Job Description: The Veterinary Medical Center at LWR is a privately owned hospital in Lakewood Ranch, FL.  We are located about 1 hour south of Tampa and very close to the cities of Sarasota and Bradenton, FL.  Our hospital is approx 18,000 sq ft and contains a busy General Practice as well as a 24/7 Emergency and Specialty service. 

As a privately owned practice, your input is important to us and we can add new equipment and make changes quickly when they are needed.  The dermatology service will support our emergency and critical care department as well as patients referred from our General Practice and our local veterinarians.  Our General Practice consists of 9 full-time doctors, and our Emergency and Critical Care service consists of 14 full-time doctors, including two Criticalists.  Our ER is very well staffed with no lapses in coverage to care for your patients after hours.  Additional specialties at our hospital include surgery, radiology and ophthalmology.  

Our hospital includes 20 exam rooms, 3 lobby’s/waiting areas, 4 surgery suites, CT, hyperbaric, high flow, fluoroscopy, endoscopy, mechanical ventilation (run by our Crit Care service) and more.  In late 2021, we opened the VMC Animal Blood bank which is a fully functioning in-house blood bank run by our Critical Care team.  

Schedule:

*  A part-time or full-time schedule is available ranging from 3 to 5 days per week.  

Compensation:

*  We are offering a base salary + production.  No negative accrual.

Benefits:

*  100% health, dental and vision insurance coverage.

*  1 month paid vacation/CE/sick days.

*  Continuing education allowance.

*  DEA license, and dues paid.

*  Retirement plan with 3% matching.

*  Moving allowance, if needed.

*  Sign on bonus with 1 year contract.  

*  Working with a great group of forward thinking people!  

We understand scheduling and salary are an important part of accepting a position and are happy to discuss this information in advance of a formal interview.  

We are known for our approach to customer/patient care and have been a part of the Bradenton/Sarasota community for 20 years.  Our hospital is owned by a veterinarian that has practiced emergency medicine for 18 years. 

Contact information: If you have any questions at all about this position, please feel free to call/text Dr. Wendy Ellis at 941-266-0335 (cell) or email at ellis.vmc@gmail.com.   

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