Veterinarian - Medical Director

Managing Veterinarian ncis Animal Hospital, Vancouver, WA

St. Francis Animal Hospital in Vancouver, WA is looking for a Managing Veterinarian to join our team! Up to $30K signing bonus/incentives.

• Competitive Base Salary in addition to monthly Production Bonus.
• Leadership Bonus Based on Performance
• Generous PTO and CE Allowance
• Work‑life balance, 3 days off per week.
• Medical benefits, 401(k) match, dental and vision, and more!
• Uniform allowance
• Employee pet discounts
• Full coverage of all licensure and memberships
• Additional fun time bonuses, e.g., ski pass or state park pass covered yearly

Are you looking for a work‑life balance that allows you to explore the great Pacific Northwest, knowing that your patients are well cared for when you are not at work? Do you love discussing cases with your fellow veterinarians and encouraging staff members to learn and grow, helping the group to be their best? Are you looking to advance your career and step into a management role with some mentoring and coaching and a gentle transition?

If so, St. Francis Animal Hospital needs you!

• Adore your patients and be pulled out of the exam room because you are having a good time chatting with the clients.
• Love your job but know when to walk away and enjoy the other parts of your life.
• Know that you cannot always do it alone.
• Engage the staff and help them to feel great about a job well done.
• Extend grace when the day is crazy, and everyone is a little stressed.
• Enjoy plenty of rest… you will only work 3‑4 days a week.
• Give feedback when you see something that can be done better.
• Grow into your interests – whether you are interested in orthopedics, physical therapy, holistic care, or exotic medicine – let’s help you explore that!
• Continue to learn and strive to be your best professionally and as a person.

• Foster a close relationship between you and your clients by asking them to schedule with you each time.
• Give you the best opportunity to succeed by providing a high staff‑to‑doctor ratio and excellent quality equipment.
• Give you access to an in‑house radiologist and cardiologist regularly.
• Encourage and support you on the best and worst of days.
• Give you coffee when you need a pick‑up, and give you a break when you are feeling close to your breaking point.
• Send you to continuing education of your own choosing and listen intently to what you have learned.

• Lots of space.
• In‑house laboratory capabilities for selected blood chemistries, urinalysis, and sediment tests, and various IDEXX tests run by technicians. We also have a close association with external full‑service clinical and pathological laboratories.
• Digital X‑ray system with superb, readable "films" in eight seconds.
• Digital dental X‑ray system.
• Rigid and flexible endoscopes.
• Multi‑parameter surgery monitor.
• Ultrasound.
• Infusion pump.
• Oxygen cage.
• New Snyder ICU oxygen chamber with adjustable O₂ concentrations, floor heat and humidity, isoflurane anesthesia and electro surgery.
• ECG.
• Complete pharmacy – large inventory of established pharmaceuticals.
• Newest version AVIMARK computerization which streamlines the management of client database of more than 12,000 animals.

• Provide collaborative mentorship for our newer doctors and work with "sister" hospitals to enhance the training and development opportunities available for every veterinarian.
• Employ licensed veterinary technicians and schedule one tech and one assistant for each doctor on surgery days.
• Have amazing equipment to make your day flow smoothly (digital X‑ray, dental X‑ray, ultrasound, electrocautery).
• Are willing to invest in new equipment, medications, and special "asks" for you to practice your best medicine.

In Vancouver, you will get to enjoy the excitement of a major metropolitan area with small‑town charm and abundant recreational opportunities. You will cherish seasonal events like the October dine‑in the Couve​ foodie experience, the winter Christmas ships afloat the Columbia River, the spring farmer’s markets and craft beer & wine festivals, and the summer time movies in the…