Veterinarian

About This Location

Ankeny Veterinary Clinic is a well-established general practice hospital, serving dogs and cats in Ankeny, IA. We are seeking a dedicated veterinarian to join our experienced four-doctor team. As part of our integrative approach to veterinary medicine, we offer acupuncture and herbal medicine to ensure comprehensive patient care. Our mission is to provide the highest quality veterinary care while fostering long-term relationships with both our patients and clients.

Our ideal candidate is an experienced veterinarian with strong surgical skills, however we are happy to mentor a new graduate doctor as well. We are looking for a person who will thrive in a collaborative environment, value client education, and are passionate about progressive, patient-centered care.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside a supportive, knowledgeable team in a practice that values both professional growth and gold standard medicine. If this sounds like a place you could excel, please apply today!

Overview

The Veterinarian is responsible for providing high quality care to our patients while also developing rapport with their owners. In addition to physical examinations, surgeries, and dentistry, client communication and client education are of the upmost importance. It's important that SVP Veterinarians treat each pet and client like part of the family.

Responsibilities / Qualifications

Description

• Develop a rapport with clients and determine their needs and wishes; perform physical examinations and diagnostic / medical / surgical / dental procedures in a way that will deliver the highest quality care while minimizing patient stress and discomfort.
• 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

Benefits

Your Benefits

Additionally, we invest in your well-being and growth through a variety of programs.

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 over fifty hours of 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.