Surgeon

Southwest Veterinary Surgical Service is a specialty referral surgical practice whose board-certified surgeons has over eighty years of combined surgical expertise and is dedicated to providing your pet with the highest quality surgical care with an emphasis on pain management and prevention. SVSS is an extension of veterinary practices throughout the communities we serve, working in conjunction with primary care veterinarians to provide comprehensive patient care and exceptional client service.

SVSS is an organization that has a reputation for outstanding leadership, innovation, and expertise. Our employees use their creativity and talent to invent new solutions, meet new demands, and offer the most effective services/products in the industry.

SVSS currently has multiple openings for board-certified small animal surgeons or individuals who have completed surgery residency training. The ideal candidates will possess expertise in both orthopedic and soft tissue surgery, will be enthusiastic team players with strong communication skills and inquisitive minds with an eagerness for continuous learning. Our well-equipped practice performs a broad range of general, neurological, oncologic, orthopedic, and arthroscopy/laparoscopy surgery. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package while striving to maintain a work/life balance for our team.

All locations function within multi-specialty, referral-only, facilities sharing space with specialists in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, radiology, dermatology, dentistry, ophthalmology, and emergency/critical care. Our current staff includes five ACVS Diplomates, one surgical resident, and a surgical intern.

What Sets SVSS Apart from the Other Options?

SVSS takes pride in recognizing individual and team potential and works with you to help achieve personal goals and maximize your growth potential. Whether you are a well seasoned surgeon wanting to move in to a hospital with an already established community presence with an impeccable reputation and client base, or if you are someone with the entrepreneurial spirit, all of our locations offer a highly skilled technician support team, an experienced and cross functional administrative team and state of the art facilities with immediate access to other specialty providers.

For the entrepreneurial mindset, our growing West Valley location may be just what you've been looking for! This ESTABLISHED hospital will be moving to a brand new multi-specialty facility in Peoria Arizona in early 2020! The ideal candidate for this facility will have an interest in taking a leadership role to continue the growth at this location by strengthening the working relationships with our colleagues in the building and our referring community. For the right candidate, SVSS may offer a/the opportunity to grow in to a potential Associate Medical Director position.

Arizona is the PERFECT place to live!

Not familiar with Arizona? Don't be fooled by the movie images of blowing tumbleweeds rolling across a dry and baron desert! According to Worldatlas, Arizona remains as one of the top 10 states with the most National Forrest space. Arizona offers a wide variety of year round outdoor activities including:

• Hiking
• Biking
• Boating
• Camping
• Skiing
• Hunting
• Fishing
• And so much more including quick access to Las Vegas, NV., San Diego, CA. and even Rocky Point, Mexico!

With 299 days of sunshine each year, an average temperature of 86° in the Phoenix metro area average with only 36% humidity, it's no wonder Arizona is ranked as the #1 retirement destination according to the 2019 US News and World Report! SVSS has multiple locations throughout Maricopa County in the Phoenix metro area which the US Census identified as the fastest growing county in the United States.

In addition to fantastic growth, affordable cost of living, easy and quick access to domestic and international travel, and our great year round weather; Arizona is home to multiple professional sports teams, has a robust college presence and lifestyle and is home to many major food, wine, and brew events annually that provides year round access to local micro-brews and wineries! There is a reason why Arizona remains one of the top resort and shopping destination locations in the country! Work where you live and love what you do! At SVSS we are confident in our ability to provide such the opportunity!

*** This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other duties as required to meet the ongoing business needs of SVSS ***

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Minimum Qualifications and Key Attributes:

• ACVS diplomate or resident trained with qualifying credentials
• General and orthopedic surgery skills a MUST
• Oncology surgery skills strongly preferred
• Specialist knowledge for accurate diagnosis of a patient’s condition
• Extensive experience of preoperative and postoperative care
• Exceptional customer service
• Excellent communication skills to deal with a wide range of colleagues, patients and their families
• High degree of manual dexterity
• Good hand-eye co-ordination, excellent vision and visual-spatial awareness
• Organizational ability and effective decision-making skills
• Emotional resilience and the ability to support your team and pet owners in difficult circumstances
• A calm temperament and the ability to work well under pressure
• Physical stamina to cope with the demands of surgery
• Ability to lead and manage a team effectively
• Time management skills
• Ability to multi-task and work with competing priorities
• Intelligence
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Commitment and enthusiasm for learning new skills and techniques.
• Demonstrated inquisitive spirit
• Leadership skills to manage your team and help to train the surgeons of the future
• Professionalism
• Conscientiousness
• The ability to inspire confidence in others
• Creativity
• Courage
• Perseverance on behalf of your patients
• Update charts and patient information to show current findings and treatments
• Order tests for technicians or other hospital staff to perform
• Review test results to identify any abnormal findings
• Recommend and design a plan of treatment
• Address concerns or answer questions that owners have about their pets and well-being

Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift or carry pets or objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance. Have the physical strength and ability to stand, walk, sit, kneel, stoop, repeated bending, pushing, pulling, full use of hands/fingers, and reach above shoulders for an entire shift when needed. Must effectively be able to read, speak, and write in English. Hearing, vision and speech at a functional level are required to meet the essential functions of the job.

Working/Environmental Conditions: There is exposure to barking dogs and cleaning chemicals. This is an emotional environment due to death or illness of pets. On occasion patients may bleed, urinate, defecate, vomit, or secrete other glandular fluids on your person, shoes, or uniform.