Internal Medicine Specialist

Second Internal Medicine Specialist wanted at Timberline Veterinary Emergency and Specialty, the only locally owned specialty hospital in Seattle, Washington Who we are at Timberline:

Timberline Veterinary Emergency and Specialty (TVES) is a rapidly growing, locally owned 24-hr emergency and specialty hospital located in Seattle, WA. Founded by Dr. Beth Davidow (DACVECC), Dr. Laura Ahlgrim and Dr. Chris Bailey. We believe that veterinary medicine is best when it is controlled by those that provide it and our mission is "Leading through exceptional veterinary care and sustainable employee ownership".

Our PEAK principles of patient care, engagement, accountability and knowledge growth guide how we make decisions, respond to challenges and direct the growth of our hospital.

We are committed to continuous improvement in the veterinary care that we provide our community as well as finding ways to make veterinary medicine sustainable for our team. Because of our commitment to employee ownership and engagement, we provide profit sharing and participation in our stock appreciation plan for ALL employees and our goal is to be 100% employee owned through an ESOP.

We have an amazing team of talented staff, incredible staff retention and are looking to expand our specialty team and add a second Internal Medicine Specialist. We currently have Critical Care, Surgery, Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine with local support for histopathology, radiology/ultrasound and cardiology. We occupy a 21,000 sq/ft single story building and have a new Toshiba 128 slice CT scan, high flow oxygen, ventilator and established community driven blood bank.

We are looking for an Internal Medicine Specialist that wants to expand and grow our Internal Medicine service s role involves participating in hospital rounds, managing a combination of both inpatients and outpatients with complex medical problems and working collaboratively with our referring veterinarians and the TVES team to provide exceptional veterinary medicine. The ideal candidate would be excited to be involved in the selection of the IM team and help further establish the service within our hospital.

We are looking for an individual that loves to learn and is constantly challenging and changing practices based on new evidence. With additional specialty support, we hope to expand our ability to perform clinical trials at our facility, further train and support our VTS aspiring LVTs and continuously improve on our in-hospital protocols.

Come work for the only locally owned, non-corporate emergency veterinary hospital in Seattle

• The compensation for this role is a combination of a base salary $225,000 + service production
• No negative accrual and no non-compete contracts
• Work in a hospital that implements profit sharing with the staff to improve retention and engagement
• 401K w/ company match
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance We pay 100% of our individual basic health insurance premiums for employees
• Paid time off:
  Time off accrues at 0.06 hours per scheduled hour worked up to 40 hours per week. This is approximately 3.5 weeks of true paid time away from the hospital each year.
• $3000 per year and an additional 4 days of PTO for continuing education. This money and time can be used for seminars, journals, books, or medical equipment and can be carried over for one year.
• Payment for ACVIM, WSVMA, and AVMA dues
• Payment for DEA and Washington State License
• We have a stock appreciation rights plan which gives you direct ties to our hospital growth, equity and bonus potential.
• No state income tax
• Seattle is an incredible city to live in if you enjoy climbing, snow sports, hiking/backpacking, food and live music.
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"Leading through exceptional veterinary care and sustainable employee ownership"

Our PEAK principles guide us in how we individually and collectively make decisions, respond to challenges, and choose directions of growth for our hospital.

Patient care is our guiding principle. We believe that patient care is most successful when it is performed with an evidence based, empathetic and compassionate team-based approach. We believe the best care for pets involves a partnership between pet owners, their primary care veterinarians, and our team.

Engagement is a heightened connection that drives us to contribute to hospital success, support our team, and serve our community. Everyone should be challenged, heard, appreciated, and an integral part of our mission.

We maintain high standards for individual and team performance. We hold each other accountable to our mission statement and PEAK principles. We are responsible for honest and ethical conduct and are willing to be judged on our performance.

Exceptional medicine is a moving target. We are committed to continuous learning, questioning, and improving the…