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Veterinarian
Our hospital utilizes ultrasound, comprehensive laboratories, digital dental and traditional x-ray units, and separate surgical and dental suites. Our support team consists of multiple RVTs who are trained to assist with rooms, anesthesia, dentals, and more.
Position Purpose:
Full-Time Experienced Veterinarian
Suburban Animal Hospital
640 N. Wilson Road
Columbus, Ohio 43204
Compensation:
$115,000 – $130,000 annually (commensurate with experience)
Up to $75,000 Signing Bonus
Schedule: Full-time
About Us
Suburban Animal Clinic has been proudly serving Central Ohio since 1960, delivering top-tier care across a comprehensive range of services from routine wellness and dentistry to advanced orthopedic surgery, laser therapy, ultrasound imaging, and chiropractic care. Our modern hospital features state-of-the-art digital dental and traditional X-rays, a full in-house lab, ultrasound, and dedicated surgical and dental suites. You’ll join a supportive team consisting of experienced DVMs and skilled RVTs who assist with anesthesia, dentals, and more.
Position Overview
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Full-Time Associate Veterinarian to work alongside our collaborative team in delivering exceptional veterinary care. This role offers flexibility, a balanced schedule, and meaningful engagement with pets and pet owners in a friendly community practice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform routine and complex exams, diagnostics, treatment planning, surgeries, and dental procedures
- Collaborate closely with RVTs and support staff to ensure seamless, high-quality patient care
- Educate clients on pet health, wellness, and preventive strategies
- Maintain accurate medical records and support the practice’s shift to digital workflows
Ideal Candidate
- Skilled in general small-animal medicine, surgery, and client communication
- Values teamwork, shares a passion for client education, and commits to high-quality care
Essential Responsibilities:
- Examine and treat companion animals to detect and determine the nature of disease or injuries.
- Operate diagnostic equipment, collect diagnostic samples, and interpret results.
- Advise pet owners on preventive care and treatment options.
- Perform surgery and prescribe medication as needed.
- Provide counsel around pet end-of-life care.
- Maintain patients’ medical records.
- Ensure compliance with veterinary ethics and relevant statutes, policies, and procedures.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- DVM/VMD degree from an accredited AVMA institution.
- Appropriate state licensure.
- Eligibility to obtain DEA/BNDD.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrates professional and courteous presentation consistently with staff and clients.
- Ability to lift patients and carry equipment up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 25 pounds with assistance.
Benefits Offered:
- Unlimited personal time
- Bonus incentives
- Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance
- Retirement benefits (401(k), Roth(k) with match)
- CE and licensure reimbursement
- Flexible work schedules
- Managing career path development
- Employee Assistance Program
- DVM Referral Program
- Mental Health Resources
- Relocation assistance available
Pay Range:
USD $115,000.00 – USD $130,000.00 /Yr.
Credentialed Veterinary Technician
Suburban Animal Clinic has been a fixture within Columbus, OH since 1960. We offer the highest standard of care available. We strive to offer the widest array of small animal services possible including ultrasound imaging, laser therapy, chiropractics, and advanced orthopedic surgeries.
Our hospital utilizes ultrasound, comprehensive laboratories, digital dental and traditional x-ray units, and separate surgical / dental suites. Our support team consists of multiple RVTs who are trained to assist with rooms, anesthesia, dentals, and more.
More about the Role:
The Veterinary Technician assists the veterinarians and other technicians with patient care and treatment, monitors hospitalized pets, maintains inventory, prepares prescriptions, performs routine in-house laboratory work, educates clients regarding veterinary care and procedures, and assists with surgical procedures.
Competencies:
- Patience & Compassion: Remaining professional while still making teammates, clients, and patients feel as comfortable as possible regardless of the situation or challenges presented. Responding quickly and calmly to crisis while maintaining a high standard of patient care.
- Collaboration & Teamwork: Carefully coordinating actions with veterinarians and practice team members. Providing feedback appropriately and in a timely manner. Quickly incorporating feedback to ensure positive results. Sharing ideas and being open to other’s ideas.
- Communicating: Conveying instructions to clients and teammates to ensure successful patient care.
- Active Listening: Following the instructions of veterinarians and sometimes patient owners. Picking up the needs of veterinarians and teammates based on prior experiences and feedback.
- Organization Skills: Clear tracking of lab specimens, medications, patient instructions, workflow, and other job-related items while managing multiple patients and clients.
- Client Satisfaction: Ensuring all activities and interactions result in the highest level of client satisfaction.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assist veterinarians in the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery and other tasks as needed.
- Assist veterinarians in outpatient exams by taking histories, vital signs, and weights, as well as providing client education.
- Prepare patients for surgery and monitor vital signs of the patient during surgery.
- Obtain blood, stool, and other samples; perform in-hospital laboratory testing and prepare specimens for outside laboratories.
- Take, develop, and maintain radiographs following proper safety procedures.
- Provide basic animal handling and restrain animals during exams.
- Administer and monitor medications, anesthesia, vaccines, and treatments at the discretion of the veterinarian.
- Clean and straighten exam rooms, treatment, and lab areas; restock exam rooms with supplies. Assist other team members to keep the public areas of the practice clean; clean and maintain all medical equipment.
- Demonstrate warmth, courtesy and professionalism in all interactions with clients; exercise compassion and care in all interactions with patients.
- Communicate with veterinarians and practice team members including client discussions, patient plans, client concerns, etc.
- Any other duties as assigned.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Previous veterinary experience preferred
- Ability to lift patients and carry equipment up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 25 pounds with assistance
- Practice OSHA safety techniques including proper PPE
- Basic math and the ability to calculate medication dosages
- Basic computer skills, familiarity with MS office applications, etc.
- Strong communication skills to ensure patient safety
Benefits Offered:
- Paid time off
- Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance
- Retirement benefits or accounts
- Bonus incentive
- Flexible work schedules
- Career and professional development
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
- No weekend schedule
Benefits offered may vary depending on full or part time employment status according to company policy.
Pay Range:
USD $22.00 – USD $26.00 /Hr.
Vet Tech Student Externship
Our hospital utilizes ultrasound, comprehensive laboratories, digital dental and traditional x-ray units, and separate surgical / dental suites. Our support team consists of multiple RVTs who are trained to assist with rooms, anesthesia, dentals, and more.
Position Purpose:
Come extern with us!
Heartland Veterinary Partners’ Vet Tech Externship Program works to provide externship support for veterinary technician students.
Externship length & requirements are dependent upon your university.
Requirements/Qualifications:
Eligibility
Must be currently enrolled in an accredited Veterinary Technician School