Associate Veterinarian

Company Description

Situated across from Trumbull Town Hall in Connecticut's Fairfield County, Home Veterinary Services, L.L.C. is a full service veterinary clinic offering state-of-the-art resources in the comfort of a 1918 home. Dr. Kathleen Fearon started Home Veterinary Services as a house call practice in 2003, offering services such as routine exams, minor surgeries, dentistries and x-rays out of her mobile veterinary clinic. In 2010, she expanded the services she was able to offer by moving her business to a remodeled craftsman style home in Trumbull.

Job Description

We're looking for full or part time veterinarians who are compassionate, team players and strong communicators. We could support experienced associate veterinarians or a recent or new graduate!

We offer our Veterinarians:

• In addition to custom candidate offers, competitive compensation, relocation assistance & student loan assistance, we also offer:

• Work-life balance with flexible scheduling

• Comprehensive Benefits (100% employer paid Medical premiums, liability coverage, paid licensing/fees/dues including DEA, CE allowance, employee assistance program & VIN membership. Optional enrollment in Dental, Vision, Life, PTO, 401K w/ company match, pet care discounts and more!)

• Extremely generous signing bonuses- let's chat for details!

• Paid parental leave because family matters most and you deserve it!

• Our private practice plus model allows you an opportunity to practice with true medical autonomy.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university

• Active veterinary state license

• Current DEA License preferred but not required

• USDA Accreditation preferred but not required

Additional Information

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Company Policy Forbids Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Marital Status, Sexual Orientation or National Origin.

Special Working Conditions:

• Ability to sit or stand and work at a computer for long periods of time.

• Ability to be confident around animals (i.e., dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc. Candidate to confirm species treated with practice leadership for additional clarity.)

• Client needs and work volume may occasionally require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job. This position may require special working hours, including working weekends, evenings and/or holidays.

• Must have mental capacity and processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.

• The noise level in the work environment is moderately high. Ear plugs will be available upon request.

• Job requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform required duties while working.

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.

• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate other equipment as required.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Hospital teammates are routinely exposed to a variety of animals that may bite, kick or scratch, and on occasion, may be exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological or zoonotic hazards and/or medication/controlled substances.