Career Center

Tier 1 Veterinary Medical Center sits cradled between Alaska’s metropolitan city and the Last Frontier. 

Our Hospital is looking to add General Practitioners to its practice.  We offer GP, Emergency and Specialty medicine to the greater Alaskan population.

Let’s dive into why we think, as a DVM, this job may be exactly what you are looking for.  

We are one of a kind, not one of many.

Here is what you ABSOLUTLEY NEED TO KNOW about our Hospital:

• We are privately owned. Not corporate.
• Our DVMs work 13-15 shifts per month.
• Our Leadership team invests in relief DVMs so our full-time DVMs can take their PTO.
• We have NO negative accrual. You aren't penalized for not selling enough or daring not to work 7 days a week, 12391829310 hours a day (actual number). :)
• Our team is comprised of ROCKSTARS. We have a 1:5 ration of DVMs to Techs and are a teaching hospital so we love to educate, learn and ensure people can advance in their careers.
• We do team events 2-3 times a year like hiking, snowmobiling, fishing, floating, and firearm training. It's fun. We believe you can't just work IN your business you have to work ON your business.
• Alaska is the best state in the union. But it isn't for the faint of heart. You have to be active and enjoy the outdoors. No, it is not dark and cold all of the time. That is what we tell tourists, so they don't all move here.

If this has turned you off so far - good! Then you are not the right fit for us. We dearly love to laugh.

If you think this is the type of place you have been looking for then let us dive into a little more about who we are and what we offer.

Who we are and who we are looking for.

Tier 1 Veterinary Medical Center is one of the largest, privately owned veterinary hospitals in the Pacific Northwest, serving over 700,000 people. 

Our veterinary Hospital is a 20,000-square-foot facility that offers multiple modalities and emergency care. We employ over 70 full-time employees and are open seven days a week.

We continually reinvest in medical equipment, technology, and our team as a privately owned hospital. We have cultured an environment of driven, passionate individuals looking to become excellent in their careers.

Requirements

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree
• Ability to attain an Alaska Veterinary License
• RockStar Attitude without the DIVA attitude
• Team Oriented (our culture is imperative to us and we protect it at all costs)

Here are a few ways that we will support YOU in YOUR Career

• Orthopedics Operating Room: expansive OR with innovative technology, heated surgical tables, and premium lighting with video recording.
• Specialists Operating Room: exclusive and removed from the emergency side of the Hospital is our specialists operating room which offers a relaxed, methodical environment to operate in.
• General Operating Room: for smaller, routine surgical operations.
• Endodontics Operating Room: exclusively designed for DVMs to attend to matters of dentistry.
• Intensive Care Unit: our ICU provides for immediate patient recovery post-surgery with around-the-clock care.
• Oxygen: the Hospital is plumbed for oxygen to reach all patients in need of intensive care.
• Hospitalization Within the Hospital: Overnight hospitalization 7-days a week.
• Computed Tomography: An in-house CT to provide advanced imaging for diagnostic purposes.
• In-house Ultrasound and advanced Imaging: immediate access to qualified technicians and equipment to provide you with comprehensive imagery to make decisions by.
• *Coming Soon* LINAC: Tier 1 VMC is working towards building our linear accelerator (LINAC) wing for our Oncology department.
• Iodine-131: Licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide Iodine-131 within the Hospital.
• Reinvestment: Our Leadership team allocates funds every year to reinvest in technology and medicine so that our DVMs aren't limited in their abilities to adhere to our Gold Standard Medicine protocols.
• Public Relations Team: Dedicated marketing and public relations team to build your professional reputation and combat negative press.
• 1:5 Ratio: Our Hospital has a 1 DVM to 5 Support Staff ratio. We actively work to maintain this ratio, so our Specialists have the support they need.
• Emergency Care: Our Emergency Hospital, located within the General Practice wing, means a constant source of referrals for our Specialists. As one of the only Veterinary Specialty Surgical departments within the State of Alaska, we actively support our referral network of veterinarians.

Your Benefits Package when You Join Our Team

Other places talk about company culture; we live it. Our Tier 1 VMC team is exclusive. We do not want to work with anyone who has a license to practice veterinary medicine. We want to work with the type of driven, collaborative people that have the power to make a difference in our community. This isn't everyone but if this could be for you, let's go over your benefits package:

Base Salary + Production and NO negative accrual. No Negative Accrual. As DVM's, we were devastated when we started our careers to learn about negative accrual. When we built our business plan for Tier 1 VMC, we abolished negative accrual.

• Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangement with a monthly allowance.
• Company-paid 3% 401(k) contribution
• Tiered Paid Time Off
• Continuing education time off and reimbursement
• Generous Pet Care discounts

In addition to compensation, we also practice company culture initiatives. As a team, we come together to gauge the wellness of our team and adjust company-wide benefits based on the needs of our team.

For example, this could be catered lunches during our busiest season (June-August), snow machining trips to get out and enjoy the outdoors, float trips to fish local streams, self-defense classes, private movie screenings, or sometimes just one of our DVM's using the kitchen to make a glorious Thanksgiving meal for everyone on shift.

Team culture isn't about offering more and more perks that you can use as bullet points to seduce prospective employees.

Rather, it is about committing to taking care of one another. If you get it, you get it.

Ready to Get Started?

Contact Tier 1 Veterinary Medical Center to schedule time with our Leadership team.

Job Type: Full-time

Pro-Salary: $125,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 13 Shifts per Month
• Open 7 days a Week

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay
• Signing bonus

COVID-19 considerations:

Our Covid-19 Policy is Simple: Your Body, Your Choice.

Requirements

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree
• Ability to attain an Alaska Veterinary License
• RockStar Attitude without the DIVA attitude
• Team Oriented (our culture is imperative to us and we protect it at all costs)