, and productivity. H. Direct and train support staff during the work process on excellence in client service, patient advocacy, efficiency, and productivity. I. Be able to support, through practice of veterinary medicine, adequate return on investment of practice assets, equipment, and resources. Once application is submitted and reviewed, you will be contacted with further information and if offer of employment is made you will be presented with an employment agreement to review. Job Description Updated 5/14/19

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