Lead Veterinarian

Chewy Chewy · Retail · Louisville, CO

Lead Veterinarian role at Chewy Vet Care, focusing on clinical leadership, patient care, and team management within new veterinary practices. The role involves performing medical procedures, client communication, record keeping, and mentoring associate veterinarians. Requires a DVM degree, 5+ years of experience, and 1-3 years of leadership. The position is based in Louisville, CO, with a salary range of $145,000 - $232,500.

What you'd actually do

  1. As a Lead Veterinarian, you will serve as a leader of your practice’s veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and assistants, setting the bar for providing high-level, proficient veterinary medical care and embodying the Chewy Vet Care culture to work collaboratively with your peers and deliver the pet parent WOW experience.
  2. Hold all Team Members accountable to get results by being available, removing barriers and obstacles, facilitating change, and providing mentorship and feedback related to performance.
  3. Implementing the outlined policies and procedures, using integrated technology, and delivering consistent and appropriate medical care within the given skills.
  4. Perform physical examinations and diagnostic/medical/surgical/dental procedures in a way that will deliver while minimizing patient stress and discomfort. Able to perform more sophisticated surgeries and mastered the ability to provide care of complicated cases.
  5. Explain physical examination findings and communicate to the client a diagnosis of the patients’ problems; generate and present a treatment plan for patients.

Skills

Required

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (DVM, VMD) or equivalent
  • Active State license in good standing, DEA license and other state credentials as required
  • 5+ years’ experience in general medicine and surgery
  • 1 - 3 years of leadership experience
  • Comfortable collaborating with other veterinary professionals in a team-oriented environment
  • Ability to multi-task and perform well in a face paced, self-starter environment

Nice to have

  • 2 years of supervised experience with veterinary radiation machines preferred
  • passionate about helping people and pets with empathy and excellent customer service focus

What the JD emphasized

  • high-level, proficient veterinary medical care
  • pet parent WOW experience
  • accountable to get results
  • mentorship and feedback
  • consistent and appropriate medical care
  • sophisticated surgeries
  • complicated cases
  • client happiness
  • medical quality
  • outstanding client service
  • operating, safety, and compliance procedures
  • Active State license in good standing, DEA license and other state credentials as required
  • 5+ years’ experience in general medicine and surgery
  • 1 - 3 years of leadership experience