Associate Veterinarian

Build Your Dream Life and Dream Career at the Beach!

Spend your weekends relaxing with your toes in sugar white sand or boating with friends in the emerald waters of the Gulf Coast of Florida! Raise your professional game during the week at the newest, most state-of-the-art animal hospital in Northwest Florida!  Companion Animal Hospital is actively seeking an Associate Veterinarian to join our progressive, expanding practice.  Our professional, yet fun culture will value and highlight your individuality and your professional interests, giving you the autonomy to grow and shine within the veterinarian community.  With a strong emphasis on work-life balance, with CAH you can enjoy the powder white beaches while working 3-4-day weeks, with NO emergency shifts!  So, if you are looking for that beach, boating, golf, fishing lifestyle, Companion Animal Hospital and the beautiful Emerald Coast of Florida is the place for you!

At Companion Animal Hospital you will be working with a progressive veterinarian team that will allow you to practice forward-thinking, high-quality medicine with outstanding continued care. As an Associate Veterinarian, you will work directly with one of our two Owner/Managing Doctors and our extensive supporting medical team. Exceptional, comprehensive client/patient services is our daily goal, so we are committed to hiring individuals with an educational growth-mindset.

• Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine (DVM), State of Florida Veterinary Board License required
• Committed to practicing progressive medicine and continued education, with a personal drive to learn/understand the latest in veterinarian care, practicing the highest standards of medicine and upholding the veterinarian code of ethics
• Dedicated to building rapport with clients by actively listening to and empathizing with the concerns with their pet
• Performs physical exams, plus soft-tissue surgery and dentistry, with the highest quality care, with emphasis on minimizing patient stress and discomfort
• Possesses excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and able to speak with clients on such topics as pet diagnosis, treatment plans, preventative care and nutritional needs
• Uses, maintains patient medical records via EzyVet, ensuring all necessary logs are up to date, with commitment to establish protocols
• Manages time and tasks appropriately, models professional courtesy with team and clients at all times, makes decisions with confidence, works collaboratively with team members

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Comprehensive patient work ups:

• Obtain complete history in conjunction with case technician
• Perform thorough physical exams and document findings in electronic medical record
• Appropriately recommend diagnostics based on individual patient exam findings and medical necessity
• Correctly interpret diagnostic results and provide treatment options based on medical findings and best practices medicine
• Make comprehensive wellness recommendations tailored to individual patient, lifestyle and needs

Client communication and education:

• Always asks if client has further questions or needs before leaving the room or discharging patient
• Communicate medical findings, recommended diagnostics, prognosis, and recommended treatment plan to pet owner. Document all communication in electronic medical record
• Take owner financial constraints into account and provide secondary recommendations
• Document any recommendations declined by pet owner in electronic medical record
• Provide status reports to client on hospitalized patient's condition in timely manner
• Perform timely discharge appointments, remembering to ask for any questions
• Respond to client phone calls in a timely manner

Diagnostic procedures & surgery:

• Performs appropriate pre-op exams and diagnostics
• Practices aseptic surgical techniques
• Perform spay and neuter surgical procedure with confidence
• Provide specialty referral for necessary care management if client desires
• Ability to use and delegate appropriate surgical prep techniques with technician
• Call back clients with results of diagnostic tests and provide copy with interpretation for pet owner in a timely manner
• Review discharge instructions with technician or owner

Medical Record Responsibilities:

• Record patient exam findings in medical records using SOAP format
• Follow AAHA guidelines for medical records
• Complete records by end of workday
• Fully document all patient care to ensure good case management
• Document all client communications in medical record
• Complete medical records in a professional and complete manner

 Pharmacy duties:

• Prescribe appropriate medication for patient conditions with appropriate dosing
• Approve prescriptions, reviews label for accuracy
• Maintain security of controlled drugs
• Logs controlled substances consistently

Promotes teamwork & team efficiency:

• Assist in keeping appointments running on time
• Clearly communicate instructions to team in respectful manner
• Is willing to assist team with their duties when needed
• Communicate and document pertinent information to colleagues for efficient case management
• Promote a positive attitude throughout the practice
• Be available to colleagues/management when off duty for matters that cannot wait

Financial responsibilities:

• Correctly estimate client invoices
• Clearly communicate costs to clients
• Follow hospital guidelines for client payment and credit policies
• Does not waste hospital resources

Continuing Education Responsibilities:

• Regularly attend outside CE meetings for a minimum of 15 hours/year
• Share information gathered at CE meetings with colleagues
• Assist in teaching at team meetings when called upon
• Assist with mentoring and training team members
• Attend at least 80% of on-site team training and/or meetings

We look forward to your application!

The Team at Companion Animal Hospital