Arrowhead Animal Hospital is seeking a full time Veterinarian and Medical Director.

Are you looking for a great place to practice high quality medicine?  

Are you looking for the opportunity to help lead a high quality veterinary hospital as we enter a new phase of growth and to offer new services in the community?

Then come join us at Arrowhead Animal Hospital!  

We are looking for a Full Time Veterinarian and Medical Director to support Arrowhead Animal Hospital in the following capacities:

Medical:

• Practice proficient skill in medicine, surgery, and dentistry.
• Practice high-quality evidence-based medicine and excellent patient care.
• Teach and mentor veterinarians at all performance levels and our summer veterinary student employees (SWEP).  
• Teach and mentor the technical staff (RVT and veterinary assistants) and the hospital support staff (including reception and kennel staff) at all performance levels.
• Help coordinate and disseminate continuing education the entire veterinary hospital team (veterinarians, technicians and assistants, receptionists, and kennel staff).
• Help develop and maintain high quality medical protocols.
• Keep current on new products and medical protocols.
• Maintain accurate electronic medical records yourself and to review/audit those of other doctors when needed. 

Operational

• Assist with recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of staff including veterinarians, technical staff, reception, and kennel staff.
• Involvement in budgetary decisions regarding inventory, products, equipment, and labor costs.
• Aid in planning for new growth directions for the hospital and satellite facilities.
• Coaching, issuing performance reviews, performance improvement plans, and disciplinary action.
• Assist in organizing/maintaining schedules when needed for all staff areas.
• Organize and lead regular meetings for doctor meetings, technical staff meetings, and general hospital meetings.

Qualifications for Medical Director:

• Minimum 5 years DVM clinical experience.   
• Experience and interest in general practice, surgery, and emergency practice.
• Interest and ability to coach, teach, and mentor (including to other veterinarians, veterinary students during summer employment, and to all technical and non-technical members of the hospital team). 
• Ability to write, adjust, and implement medical standards and protocols.
• Must be organized, focused, and work well under pressure.
• Strong communicator - preferably familiar with emotional intelligence and conflict resolution / conflict competence skills.
• Team oriented and positive attitude.

What we offer:

• A solid future in an established practice.
• An opportunity to make a positive impact on others.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• An opportunity to help shape the growth and future directions of the hospital.

• A competitive salary with a generous Medical Director stipend.
• CE allowance and paid time off for CE.
• Paid vacation and the option for additional unpaid time-off each year.
• Group health/vision/dental insurance.
• Relocation allowance.
• Signing bonus.  

About Arrowhead Animal Hospital:

Arrowhead Animal Hospital is a state of the art, spacious and modern, full service veterinary hospital nestled in the mountain resort community of Lake Arrowhead, California.  We are an AAHA Accredited Hospital and believe in offering high quality medical care to our clients for their pets.  

We are a very busy veterinary hospital and see a great variety of cases on a daily basis.  We are fortunate to also have a friendly and highly talented support staff with a current average of 2-4 techs/assistants per veterinarian each day.  

 Some of the hospital amenities include:

• Computer based record keeping (AVImark).
• Full in house lab:  Idexx VetLab, Catalyst Dx, ProCyte Dx, PT/PTT, and Abaxis i-Stat.  
• Daily access to both Idexx and Antech reference laboratories.
• Greater than 5,000 sq. ft hospital.
• Large two patient Surgery Suite.
• Large treatment area.
• Separate Dental Suite.
• Computed Radiography (Fuji CR) and ultrasound.
• Boarding facilities.

About Lake Arrowhead, California:

Lake Arrowhead is a four-season mountain resort located in the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California.  Here we enjoy a relaxed small town atmosphere with reasonable housing and cost of living but with easy access to all the metropolitan areas and amenities of Southern California. 

The Lake Arrowhead communities are surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest.   The mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest offer the outdoor enthusiast many options for entertainment and enjoying the natural surroundings including: hiking, mountain biking, off-roading, boating and fishing, water skiing in summer, and snow skiing and snowboarding in the winter. 

If Arrowhead Animal Hospital has been what you are looking for, we would love to discuss the opportunity for you to join our team!  

Please contact Dr. Coleman for more information or to schedule a time to come visit us and see first hand what we have to offer! 

And remember if you are coming for a visit to bring your hiking boots, skis, or snowboard depending upon the season!!!