Associate Veterinarian/ General Practitioner

About the Clinic and Work Environment:

Trans Canada Pet Clinic is a small privately owned, single veterinarian practice that specializes in canine, feline, and equine medicine. We are looking to grow our practice and expand our team and services. Our practice focuses on wellness and preventative medicine and our primary services include:

• Surgery & Anesthesia
• X-ray and Ultrasound
• Dental Suite
• Laser Therapy
• In-house blood and urine analysis
• Nutrition consultation
• After-hours emergency services and hospitalization

About Dryden:

Dryden is a small city in Northwestern Ontario located on the Trans Canada Highway roughly halfway between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg, MB. We are also just a short drive to the United States border. Dryden offers country living with the comforts of a larger city center while boasting affordable housing and costs of living. Northwestern Ontario is an outdoor paradise with a landscape that lends to fishing, hiking, camping, and winter sports like skiing, skating, snowmobiling and so much more!

Responsibilities:

• Performing routine physical examination and vaccination of cats and dogs
• Performing canine and feline castration and ovariohysterectomy
• Communicating with clients and establishing a vet-client relationship, including but not limited to collection of thorough history, explanation of diagnostic and treatment plan options, answering of client questions, follow-up communication after-plan is in place.
• Collecting and analyzing blood, urine, and fecal samples
• Collecting and analyzing diagnostic imaging, including radiographs and ultrasound to diagnose diseases or conditions. Typical examples include but are not limited to abdominal radiographs, radiographic views of common musculoskeletal issues, ultrasound views of the abdomen or mass lesions.
• Collecting and analyzing samples for microscopic evaluation
• Managing chronic disease (i.e., diabetes, heart disease, atopy/allergies)
• Performing interventional surgery (i.e., enterotomies, gastrotomies, splenectomy, cystotomies, mass removals, and laceration repairs)
• Maintaining professionalism in the workplace, including conduct with co-workers as well as client interaction
• Completing Continuing Education requirements as laid out by the College of Veterinarians of Ontario
• Conducting oneself in a manner which is consistent with the professional conduct standards laid out by the College of Veterinarians of Ontario.

Requirements:

• University degree in veterinary medicine (as well as any required pre-veterinary studies for the university program, if applicable)
• Completion of national certification examinations or equivalent is required
• Provincial Licensing from the College of Veterinarians of Ontario is required or ability to obtain
• Maintain good standing with the CVO for the duration of employment once fully licensed
• Ability to work on-call shifts
• Eligible if holding a restricted or full license to practice veterinary medicine per the College of Veterinarians on Ontario (CVO)

Benefits:

• Eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or salary increases in accordance with company policy
• Eligible for disability insurance
• Eligible for dental, vision and extended medical insurance
• Eligible for life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Eligible for malpractice and liability insurance

How to Apply:

Please send resumes to tcpcmanagement@gmail.com and include “Associate Veterinarian – General Practitioner” in the email subject line.

This opportunity is proudly supported by Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and is funded through the Workforce Development Program. Eligibility requirements of the program can be found here: https://nohfc.ca/en/pages/programs/people-talent-program/workforce-development-stream