Pets People Practice AB Inc. is seeking a full-time Small Animal Veterinarian to work at our Grande Prairie Animal Hospital and Animals First Clinic locations in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
Grande Prairie Animal Hospital and Animals First Clinic offer a wide range of comprehensive medical and surgical veterinary services to keep your pets healthy. Our teams of established and highly efficient veterinary professionals are dedicated to providing the best possible care.
The successful candidate will be scheduled for 30 hours per week, which can include: weekday shifts, evening shifts, and participation in the weekend rotation.
Benefits
We value Veterinarians, and prove it by supporting your personal, financial, and professional growth through:
- A Competitive Salary of $97,500/year
- Continuing Education (CE); CE includes payment of up to $2,000 towards education programs that will enhance and advance veterinary skills and knowledge and be of mutual benefit to you and the Hospital, plus up to one week paid leave to attend such continuing education. Additional CE is possible if it will enhance and further the business;
- Extended Health Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, & Vision premiums paid);
- Professional Services coverage (chiropractor, massage therapist, physiotherapist, etc.);
- Enhanced Mental Health Practitioner Coverage
- P3 Pawsitive Health & Lifestyle Spending Account
- RRSP Matching
- Employee Assistance Program;
- Paid Licensing & Membership Dues;
- Professional Liability Insurance coverage;
- Paid Vacation time;
- Paid Personal Emergency Days;
- Generous Veterinary Discounts
- Uniform Allowance;
- Relocation Allowance to assist with moving expenses can be arranged for out-of-town candidates
If you are looking for a progressive environment where each individual is heard, and recognized for their unique contributions, we’d love to talk.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and diverse workplace.
Job Duties: to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
· Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals through physical examinations or laboratory tests.
· Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, performing surgery, or other therapies.
· Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases.
· Perform routine, emergency and post-mortem examinations.
· Advise clients on the feeding, hygiene, behaviour, breeding, housing and general care of animals.
· Provide a range of veterinary services including obstetrics, dentistry and euthanasia.
· May supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers.
· Educate the public about diseases that can spread from animals to humans.
· Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
· Perform laboratory procedures and diagnostic tests, including parasitology, hematology and urinalysis.
· Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic and ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
· Administer anesthetics, perform surgery, and monitor patients during surgery and recovery with the assistance of the technical team.
· Follow discharge guidelines for hospitalized and postoperative patients, and treatment plan guidelines for clients, to ensure proper patient treatment in the home environment (including client follow-up post hospitalization).
· Humanely euthanize animals when it has been mutually agreed upon by the patient’s owner.
· Document actions by completing forms, reports, logs and patient records.
Company Operating Name: Grande Prairie Animal Hospital
Business Address: 10126 100 Ave., Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0V5
Company Legal Name: Pets People Practice AB Inc.
Secondary Location: Animals First Clinic in Grande Prairie
Secondary Location of Work: 9151 Crystal Lake Dr Unit 101, Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0B7
Title of Position: Small Animal Veterinarian
Terms of Employment: Full-time, permanent
Official Language/Language of Work: English
Annual Salary: $97,500 per year
Contact Information:
Name: Matthew Verwey
Telephone Number (Cell): 1-289-218-7041
Email: mverwey@p3vetpartners.ca
Level of Education Required: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent university degree and successful completion of the North American Veterinary Licensing Exam (NAVLE)
Skill Requirements/Work Experience: No experience required