Associate Veterinarian

DVM Wanted

Our priority is our patients, clients, and YOU.

Sign-on bonus eligible & exceptional benefits package

Bustling Greenwood neighborhood

Experienced DVMs welcome to apply

At Phinney Veterinary of Cara Veterinary, we are known for commitment to pets, their families, and to each other! We are seeking an experienced DVM or stellar recent graduate to join us at our state-of-the-art veterinary hospital. As a doctor with Cara Veterinary, you'll have the freedom to make the best decisions for your local clients and their pets, but with the support and resources you need to provide exceptional care.

Our Offer

• Competitive base salary + commission
• $125,000 - $160,000 yearly base
• Sign-on bonus eligible
• Relocation expense reimbursement eligible
• Medical, vision & dental insurance
• Flexible schedule with no on-call
• PTO & Floater days, including 10 + hours for Personal Celebration Day
• Paid family & medical leave (WA state offers up to 12 weeks of paid leave to eligible employees)
• 401K with 5% employer match
• License and professional organization dues (AVMA, State Medical Assoc, AAHA, VMB)
• Liability insurance
• Paid CE time
• Employee pet discount
• Uniform allowance
• Career growth opportunities
• Great culture with a supportive team

About You

• Excellent communication skills
• Positive attitude
• An interest or specialty you can bring to the practice or would like to pursue
• A desire to build long-term relationships with pet parents & the community

Our Location

Greenwood is a lively, walkable north Seattle neighborhood with a friendly community, great schools, and easy access to parks. It's perfect for veterinary professionals who want a neighborhood feel with plenty of local character. With its mix of cafes, restaurants, bookstores, and shops, it's a place where you can build real connections.

Ready to Apply?

We'd love to see a cover letter highlighting why you think you'd be a good fit for our practice as well as a fully updated resume.

Cara Veterinary Core Value Pillars

Put pets first: Our first priority is always with the health, happiness, and comfort of our patients. We have designed the Cara experience with the animal perspective in mind. And our care advice is based only on what is best for the pet.

Trust the parent: We believe that caring for an animal is a partnership built on mutual trust and humility. We trust parents to make the right decisions for themselves and their pets and invite them to actively participate in care alongside us.

Authentically human: Caring for a pet involves the full spectrum of emotions, from joy to grief. We must lean into openness, empathy, and compassionate listening. We know when to be fun, and when to be serious. At all times, we foster supportive, positive, and authentically human hospital culture.

Good neighbors: Although our business is growing, we retain the attitude and spirit of a neighborhood vet. We welcome people in. We get to know our clients' families and are proud to play an active role in our local communities.

Shake things up: We are always looking for a better way. In an industry that hasn't seen a lot of innovation, we are experimenting with new ways of delivering care, delighting customers, providing unexpectedly human (and animal) touches, and infusing out hospitals with fresh ideas.

Requirements

As an Associate Veterinarian, you assume a multifaceted role at our hospital, extending far beyond traditional veterinary duties. You serve as a cornerstone in bringing our pillars to life and leading by example, both for our patients, their parents and the entire support team. Here, we place paramount importance on embracing Cara Veterinary's Pillars and Core Competencies, making your leadership pivotal in shaping our practice culture, standards of care, and the client-patient journey. The following is a partial list of essential job responsibilities. This list may be revised at any time and additional duties not listed here may be requested and/or added.

Patient Management

• Put Pets First – creating recommendations with the patient's well-being as the first priority.
• Continually improve the quality of patient care through studying veterinary journals and textbooks and by attending continuing education seminars.
• Perform examinations, diagnostic tests, medical, surgical, and dental procedures in a way that will deliver the highest quality care while minimizing patient stress and discomfort. This will include care for both well pets and sick pets.
• Perform medically appropriate euthanasia with compassion and concern for the patient's comfort and the client's emotional status.
• Recommend referral to a specialist when this is likely to significantly improve the prognosis.

Client Management

• Will promote and participate in the Pillars and our Standards of Conduct and help ensure that the above is known and practiced by all team members.
• Develop rapport with clients through compassionate communication. Determine client's needs and wishes.
• Question the client to ascertain the patient's past medical and surgical history as well as a description of the current presenting signs.
• Explain physical examination findings.
• Appropriate preventive health care, including vaccines and appropriate nutritional products and protocols in accordance with hospital quality of care.
• Recommend and explain plans for diagnostic procedures and for medical and surgical therapies; methods for home care procedures and follow up plans. In both written and verbal form.
• Provide the client with the patient's prognosis based on the pets' clinical problems.
• Generate, or direct generation of fee estimates/treatment plan for recommended procedures and presents them to the client.
• Keep clients informed regarding the status of their pet and results of diagnostic tests.
• Provide telephone consultation, including follow-up calls for progress reports, etc. in accordance with your hospitals stated timelines.

Administrative Management

• Maintenance of client/patient medical/surgical records:
• Completely "SOAP" the patient's medical records in accordance with your hospital's standards/timelines:
• S = Subjective analysis of problem (history)
• O = Objective analysis of problem (symptoms)
• A = Assessment of problem (diagnosis)
• P = Plan of dealing with problem (treatment)
• Make certain all necessary logs are kept up to date through established protocols and guidelines:
• Surgical logs
• Narcotics logs
• Radiology logs
• Laboratory logs
• Accurately charge clients for all services performed. Participate in the planning, execution, and analysis of various methods of improving delivery of services to clients.
• Support and participate in marketing and promotional events and programs.
• Ready to report to work when the need arises.
• Contribute to maintenance of a comfortable, clean, and safe environment of which the clients, the team and the management can be proud. TEAM MANAGEMENT- PROFESSIONAL TEAM:

Team Management

• Maintain an atmosphere of cooperation and mutual respect.
• Clearly prescribe detailed directions regarding drug doses, routes, times, and rates for administration, diagnostic medical, surgical, and dental procedures, and instructions for patient monitoring.
• Assist technicians where necessary and foster an educational environment.
• Provide instruction in client education, diagnostic and treatment procedures, and anesthesia, care of instruments, surgical assisting, and dentistry.
• Maintain an atmosphere of cooperation and mutual respect.
• Expedite the generation of fee estimates/treatment plans for recommended procedures and the invoicing of client charges for outpatients and for patients to be discharged.
• Clearly record information, in a timely manner, regarding medications and supplies being dispensed.
• Assist receptionists in providing answers to client's questions using the appropriate tone and grammar for patient care and records