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Looking for a home to use your passion, skill and education?

Do you believe in work/life balance in an environment that cares about you?

At Lums Pond Animal Hospital, we have a collaborative and dynamic team of veterinary professionals. Privately owned, AAHA Accredited since 2008, 30+ years in business, longevity in staff (40% have been employed with LPAH for over 20 years). We are a true small animal General Practice. Open Monday-Friday. No weekends, overnight, or on-call. 30 minute wellness and 30 minute sick appointments. We want our team to spend time with clients, and not be rushing from room to room.  Our appointment schedule and format allows us to give care fairly to our patients while considering the importance of your life after hours. We strategically schedule a wellness appointment before lunch, and the last appointment of the day. We are closed for appointments between noon and 1:00pm, so everyone has time to eat lunch and take a break. We can't wait for you to see how rewarding it is to work in a Fear Free based, wellness based, unique practice where we value that people matter as much as pets.

Surgery is not a requirement, but if you enjoy surgery, we offer separate surgical and dental suites. We have a surgical team of technicians and a dedicated treatment technician for post op care.

At LPAH, the fairness, honesty and kindness that we show our clients is reflected back to our team and you will find yourself developing great relationships with our amazing clients.

This position is for an experienced small animal Veterinarian.

Part time benefits can be negotiated. 

Full-time benefits include:

• Delaware veterinary license and CSR, DEA registration, and dues and membership fees for the AVMA and DVMA.  LPAH has memberships with atDove and AAHA, access is included.
• Professional Liability and License Defense Insurance
• Continuing Education funds
• Closed on weekends, Closed/Paid Holidays include: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
• PTO
• Life Insurance and Long Term Disability, at no cost to employee
• Health Insurance available after 60 days and additional elective benefits available by payroll deduction with options such as dental insurance, STD, Vision plan, and many other options.

Signing bonus included

Job Type: Full-time or Part-time, we will work with the schedule you desire. Part time base salary and benefits can be negotiated based on the number of desired hours.

$120,000+ Base Salary

With ProSal compensation added to base salary, full-time veterinarians can earn $170,000+ annually.

Licensed Veterinarian in the state of Delaware

About Lums Pond Animal Hospital

Our professional and courteous staff at Lums Pond Animal Hospital will provide you with the best possible medical, surgical, and dental care for your beloved pets. Your pet’s health and well-being is very important to us and we will take every step to give your pet the best possible care. We believe in promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and educational opportunities for you to best care for your pets. Lums Pond Animal Hospital will take emergency cases during office hours when possible as well as less urgent medical, surgical, and dental issues. We are experienced in all types of conditions and treatments. Beyond excellent pet care, we make our hospital comfortable and take steps towards providing a fear-free experience for your pet so they enjoy their time and relate going to the vet as an enjoyable outing. We offer a number of resources on our website for you to learn about taking care of your pet. We believe the best veterinary care for animals required ongoing nutritional health, proactive dental care, and wellness-focused problem prevention. Please contact us at (302) 836-5585 or email us and we will promptly answer your questions. We look forward to taking care of your family!

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