Happy Tails Veterinary Hospital wants YOU to join our team! We are an AAHA accredited, traditional and integrative health, privately owned veterinary hospital in Pasadena, MD located near beautiful Downs Park! We are a combination general practice and emergency hospital servicing dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, amphibians, exotic and pocket pets.

We are seeking Emergency Relief Veterinarians to join our team. Any relief veterinarian we hire will work 2 to 3 shifts per week on a regular basis. Our goal is that you are able to work a regular schedule to follow up with patients you see and be able to cover vacations for our full time doctors.

Our Mission To provide gold star care to all patients, no matter the species, size, condition, weight, age, breed, or behavior. Every pet is special and deserves the best care. To educate our clients so that they can be more than just a customer receiving goods and services, but a partner in their pet’s health journey. To nurture our employees in their veterinary skills and professional growth so that they may be advocates for patient health, assets to the hospital, and contributing members of our community.

Our hospital takes your work life balance, continued education, and contributions to the business seriously. We aim to provide an environment, training, and culture that promotes the values of transparency, compassion, and personal responsibility.

We give back to YOU by…

• Offering a competitive salary, beginning at $130 per hour. Based upon experience, certificates, and skill level we can negotiate a higher hourly rate.
• Providing the opportunity to expand your surgical skills including splenectomies, GDVs, prophylactic gastropexies, abdominal exploratory, foreign body removals, amputations, and more!
• 4,700 total square feet of clinical space with 1,500 feet just added! Our hospital is ready to gain your personal touches and make the space your own! We want YOU to grow with our practice! Our space includes:
• AI-powered dictation software, to streamline note taking
• Full-body digital x-ray suite
• Modern surgery suite and expanded surgery prep
• Advanced dental suite with digital radiography and advanced equipment
• Full in-house laboratory suite
• Cryotherapy equipment
• Ultrasound color doppler, EKG, capnograph, and other advanced monitoring equipment
• Dedicated isolation exam rooms
• Two treatment areas and eight exam rooms with computers in each room
• CUBEX brand smart cabinets for ease of pulling and dispensing medications
• Instinct EMR practice management software, designed for an automated workflow
• Even more equipment to make your job easier!

Our ideal candidate…

• Values client education and believes that clients are partners in their pet’s health journey.
• Is able or excited to learn how to perform hands-on skills such as intubating, calculating dosages, drawing up controlled drugs, and restraining patients, IV catheter placement, naso-gastric tube placement, ultrasound fast scans, among other skills.
• Is passionate about the hospital and being an active part of the business’s success.
• Believes that every member of the hospital, from doctor to kennel assistant to CSR, is a valuable member of the hospital’s function and strives to work with all members as a team.
• Is experienced with or excited to learn holistic treatment modalities including acupuncture, Chinese medicine, herbal medicine, physical therapy, and Therapy Laser.
• Is experienced with or excited to learn about working with Fear Free methods.
• Has their own interests in treatment modalities they want to pursue and provide to our patients.

About Happy Tails Veterinary Hospital

We are an AAHA accredited integrative health hospital, founded in 2014 by Dr. Vera Calpeno. We are dedicated to providing gold star care to our patients, nurturing our employees, and contributing to our local community. We look forward to providing you with the environment needed to excel in the veterinary field and the skills to practice the medicine that makes you excited! Our hospital provides the following services: -Routine and complicated surgeries -Daytime Emergency Care -Reptilian, Amphibian, Exotic, and Pocket Pet Care -Acupuncture and Therapy Laser treatments -Holistic, herbal, and Chinese medicine -Routine Wellness care -Full in house lab equipment for blood and urine -Radiography and microscopic cytology We are constantly finding more ways to treat our patients, and want to innovate our hospital with the help of our team. We believe that nothing is more important than making a safe, positive environment for our staff, our clients, and of course our patients! We encourage you to visit our website so you can meet the team and see everything Happy Tails can offer you!

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