Associate Veterinarian

Associate Veterinarian (Full-Time /AAHA Accredited Practice) - Roscommon, MI

Roscommon Veterinary Clinic is seeking an Associate Veterinarian to join our growing practice. Newly graduated veterinarians, including upcoming Class of 2025 graduates, are strongly encouraged to apply! We would also love to speak with any veterinarians looking to relocate into beautiful northern Michigan to take advantage of the 4 seasons and flexible schedules!

Roscommon Veterinary Clinic offers a comfortable general practice environment with a friendly and supportive staff. Our clinic is AAHA Accredited and practices the high-quality medicine that is required of AAHA standards. We are proud to offer a comprehensive range of services to address your pet's specific veterinary needs. Our facility has everything we need to care our clients including a dedicated surgery and recovery suite with state-of-the-art equipment. We welcome graduating Veterinarians to start their careers here, ensuring a high-level of support and guided mentorship. All Veterinarians will find interesting, diverse, and challenging cases, with manageable caseloads and a fair Work-Life balance. Our clinic promotes personal and professional growth for our employees by providing a respectful, educational, and fun workplace environment. If you are a veterinarian looking to take advantage of the beautiful seasons Northern Michigan has to offer, we have a spot for you!!

In addition to our amazing quality of medicine - we’ve established a premier, customized mentorship program, unlike any other program in veterinary medicine. From a dedicated clinical mentor to a plethora of mentorship resources, our mentorship program has everything you need to succeed.

• Customized Year-Long Mentorship Program to fit your unique talents, goals, and needs 
  • Clinical Mentors act as your coach to provide goal setting, professional development, clinical & surgical mentorship, and schedule management to fit your pace & progress
• Weekly Meeting With Your Mentor
  • Work together on goal setting and reflection
• Weekly Virtual Rounds open to all recent grads
  • Customized emphasis on overcoming common clinical challenges, critical thinking as a recent grad, and a spectrum of clinical topics & development
  • Meet other new and recent grads to develop a peer network of support
• On-Demand Learning: 100's of videos, webinars, and eLearning available in the MPower Learning system. 

To Summarize, Our Top Reasons to Join are:

• Strong Technician/Assistant to Doctor Ratio
• Excellent Mentorship and Learning Atmosphere
• Tenured knowledgeable and empowered clinic staff
• Positive and collaborative Clinic Culture
• Located in Beautiful Northern Michigan

Location: 116 Lake St. Roscommon, MI 48653 (Established in 1987)

The village of Roscommon is located within Higgins Township in northern, MI.  It is located near beautiful Houghton Lake, Higgins Lake, and Lake St. Helen (the 'other great lakes'). The Au Sable River passes through the village and is a popular destination for kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. 

Requirements:

• Licensed Michigan Veterinarian (active and clear)

Our Offer:

• Competitive Guaranteed Base Salary!
• Production Bonus!
• Signing Bonus!
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401(K) with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Continuing Education + dedicated PTO to attend
• Wellness Programs
• Leadership Development & Mentorship Programs

If this sounds like a great career option for you, APPLY Today for Immediate Consideration!

How you'll make an impact: 

• Maintain and uphold the Core Values and Mission Statement of MVP.
• 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. 

Ideal Qualifications:

• 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.