Description
Veterinarian wanted full-time (or part-time) for 2 doctor, small-animal practice. Responsibilities include: medical and surgical care of patients through evaluation, diagnosis, general surgery, anesthesia, cytology, patient care, client education, radiology, ultrasound and discharge. Veterinarians direct other staff members in patient and client care and coordinate invoicing, hospitalization and the dispensing of medication.
The work schedule would be a minimum of 40 hours per week with a flexible schedule regarding coverage of occasional weekends and evenings.
Full-time benefits include paid vacation leave and medical insurance, CE expense, CE leave, licensing fees, liability insurance, discounted pet care, association dues, paid legal holidays, commission on emergency work. Priorities are preventive health care and client education.
We are looking for someone who may eventually wish to pursue an ownership interest, but this is not a necessity. Mentoring a new graduate should be quite doable; we find the flow of information is a two-way street. We are always on the lookout for new ways to improve our methods and add to our toolkit.
For the right person we may be able to help with educational debt and get them onto a path to ownership. Oswego is a relatively economical place to live and has low climate change hazards. A nice place to have a family.
The Fruit Valley Veterinary Clinic is a long-established practice. The practice is exclusively small-animal. The clinic is equipped with digital radiography, intraoral dental x-ray, ultrasound, sevoflurane anesthesia, radiowave surgery, high-speed dental machine, pulse oximetry, EKG, blood pressure and carbon dioxide monitoring. Plenty of in-house testing equipment for quick results. Smart Flow is used for treatment worklist purposes. The staff currently includes 2 veterinarians, several veterinary technicians and both full-time and part-time receptionists and animal handlers. The patients mostly include dogs and cats (about 98% of caseload). The remainder are a few pocket pets. Our main emphasis is on prevention. We stress proper immunization, nutrition, parasite control, behavior management, exercise and accident prevention. We strive to provide evidence-based care, diagnosis and treatment. We provide limited emergency service to our regular clients to best of our abilities. Our clinic assists the local animal welfare organizations. We do not perform orthopedic surgery or cosmetic surgery. We refer patients who require specialized care. Cornell is 75 miles away and some specialists are available in nearby Syracuse or Rochester. We strive to help our clients with thoughtful decision-making. We are not part of a corporate chain. Today's environment is tough, but we try to be compassionate for our patients, clients and staff. The work is challenging, but fulfilling and we have grateful clients. Oswego is a small city surrounded by semirural towns. It has a great bookstore and bike shop. Oswego is on the shore of Lake Ontario and is within an hour of Syracuse. Housing costs are generally affordable. The local schools have been good for us. Hiking, biking, boating, and fishing are popular pursuits in the Oswego area. Our usual winter provides opportunity for snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing. SUNY Oswego is our neighbor. It hosts a superb public radio station. We often employ students from SUNY as part-time workers. They are excellent workers who are motivated, thoughtful and conscientious.
Requirements
Must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in New York State. General surgery and anesthesia skills preferred. Veterinarians must complete required continuing education, follow the practice’s policies, be able to lift 50 pounds, and be able to stand for extended periods of time.
