Description
Hershey Animal Emergency Center is a 24/7/365 ER facility which opened in June of 2023. We are searching for a full time or part time dayshift or midshift ER veterinarian to join our team.
Our privately owned hospital focuses on providing compassionate, quality emergency care to our community. Teamwork, camaraderie, and a great work life balance are very important to us. We currently have 13 veterinarians and over 75 support staff and are continuing to grow.
Our hospital is equipped with new modern equipment, full Idexx in house laboratory, 2 EPOCs, digital xray, 3 ultrasound machines, 4 Snyder ICU oxygen cages, a special procedure room for ultrasound and endoscopy, ligasure machine with electrocautery and vessel sealers, Digital cytology machine for specialist read reports within 2 hours, separate cat and dog ICU wards, ventilator, in house blood bank, therapy laser, and Instinct practice management system which includes fully electronic whiteboard/treatment sheets.
Our awesome ER technicians place nasogastric tubes, sampling lines, central lines, catheterize female dogs/cats, place fecal foley catheters, monitor blood/plasma transfusions, and are recover CPR certified. Our technician/Dr ratio averages 3:1 on both dayshift and overnight. We pride ourselves on appropriate staffing to allow for excellent patient care. This means our inpatient nurses average only 4-5 inpatients/nurse.
We offer excellent pay dependent on experience and shift preference, a flexible schedule, shared holidays, great benefits including relocation stipend, above average PTO (3 weeks for full time), 4% matching 401k, health insurance, vision, dental, disability, life insurance, personal pet discount, family member pet discount, VECC/VIN/Atdove paid memberships, and the cherry on top: free unlimited ice cream while at work (we are located next to an ice cream shop).
Our most important and unique asset is our culture and work environment:
2-3 Drs scheduled together on 95% of shifts to foster teamwork and support, even in the middle of the night
Patient care advocates and team wellness advocates on staff
A culture of teamwork, continuous learning and integrity
The ability to continuously improve your ER medical and surgical skills as our veterinarians perform all ER surgeries in house. (option available to not perform surgeries).
Continuous, flexible mentorship via our medical director, owners and experienced veterinarians
Privately owned practice with an open door policy to our hospital owners.
Our Full time Doctors are scheduled for 3, 12 hour shifts per week. Cluster scheduling is available to allow for up to 7 days in a row OFF.
For candidates traveling to us, we have an overnight 2 room suite that is separate from the hospital.
Come work at the sweetest place on earth!
Requirements
Ability to work 12 hour shifts
PA veterinary license
