Founding Partner & Lead Veterinarian

Overview: Livewell Animal Hospitalsare start-up hospitals built in partnership betweenMission Pet Health and Founding Veterinarians. As a Founding DVM, you can shape, launch, and lead a fully funded hospital built around your medical passions and your community’s needs. The hospitals are designed to reflect the vision of their founders—not a cookie-cutter template—with a concierge-level commitment to individualized, high-quality care. You’ll be supported every step of the way, but empowered to practice medicine and lead your team in the best way for you. Each Livewell location is carefully selected based on strong demographic, market, and growth data—to give the Founding DVM and hospital the best chance at long-term success. As the Founding Lead Veterinarian for this hospital relocation to the Bellaire area of Houston, you will partner with an amazing, tenured, hospital manager and have the opportunity to earn significant growth incentives as you successfully build the practice, add teammates, and build a five-star clientele for the hospital. And, we will have your back every step of the way to support with hospital design, equipment procurement, recruitment, highly-intentional marketing plans, medical and operational support, and many other administrative functions. Your new general practice animal hospital will be a standalone, 4,000 square foot hospital featuring modern, open spaces, with bright elements to support a comforting environment for your furry friends, pet parents, and team. It will be conveniently located .5 miles west of Loop 610 and 1.5 miles south of US 59. Day time traffic is optimal as it is positioned directly south of a 70k square-foot H. E. B. with a 5 mile daytime population of 595,000. If you are an experienced veterinarian with an appetite for professional and/or financial growth, have strong leadership & interpersonal skills, and are passionate about high-quality care and client experience - this is the perfect opportunity for you! Opportunity Highlights • No negative accrual • Significant incentives in line with the growth of the hospital, unlimited earning potential • Influence the direction and build-out of a veterinary hospital • Partnership and investment with no out-of-pocket expenses Responsibilities / Qualifications: Partner & Lead Veterinarian Requirements: • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from an accredited university • Licensure in good standing to practice in the state in which the applicant is applying • 4+ years of experience as a veterinarian required • Leadership/management experience is a plus • Have the ability to lead the team through a variety of cases • Respect for and willingness to work with clients and their pets • Compassionate team player who can uphold a great reputation with clients • Comfortable providing (and teaching associate veterinarians) general surgery and dentistry procedures Partner & Lead Veterinarian Responsibilities • Build a strong client-first and collaborative practice culture • Hire hospital staff to include; hospital manager, veterinary technician, and other hospital support staff in partnership with SVP talent acquisition and operational support teams • Deliver excellent patient care and ongoing evaluation and management of clinical practices • Ensure doctors effectively communicate physical examination findings, diagnosis, and treatment plan, and educate clients on preventative care • Maintain client/patient medical/surgical records and keep necessary logs up-to-date • Monitor associate doctor performance and stay up-to-date with changes in veterinary medicine through continuing education • Assist in developing the paraprofessional team to deliver quality care and exceptional client service • Ensure all staff treat clients and patients with care and respect. • Partner with the Hospital Manager in managing hospital financial performance • Positively represent the hospital in the professional and local communityBenefits: Partner & Lead Veterinarian Benefits • Veterinarians are guaranteed their base salary, regardless of production, and never owe money at the end of the year. • Relocation Assistance • Maternity Leave • 401k (You receive a 100% match on the first 3% you put in, plus a 50% match on the next 2%.) • Health, Dental, Vision, and Critical Illness Insurance • Hospital Indemnity, Life, and Accident Insurance • Long & Short-term Disability Insurance • Professional Liability Coverage • TeleDoc - Free Access 24/7 • Access to Free In-House Continued Education (CE) • Growth tracks for leadership development • …and much more!