Jefferson Animal Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is looking for a part-time Associate Veterinarian to join our team.

Jefferson Animal Hospital has been serving the Baton Rouge area since 1979; we practice gold standard care for our patients and are always looking for ways to improve our practice. We strive to have a positive work environment and encourage teamwork and communication between all employees throughout the clinic. We are open and honest with our doctors and we have monthly meetings to talk about new products, new medical practices and any improvements that need to be made in communication with the staff. Louisiana State University is a short drive from our clinic and we utilize their specialty and consultation services.

We are located in the heart of Baton Rouge. If you are looking to live in an area where you can easily go eat out, enjoy a movie or to go shopping at the mall of Louisiana, this is the place to be. You can also enjoy the wonderful live oaks and walk the lakes on LSU’s campus. Louisiana offers many different outdoor activities like hunting, fishing or hiking.

About Jefferson Animal Hospital:

•  4 exam rooms with 2 containing lift tables for large dogs, a large treatment area containing a lift table for large surgical patients, a surgical suite, a dental cleaning station

• 3 surgical areas setup with monitors to attach to patients while sedated, technicians to monitor the patient while under anesthesia

• Idexx in house laboratory

• CR radiographs and digital dental radiographs

• Ultrasound machine

• Laser therapy machine

• Electrocautery

• In house pharmacy with access to our online pharmacy to prescribe any medication that we do not carry in house

• Referral services to LSU

• Acupuncture

Skills and Basic Qualifications

•  Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

• License to practice veterinary medicine in Louisiana

• Practices gold standard care

• Can collaborate with team members to effectively get tasks accomplished

• Manages time efficiently

• Able to practice excellent verbal and written communication

Benefits

• Highly competitive base salary with the potential to move to production based salary

• Continuing Education Allowance

• Medical stipend