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Animal Eye Guys - Fort Myers is currently seeking an ACVO certified veterinarian to complete our team!

About Animal Eye Guys 🐾🏥

Dr. Robert Swinger and his team at Animal Eye Guys teams have provided specialized ophthalmology care and ocular surgery to patients all over South Florida since 2011.  With 7 state-of-the-art hospital locations and a (nearly) full team of ACVO certified veterinarians, we work alongside primary care doctors to provide advanced eye-care that is otherwise not generally accessible. This position will serve our Fort Myers location.  

Why You'll Love Working Here:

At Animal Eye Guys - Fort Myers, we take the well-being of our employees seriously. We promote a balanced work-life culture and offer flexible working conditions to ensure our team members thrive both professionally and personally. Our state of the art facility was recently fully renovated. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Incredible earning potential with high minimum base & a generous production plan
• Sign-on bonus available
• Generous relocation assistance provided
• Highly competitive salary, quality health insurance (medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA options), 401K retirement plans with employer contribution, paid time off, generous continuing education allowance and additional paid time off, numerous discounts through our partners and reimbursement for membership due including maintenance of board certification

What We're Looking For:

We're looking for an experienced veterinarian to help lead a high-quality medical team, foster teamwork, and ensure efficient hospital operations. You’ll work closely with the Hospital Manager and report to the Regional Manager.

Qualifications

• Education: DVM from an accredited college and has completed a formal ophthalmology residency
• Licensure: State Veterinary License and DEA registration (or is eligible for)

For further inquiries or to submit your application, please contact Julia Stephens at jstephens@petvetcarecenters.com or apply online here.

Who We Are:

Leading Veterinary Ophthalmology care in South Florida, we provide premier ocular care to domestic pets as well as exotics. Animal Eye Guys opened their doors in 2012 and was founded by Dr. Robert Swinger. We have grown from a single location to serving multiple counties throughout the state of Florida from 6 different locations. Our clinics have extraordinarily talented teams and we always strive to provide a memorable experience to each and every client through our over and above standard of care and our ability to educate our pet parents on the healthcare concern at hand.

Our Opportunity:

• Full time, experienced Veterinary Technician
• Miami Gardens
• 4 day work week
• Occasional Saturdays

What you’ll need:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Veterinary Hospital Experience; Minimum 2 years
• State license to work as a certified/licensed/registered veterinary technician (preferred but not required)
• Anesthesia Experience
• Must be available to work 30+ hours per week between Monday and Saturday
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Interest in learning about Veterinary Ophthalmology

Technician duties include, but are not limited to:

• Acquisition of history and vitals
• Assisting doctors with exams using safe patient restraint
• Venipuncture, intravenous catheters
• In-house Laboratory (IDEXX equipment), Preparing Cytology
• Calculate and administer medications including injections
• Perform anesthesia and assist in procedures
• Keep accurate and detailed medical records, including accurate invoicing. Experience with Cornerstone practice software is helpful, but not required
• Accurately fill prescriptions
• Client communication
• Maintaining a clean and organized hospital alongside the veterinary assistant

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10-hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Position Overview: Supports and adds value to an efficient organization dedicated to  quality care and exceptional service. Performs a variety of clerical and customer service work  in providing support to the hospital.  

Essential Functions:

• Offers owners and potential owners a warm and friendly greeting in person or on the phone;  answers their questions
• Provide top notch customer service
• Maintain a professional appearance (clothes and attitude)
• Identify and work compassionately with clients in various emotional states
• Responds to inquiries about the range of services the practice provides and the species it  treats; refers to appropriate department/staff member as needed
• Coordinates the flow of pets and owners in the lobby; placates owners distressed by long waits, scheduling glitches, and other problems
• Recognizes the symptoms of pet(s) and owners in crisis; handles basic medical emergencies appropriately
• Assists owners when picking up medications or special dietary products; answers questions
• Inputs data to practice management software to check pets in; makes simple postings to  accounts; compiles data for various reports
• Types and edits a variety of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other material ensuring accuracy
• Receives and distributes incoming mail; processes and stamps outgoing mail
• Performs cashiering duties; processes refunds, returns and credits as needed
• Organizes and processes all payment plans
• Processes billing statements and collections
• Coordinates and schedules appointments; calls owners scheduled for the next day to remind them of their appointments, appointment times, and any special instructions, such as the need for fasting, withholding or administering medications
• May assist with retail sales
• May weigh pets when they come in for exams, procedures, etc.
• Responds to client emails
• Processes faxes
• Shows up for work regularly; full time presence at work is essential for every shift
• Obtain previous records from other facilities and adds to patient chart
• Calls clients whose pets are overdue for vaccines, grooming, medication refills, etc.
• Able to learn basic veterinary medicine terminology
• Become familiar with retail products, medications, vaccinations, routine testing, and heartworm and flea preventatives and be able to confidently discuss with clients
• Have a strong sense of excellent customer service and be able to provide that to clients even during high stress situations
• Be able to multi-task efficiently
• Able to identify conditions over the phone that can potentially be emergencies and scheduling those appointments appropriately  
• May take medication refill requests and messages for doctors
• Able to use Windows based computer systems, word processing, email, web search and other skills needed to effectively use software.  
• Able to reconcile the drawer and complete end of day duties at the close of the day
• Performs other duties as assigned

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am to 6pm

Competencies: 

• Customer Service: Displays a desire to provide outstanding services and exceed customer expectations
• Communication: Uses effective and appropriate methods of interacting with others
• Energy and Productivity: Completes tasks quickly and thoroughly without prompting
• Flexibility and Multi-tasking: Adapts easily to changing demands and manages multiple priorities effectively
• Administrative Ability: Uses appropriate administrative and clerical procedures and systems for managing office work.  
• Dependability: Demonstrates responsibility in completing all job tasks
• Team orientation: Works cooperatively with the team to address tasks and accomplish goals
• Organization and Attention to Detail: Monitors and reviews information thoroughly and maintains an organized system for all documents
• Time Management: Manages time and prioritizes work tasks effectively 

Qualifications: 

• High school diploma or GED
• May consider an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience
• Knowledge of clerical procedures such as alphabetizing files and records  
• Ability to provide great customer service in a courteous, prompt, and efficient manner
• Ability to perform cashier duties accurately
• Ability to multitask and pay close attention to details
• Must be flexible with scheduling and able to work some weekends and holidays
• Depending on functional area of assignment, tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation and/or extended periods of time standing and/or walking
• May involve some climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Some tasks involve the periodic performance of moderately physically demanding work, usually involving lifting or carrying moderately heavy animals (up to 50 pounds) 
• Cornerstone experience preferred

 
The list of essential functions, as outlined in this job description, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of any job function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position. 

We are currently seeking an ACVO certified veterinarian to complete our team–  We would love to meet you!

About Animal Eye Guys 🐾🏥

Dr. Robert Swinger and his team at Animal Eye Guys teams have provided specialized ophthalmology care and ocular surgery to patients all over South Florida since 2011.  With 7 state-of-the-art hospital locations and a (nearly) full team of ACVO certified veterinarians, we work alongside primary care doctors to provide advanced eye-care that is otherwise not generally accessible.   This position will primarily serve our Miami Gardens location.  (Additional opportunity at Fort Lauderdale location).
  

About PetVet Care Centers 🐕‍🦺🐐🐈🦘🐇🐎🐄🦜

Animal Eye Guys are among around 70 specialty centers in PetVet’s network of 460+ unique hospitals across the continental United States.  You will find our teams in many different facets of veterinary medicine– from feline-only care, to standard small animal general practice, to exotics, large animal, and equine specialty/ambulatory care.  We aim to empower our doctors to provide exceptional veterinary care through local support networks, continuing education, access to industry-leading health and wellness benefits, and so much more.

What you can expect when you join our team:

💰  Industry-leading compensation packages built to fit your needs

📆  4 shifts per week—No on-call responsibilities!

✌  3 weeks of paid time off

📚  Generous, annual CE allowances– with additional paid time off

🚚  Complimentary­ 3^rd party relocation services

💼  Complete health, life, and retirement benefits including company 401k contributions

Our ideal candidate:

🎓  Holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree (or ECFVG equivalent) and is in good standing with Florida State Veterinary Board License

👁‍🗨  Completed a formal ophthalmology residency/is recognized as an ACVO Diplomate

📃  Holds (or is eligible for) an active DEA license

🌟  Is as enthusiastic as we are about providing exceptional veterinary care

👩‍🏫  Bonus points for a passion to provide mentorship

Hiring Team:

If you are interested in joining our team or have any questions, please contact Julia Stephens at jstephens@petvetcarecenters.com. 

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