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Mt. Scott Animal Clinic is part of the Lakefield Veterinary Group—a family-owned company that offers support and resources to hospital teams while empowering them to make decisions about how they practice medicine and show up for their communities.

Mt. Scott Animal Clinic is looking to welcome a Full-Time General Practice Veterinarian (1.0 FTE) with basic animal surgical skills to join our rapidly growing team! 

• New graduates welcome to apply.

Our Culture:

At Mt. Scott Animal Clinic, we believe the best way to provide compassionate, quality care to pets is by putting relationships—with our clients, patients, team members (3 DVMs), and community—at the heart of everything we do.

• We are committed to providing value + the highest quality medicine
• Our team atmosphere is thoughtful, empathetic, and education focused
• Our current priority is to welcome a fourth doctor to our clinic.? We maintain high standards while serving the residents of the inner southeast Portland, OR for the last 52 years.? 

Our Values:

Our focus is to exceed our clients' expectations and to be an advocate for the patient by always offering compassionate, respectful, and the highest quality patient care. We strongly believe in preventative medicine, client education and striving to be innovative in our practice. Our core values include creativity, enthusiasm, respect, intelligence, adaptability, and professionalism. We also have a lot of fun and laugh a lot.

Community Impact:

Our commitment to pets extends beyond our hospital walls.

Our Team Members can give back to communities around the globe through our partnership with World Vets. Each year, we send a group of doctors and support staff abroad to help pets in need and support programs that nurture healthy relationships between people and animals.

Our Hospital and Benefits:

Since 1969, Mt. Scott Animal Clinic has provided high-quality care to pets and their people. Our hospital offers various on location services, ultrasound, video otoscope, digital general and dental radiography, telemedicine, and online pharmacy options. We provide our patients with most general medical, dental, and surgical needs. We are actively engaged in staff certification to offer a fear-free experience to our patients. Come experience our amazing team and enjoy our fun and collaborative clinic culture.

Additional info about Mt. Scott Animal Clinic, please visit https://www.mtscottanimalclinic.com/

  When you join our team, you’ll receive:

• Competitive base salary plus quarterly bonuses
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance - with company contribution HSA account
• License and liability reimbursement
• Annual Continuing Education allowance
• 401k with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off for work/life balance
• Flexible schedule - Rotating Saturday shifts
• Sunday’s Closed
• Practice freedom - no corporate protocols or mandatory formulary

 Portland. Oregon:

Come enjoy the great Northwest and all the recreation it has to offer, just a short drive to beautiful beaches, mountains, sand dunes, rivers, and lakes. Hiking, skiing, bicycling, fishing, horse-back riding, and kayaking are all recreational opportunities within the area. Enjoy the Portland Saturday Market, Forest Park, Voodoo Doughnuts, Portland Art Museum, and Oregon Zoo. Visit the Southeast Portland Street for great local flavor, surprising history and unique vintage, coffee shops, and food carts.

Pet Friendly City

Tax-Free Shopping - https://www.travelportland.com/attractions/shopping-events-portland/

Portland Neighborhoods: Six main geographical regions. https://www.travelportland.com/neighborhoods/

Please contact Lori Murphy, Executive VP of Professional Development, at lmurphy@lakefieldvet.com with any questions or to submit your resume. 

About Lakefield Veterinary Group

Our partnership with Lakefield Veterinary Group is a long-term relationship dedicated to compassionate veterinary care. We are building communities of talented and like-minded veterinarians that will embody our core values of Respect, Wow Service, Learning, Fun, and will always Do the Right Thing. There is no greater reward than strengthening the human/pet bond. It is our responsibility to go beyond the borders of our local legacy and provide expert level veterinary medicine to pets all over the world during our annual trip with World Vets. We invite you to come experience the Lakefield family.

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