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*   FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE  * POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT    *    PAY (FT = 115K+ Production -based on experience)    *    GREAT MEDICINE    *    AMAZING BENEFITS    *    COMMUNITY REPUTATION    *    WORK LIFE BALANCE    *    OWNERS WHO CARE    *    BEAUTIFUL BUILDING    *    TALENTED STAFF    *    COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE    *    LOW COST OF LIVING    *    TERRIFIC PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY  *HOUSING ALLOWANCE

LAKETOWN IS BETTER

I have worked in a toxic veterinary environment in the past, and I hated it!  I knew there had to be a different and better way to do things.  My wife and I bought Laketown Animal Hospital four years ago because we wanted to create something phenomenal.  We wanted a clinic that practiced high quality medicine, encouraged teamwork and collaboration among the doctors, valued continuing education, had a great support staff, and treated its employees like human beings.  And you know what? We’re doing it.

It IS different, and it IS better.

We have worked hard to make Laketown a great place to work, a place where people want to come to work every day, and a place that builds loyalty with the staff and the clients.  The doctors here are allowed to practice medicine without someone looking over their shoulder and dictating how to manage cases.  We consult with each other on numerous cases, which allows for continuity of care and provides each pet with over 80 years of veterinary experience.

And we do it all in a beautiful 9000 square foot building!

In addition to practicing great medicine, we pay well and provide great benefits.  How?  We don’t put all the profits in our pockets; we roll them back into the clinic and our people.  We want people to make a career at Laketown and enjoy what they do.  And we understand that people have lives.  They have families.  They have hobbies.  We create individualized schedules which allow people to enjoy things outside of work. 

Part - time? Full - time? We can do that!

Want to work part time a couple of days per week?
Want to work a light full-time schedule?
Want to work twelve hour shifts with a 4 hour break in the middle of the day to work out?
Want to earn as much as possible and get as much experience as possible?
Want to create a schedule around your needs and the needs of the practice?

Excellent! We can do that!

Plus, we have fun every day while still taking our jobs seriously.  Check us out; you won't be disappointed.

Dr. Bret Peterson
laketownjobs@gmail.com
217-529-4211
Please text, call, or email with any questions.

You can also watch a video about our practice here:  Why Laketown?

Hospital equipment includes:

• Digital whole body and dental radiography
• CO2 surgical laser
• Ultrasound
• In-house lab including Heska CBC, chemistry, and PT/PTT machines
• Digital medical records
• Heated surgery table with ECG, pulse ox, ETCO2 monitors
• ECG with monitor and printout capabilities
• K-laser class IV therapeutic laser

Benefits include:

• Competitive guaranteed base salary:  production bonuses paid out quarterly (NOT Pro-sal)
• Paid health insurance (100% paid)
• 401K with 4% employer match
• Optional vision and dental insurance
• Paid life insurance (50K) and accidental death and dismemberment policy
• Paid professional liability insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability (including paid maternity and paternity leave)
• Paid professional memberships
• Paid VIN membership
• Paid vacation and sick time
• 4 days/$2000 continuing education stipend per year (more is negotiable)
• Lab coat/scrubs allowance
• No on-call or after hours/weekend/holiday emergencies - your time off is yours
• Flexible scheduling, so we can work with you to tailor your schedule to meet your work/life balance needs

Springfield, the capital of Illinois, is a big city with a small-town feel, located an hour and a half from St. Louis and 3 hours from Chicago. Springfield is the home to three universities, an airport, a medical school, and two hospitals. Springfield and the surrounding communities have a cost of living that is less than the national average with top-rated schools and a stable job market due to the large number of jobs in government and healthcare.

Learn more about us at: LaketownAnimalHospital.com or check us out on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laketownanimal)  or watch our short video:  https://youtu.be/na-HBmW_MuU

We may be the only clinic you’ll ever want to work for!