Veterinarian (50201)

Greetings from Somerset Veterinary Hospital! We are an AHAA Accredited, Fear Free Certified practice looking to expand our collaborative team with the addition of a full-time associate veterinarian. Our primary focus is to make our patients feel at home while providing an atmosphere that will make the entire family feel comfortable and welcome through compassionate care, exceptional service, and a team who loves to laugh and learn together. Flexible and predictable scheduling, as well as leadership that works diligently for appropriate staffing to maintain the highest level of efficiency for doctors directly contributes to our core values of positive quality-of-life and healthy work-life balance as a team.

After moving into a brand new, state-of-the-art, custom built veterinary hospital in July 2022, we have fully equipped exam rooms with separate feline, canine, and urgent care spaces. We have expanded and offer the following services and tools for our talented team:

• Brand new digital radiology unit, with digital viewing capabilities in all exam rooms
• Ultrasound suite with expansion to include endoscopy
• Large, fully-equipped surgical suites for general and advanced surgical capabilities
• Separate dental suite with digital dental radiograph technology and advanced dental capabilities
• Fully equipped isolation suite for patients with infectious disease
• Custom designed treatment and recovery areas for hospitalized and recovering surgical patients
• Complete in-house blood work capabilities, rapid testing, and cytology diagnostics
• Doctors' office with personalized workstations to facilitate ongoing collaboration and positive team rapport
• Newest version of digital medical records software with brand new workstations in all areas of the hospital, including exam rooms
• Personalized and flexible scheduling based on doctor preference and skill set, approximately 36 hours per week
• Urgent care availability for patients through our urgent care doctor and team, no on call responsibilities

A comprehensive benefits package is a key component as a Somerset team member, including:

• Modified production-based salary, quarterly production bonuses
• Annual performance-based reviews and growth opportunities
• All professional dues paid annually in full (DEA Licensure, AVMA, IVMA, professional liability insurance, or other deemed important to professional goals)
• Paid time off – with longevity-based accumulation annually
• $2000 annual continuing education allowance with paid time off
• Other professional and educational reference materials (hard copy literature in-house, annual VIN membership) to promote the highest standard of patient care
• Eight weeks paid maternity leave or two weeks paid paternity leave
• Retirement planning
• Professionally embroidered work attire, replaced annually
• Monthly collaborative full team meetings, complimented with monthly collaborative doctor team meetings

We are located in the newly developed medical park just off I-35 in Ames, Iowa. Our new hospital has private staff parking, is safe with enhanced building security, and has private outdoor space for our team and patients. Feel free to visit our website to meet our current team and see our new facility!

Professional history and resumes can be sent to our hospital email – we are excited to find our next team member!

Employment Type: Full Time

Bonus/Commission: Yes