St. Francis Veterinary Hospital is locally operated as a proud member of the PetVet Care Centers Network.
Current Job Openings
We are currently seeking an associate veterinarian to complete our team– And we would love to meet you!
About St. Francis Veterinary Hospital 🐾🏥
Since its opening, the team at St. Francis Veterinary Hospital have been a trusted provider of every day veterinary care to clients in Lafayette and the surrounding areas– and officially joined our network at PetVet in 2022.
About PetVet Care Centers 🐕🦺🐐🐈🦘🐇🐎🐄🦜
St. Francis Veterinary Hospital is one of about 460+ unique hospitals in PetVet’s network across the continental United States. You will find our teams in many different facets of veterinary medicine– from feline-only care, to standard small animal general practice, to exotics, large animal, and equine specialty/ambulatory care. We aim to empower our doctors to provide exceptional veterinary care through local support networks, continuing education, access to industry-leading health and wellness benefits, and so much more.
What you can expect when you join our team:
💰 Compensation plans built to fit your needs– and reflective of your experience
📆 3 shifts per week with full-time benefits *part-time and PRN options available*
✌ 3 weeks of paid time off
📚 Generous CE allowances– with additional paid time off
🚚 Complimentary 3rd party relocation services up to $50k
💼 Complete health, life, and retirement benefits including company 401k contributions
Our ideal candidate:
🎓 Holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree (or ECFVG equivalent)
and is in good standing with the Mississippi State Veterinary Board License
📃 Holds (or is eligible for) an active DEA license
🩸 Has >1-2 years of experience (or internship equivalent)
🌟 Is as enthusiastic as we are about providing exceptional veterinary care
👩🏫 Bonus points for a passion to mentor
Hiring Team:
If you are interested in joining our team or have any questions, please contact Mindy Stalter at mstalter@petvetcarecenters.com.
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PetVet Care Centers, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading operators of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. The company operates over 450 hospitals across multiple states and employs over 11,000 people including over 800 veterinarians. Since its inception, PetVet has been structured around a model that is focused on developing a partnership between the hospitals and the company and providing the highest quality medicine and service.
PetVet is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M/F/D/V
PetVet respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. Please see our privacy notice for additional information about our data practices.
Position Overview: The veterinary assistant provides support to the veterinarians and technicians in their daily tasks by cleaning and maintaining equipment, feeding, exercising and grooming patients, preparing and sanitizing surgery suites, restraining and handling patients, and clerical and administrative work. They deliver quality care for all patients and provide exceptional service.
Essential Functions:
- Provide compassionate care to all patients
- Greet patients and their owners as they arrive and show them to an examining room, taking the patient's weight and other vital signs upon arrival
- Triage patients, perform physical exams, treatments, and administer medication as directed by the licensed veterinary technicians (LVT's).
- Calm and soothe anxious patients
- Assist doctors and technicians with the administration of medications or with patient restraint
- Perform laboratory tests and take radiographs
- Operate and maintain hospital equipment, including EKG, fluid pump, syringe pump, scales, anesthetic monitors, and machines, etc.
- Fill prescriptions, calculate and administer medications, maintain proper documentation, logging, and security of controlled drugs.
- Feed patients as prescribed by the attending doctor or as the client has requested; record appetites; recognize and report any unusual conditions or abnormal behaviors
- Communicate in a positive manner with clients and ensure that they feel comfortable leaving their pet(s)
- Educate clients about insurance, wellness, and medicinal plans
- Maintain the cleanliness of the hospital each day; clean equipment, kennels, and facilities using chemicals and supplies; ensure the safe use of chemicals; complete laundry
- Bath and care for patients who stay overnight; ensure that every animal released is clean and properly groomed prior to their release
- Adhere to the hospital's safety and wellness regulations
- Understand and carry out oral and written directions
- Maintain accurate medical records
- Show up for work regularly; full-time presence at work is essential for every shift
- Promote hospital products and services and support the organization
- Respond respectfully with urgency to directions given by Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVT).
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Manager; may have other assigned duties if working in a specialty area (i.e., dentistry, surgery, emergency, radiology, cardiology, neurology, internal medicine, etc.)
Additional Functions: Assignment to the areas below may include the following additional job functions:
Cardiology:
- Assists in collecting and submitting laboratory samples
- Ability to learn to identify common and acquired cardiac disorders and arrhythmias
- Sets up and calibrates transducers/physiographs to measure intracardiac and intravascular pressures
- Understands the basic physiology and engineering of pacemakers
Dentistry:
- Assists with dental cleanings, polishing, and intraoral radiographs
- Assists with dental procedures and oral surgery
Dermatology:
- Assists with performing ear cleanings and minor flushes
- Obtains skin scrapes and tape samples
- Prepares skin and ear cytology
- May induce and monitor anesthesia under direction and supervision
- May place intravenous catheters
- May prepare and administer medications, intravenously, orally, and topically
Emergency:
- Assists veterinarians with a variety of emergency procedures and critical care situations
- Cleans wounds and applies casts or bandages
- Give injections and takes blood samples
- May have to be on call in the intensive care unit
Internal Medicine:
- Researches general wellness and preventative medicine for animals
Neurology:
- Assists with various technical procedures including intravenous catheter placement, venipuncture, IV injections, wound management, drug administration assistance, bandage care, vital sign monitoring, intubation, surgery support, and various routine diagnostic Electromyography (EMG) testing
Oncology:
- Assists veterinarians with patient assessment, diagnostics, treatments, and procedures
- Provides empathy, comfort, and unparalleled nursing care to all patients and serves as a strong patient advocate during the patient's hospitalization
- Provides client communication and education on various oncology disease processes
Ophthalmology:
- Assists veterinarians with ocular exams
- Assists with diagnostic testing (Schirmer Tear Testing, Tonometry, Ocular Ultrasounds, Electroretinogram testing, etc.)
Radiology:
- Assists veterinarians with providing high-quality diagnostic imaging services to inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and emergency patients
Surgery:
- Provides extensive surgical assistance by preparing patients, scrubbing, shaving, acting as a surgical nurse, and operating specific surgical equipment and supplies
Competencies:
- Care and Compassion – displays a desire to build rapport, provide personal assistance, and emotional support
- Animal Restraint and Safety – uses sound judgment when handling patients and always takes appropriate precautionary steps when needed
- Communication – uses effective and appropriate methods of interacting with others
- Team Orientation – works cooperatively with the team to address tasks and accomplish goals
- Dependability – demonstrates responsibility in completing all job tasks
- Cleanliness Standards – consistently follows sanitization and sterilization policies and procedures
- Energy and Productivity – completes tasks quickly and thoroughly without prompting
- Time Management – manages time and prioritizes work tasks effectively
- Technical Skills and Learning – keeps up-to-date with new technical skills and knowledge in the field
- Care and Use of Equipment – takes appropriate steps to perform operation checks and maintenance of equipment
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- One or more years' experience in a veterinary environment successfully performing all of the duties of this position
- Vet Tech (VTNE) Certification preferred
- Experience with surgical monitoring, radiology, dental prophylaxis, and client education preferred
- May consider an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience
Position Requirements:
- Maintains current knowledge in the field of expertise and actively seeks opportunities for continuing education and skill improvement.
- Ability to restrain animals, fill prescriptions, and monitor sedation procedures
- Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors
- Requires knowledge of hospital procedures, policies, and services; client and patient treatment protocols; hospital computer systems; and the standard procedures, records, and terminology used in a veterinary hospital.
- Must be flexible with scheduling and able to work some weekends and holidays
- Depending on the functional area of assignment, tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation and/or extended periods of time standing and/or walking.
- This is a strenuous job that requires a lot of lifting, cleaning, and constant motion. May involve some climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
- Some tasks involve the periodic performance of moderately physically demanding work, usually involving lifting or carrying moderately heavy animals (up to 50 pounds)
Additional Information: The list of essential functions, as outlined in this job description, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of any job function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.
PetVet Care Centers, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading operators of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. The company operates over 450 hospitals across multiple states and employs over 11,000 people including over 800 veterinarians. Since its inception, PetVet has been structured around a model that is focused on developing a partnership between the hospitals and the company and providing the highest quality medicine and service.
PetVet is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M/F/D/V
PetVet respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. Please see our privacy notice for additional information about our data practices.
Come join the team at St. Francis Veterinary Hospital in Lafayette, LA!
St. Francis is seeking to add a DVM and Medical Director role to our team. This role would be the perfect next step for an experienced veterinarian looking to make a real impact on patient care in our community. This role will allow you leadership opportunities that will grow and set this clinic apart from the rest. We are looking for the right veterinary to help us elevate care and the client experience, wants to be invested in the team by developing best practices and feels invested in making the clinical team the strongest and best possible. Next best thing to ownership, we will allow you to practice medicine with real purpose and grow with us!
Our network partnerships allow for real upward leadership movement beyond local clinical management, join a team that is run like a small private clinic, but backed by a network of support!
St. Francis is ready for a new chapter! We would like you to be part of it!
BENEFITS:
- Flexible 3-4 day Schedule
- Work life balance - No On-call
- 3-4wk Paid time off benefits
- Generous CE + CE PTO days! Extensive learning opportunities
- All Licensing, Memberships, Dues and PLIT covered
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long-term Disability, Life ins, 401K
- Scrub/Uniform benefit
- Pet Discounts
- Mental Health Wellness initiatives
Position Overview: The Medical Director (MD) is responsible for providing strong leadership for the hospital, managing and mentoring associate veterinarians, and assuring regulatory compliance relating to the practice of veterinary medicine. The MD is also responsible for maintaining an environment of teamwork in which the highest quality veterinary medicine is delivered. In partnership with the hospital leadership team, the MD holds shared responsibility for the financial health of the hospital, directing staff and the overall management of practice operations. The MD also serves as a staff veterinarian in addition to the administrative and leadership duties of the MD role. Effective MDs demonstrate strong work and professional ethics, a positive attitude, and uphold a high standard of patient care. They are part of the foundation upon which successful veterinary practices are built and directly impact and influence hospital culture and morale.
Essential Functions:
- Maintaining a high quality of progressive veterinary care
- Oversees and gives directives regarding medical standards and quality of care
- Sets policies as they pertain to the practice of medicine
- Works toward making various services work as one team
- In conjunction with appropriate leadership team members, recommends additions to the hospital inventory
- Budgets for new equipment and provides a reasonable cost estimate and return on investment
- Sees patients and handles clinical practice
- Ensures positive communication with clients and between doctors, including the proper transfer of patient care responsibilities
- Reviews patient records for completeness and accuracy and uses them to promote medical excellence
- Appropriately manages controlled drugs
- Reviews and approves requests for alternatives to additional drugs and medical supplies
- Conducts regular doctor meetings
- Performs other duties as assigned by Manager
Administration duties:
- Handles patient care problems, client complaints, and referral partner issues
- Manages veterinary, client, and board complaints and recommends resolutions
- Develops medical policies
- Assists in ensuring practice compliance with the State Veterinary Medical Practice Act, OSHA, and AAHA standards
Leading by example:
- Holds licensure in good standing to practice and maintains all required licenses with timely renewals
- Monitors DVM performance and production, provides coaching when appropriate
- Serves as a mentor and role model for all staff veterinarians
Development of the practice:
- Identifies new service opportunities that do not currently exist in the hospital
- Holds ownership for the revenue and success of the practice through monitoring key performance indicators and works with the Hospital Manager to make adjustments to achieve positive results
- Helps identify and plan for upcoming challenges in maintaining hospital operations and possible temporary solutions (locum)
- Performs other duties as assigned by Manager
Competencies:
- Conflict resolution
- Leadership
- Communication
- Customer Service
- Ethics
- Positivity
Qualifications: Education/Experience:
- Doctor in Veterinary Medicine Degree
- 3-5 years of clinical experience, preferred
Skills:
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent time-management and delegation abilities
- Exercises sound judgment and demonstrates exemplary decision-making skills
- Professionalism and courtesy in all interactions with others
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
The list of essential functions, as outlined in this job description, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of any job function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.
PetVet Care Centers, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading operators of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. The company operates over 450 hospitals across multiple states and employs over 11,000 people including over 800 veterinarians. Since its inception, PetVet has been structured around a model that is focused on developing a partnership between the hospitals and the company and providing the highest quality medicine and service.
PetVet is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M/F/D/V
PetVet respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. Please see our privacy notice for additional information about our data practices.
Why Consider Our Lafayette Hospital?
At St. Francis Veterinary Hospital, our team members all share the same passion for making and keeping animals healthy.
Our hospital truly is an excellent place to work, with a highly skilled team focused on 'best in practice' veterinary care.
We are very supportive of individuals looking to grow their veterinary careers and look forward to hearing from you.
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We invite you to explore your veterinary career options with St. Francis Veterinary Hospital, where you'll be a respected member of a team that loves animals and values the contributions from every individual on the team.- St. Francis Veterinary Hospital Team