Description

Established in 2004, Bark Avenue Animal Hospital is a warm, family-friendly veterinary clinic serving Mesa and the East Valley community. We are proudly AAHA accredited, adhering to rigorous standards of veterinary excellence. Our team emphasizes compassionate, high-quality care-treating clients like family and their pets as our own.

Conveniently located between our Bark Avenue Pet Resort and Bark Avenue Pet Supply, we offer a seamless client experience for veterinary care, pet boarding/grooming, and retail-all in one spot.

Our diagnostic equipment includes an in-house IDEXX lab, SediVue, digital radiography, digital dental radiography, and ultrasound. All of our radiographs are sent out for review by a board-certified radiologist. We also have a Companion therapeutic laser and utilize the services of a mobile ultrasonographer twice per week.

Additionally, several of our associates are certified in acupuncture and chiropractic care, which allows us to offer these additional services.

Why Join Us?

• Work in a highly-respected and AAHA-accredited hospital.
• Collaborate with a dedicated team experienced in a full spectrum of veterinary services-from wellness exams and surgery to in-house labs, emergency care, and dental procedures.
• Be part of a compassionate, "Fear-Free" practice that values quality, empathy, and strong client relationships.
• Benefit from a well-equipped facility and a steady patient flow.
• All rooms are equipped with computers, allowing techs and doctors to take notes in our EMR, Impromed.
• Engage in continued growth and professional development within a supportive and caring environment.
• Our technician to doctor ratio is 2:1, which allows our doctors to be efficient and well-supported.
• We're only open Monday-Friday, so no weekends required!

About Mesa, AZ: Mesa is just east of Phoenix and offers endless recreational opportunities. Tonto National Forest has incredible hiking trails, including the Superstition Mountains and Apache Trail. If you enjoy water sports, we have easy access to many lakes and the Salt and Verde Rivers. Mesa is also a wonderful family friendly place to live, with kid-friendly museums, Wind Caves in Usery Mountain Regional Park, the Phoenix Zoo, steamboat tours, theaters, and hot air balloon rides.

If this sounds like a team you would like to be a part of, apply today for immediate consideration!

The Lead Veterinarian is responsible for providing high quality care to our patients while also developing rapport with their owners. In addition to physical examinations, surgeries, and dentistry, client communication and client education are of the utmost importance. It's important that Mission Pet Health Veterinarians treat each pet and client like part of the family.

Description

• Responsible for the ongoing evaluation and management of clinical practices as well as the delivery of patient care.
• Responsible for monitoring associate doctor performance and production.
• In conjunction with hospital manager, helps drive financial performance of the hospital including revenue generation and expense management.
• Explain physical examination findings and communicate to the client a diagnosis of the pet's problems; generate and present a treatment plan for the pet to the client; educate clients on preventative health care, including vaccines and appropriate nutritional products.
• Maintain client/patient medical/surgical records and make certain all necessary logs are kept up-to-date through established protocols; assist colleagues in follow-up and future management of the patient.
• Stay up-to-date with new medical information and changes in veterinary medicine, attend Continuing Education meetings.
• Assist in the development of the paraprofessional team to ensure the delivery of the highest quality care and exceptional client service.
• Positively represent the hospital in the professional community and to the general public.
• Treat every client like family and each patient like your own pet.

Requirements

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from an accredited university
• Licensure in good standing to practice in which the applicant is applying
• 3+ years of leadership/management experience, preferred
• 3+ years of experience as a veterinarian, required
• Professional comportment and appearance, with excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, friendly attitude
• Have the ability to lead the team through a variety of cases
• Respect for and willingness to work with clients and their pets
• Compassionate team player who can uphold great reputation with clients
• A commitment to practicing the highest standard of medicine, upholding the veterinary code of ethics
• Must be proficient in surgery

Your Benefits

• Competitive Annual Base Salary!
• Monthly Production Bonus with NO Negative Accrual!
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Wellness Programs and Support
• Paid Continuing Education & Dedicated Days Off to Attend
• 401k with employer match
• Continued comprehensive Leadership Training Program
• Structured Mentorship Program
• Paid Parental leave
• Company Paid License Fees and Professional Dues
• Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance
• Power of the Network to use in the Clinic and to Grow your Interests
• Flexible Schedule- Let's talk!

Doctor Mentorship Program
Not 1, not 3, but 12 months of mentorship for first year doctors! To help transition from school to clinic life, both a coach and mentor help new doctors develop their clinical and non-clinical soft skills. Build skills. Build confidence. Build relationships.

Clinical Tracks Program

Committed to helping teammates grow, we proudly offer over fifty hours of in-depth, RACE-approved CE credit facilitated by veterinary specialists to grow teammate clinical skills and enhance the care of our patients. Courses offered: Dentistry, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Dermatology, and Cardiology.

About Mission Pet Health

Veterinarian-led. People-focused. Pet-obsessed. That's Mission Pet Health in a nutshell!

We were founded by veterinarians who believe local practices thrive when autonomy, collaboration, and medical excellence lead the way. That belief still guides everything we do-from mentorship to medicine to how we support our teammates.

Driving our award-winning culture are our WAG values – Work Together, Amaze, and Grow – which fuel us to drive a tangible, lasting impact for our teams, the communities we serve, and the pets we care for.

So, what's in it for you at Mission?

• Unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional development
• Benefits that buck the norm of the vet med industry
• A culture where YOUR well-being comes first

We're on a mission to be the greatest veterinary company in the world-and we'd love for YOU to be a part of it!

Mission is one of the leading veterinary care organizations in the U.S., formed by the joining together of Southern Veterinary Partners and Mission Veterinary Partners. Our mission is to provide world-class support to hospital teams on a hyper-local basis. Our Home Office teams manage the back-end side of the business so our hospital teams can focus on what matters most – the medicine and caring for their patients. We're based in Birmingham, AL, but the heartbeat of Mission is in our 850+ animal hospitals and 20,000+ teammates across the country. Founded on a deep commitment to clinical and operational excellence, we've earned recognition on prestigious workplace ranking lists such as Inc. 5000, U.S. News & World Report, and Newsweek. In fact, in 2024, Newsweek named SVP the #11 Most Loved Workplace in America, marking the company's third consecutive Top 25 ranking.

Apply today - we'd love to meet you!