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Come to Columbia Veterinary Center today!

Why?      

We will feed your soul with Wellness, Growth, Mentorship, Work/Life Balance, Empowerment, Recognition, and Great Culture.  Our mission is to help our patients live a Long, Happy, Healthy, Pain free life while providing a fabulous work culture for our team to learn, grow, and succeed.

New/upcoming graduates welcome.

How we do it:

• Best trained diverse support staff
• Practice, learn and grow at one of the highest rated clinics in Southwest Washington
• Spanish speaking staff and clients (Looking to add other languages to our team)
• Practice Fear Free
• Strongly supportive management of your family time
• Strongly supportive management of your personal and professional growth
• PTO when you want
• Maximum 42 hours/week full time or practice part time
• 100 years of experience to tap into for Rounding and Support
• Supportive Medical Director/DVM Owner that empowers doctors to provide their best medicine to our patients
• Surgery? Dental? Both? Neither? Here, we empower you to help animals & your best life
• Strongly supportive management of community service
• Remote access to Cornerstone (hospital software) for doctors
• Brand new 6,000 sq/ft state of the art facility June 2023
• Latest technology, equipment, and full laboratory
• Live your best outdoor life in the heart of the Pacific Northwest
  • 90 minutes to the Pacific ocean
  • 90 minutes to Mt. Hood skiing
  • 45 minutes to world class kite boarding mecca Hood River
  • 45 minutes to Oregon wine country
  • 15 minutes to Portland Trail Blazers and Portland Timbers
  • 3 hours to Seattle
  • 5 hours to San Juan islands
  • 5 hours to Victoria, British Columbia
  • Mild climate that’s great for gardening
• No Washington State Income taxes
• Get paid how you want
• Generous Personal Pet discount
• Health Insurance (36+hrs/wk)
• Open book profit sharing

Must have great client and team communication skills or a strong desire to build them.

Must be able to display compassion and empathy.

Must have a desire for professional and personal growth.

Must be able to get down on floor with dogs and cats as needed to provide exams.

Must be able to verbalize exam info to assistant/scribe in exam room.

Must be able to communicate with clients over the phone for curb side service.

Must be able to arrive to and be ready to work at shift start.

Must be able to work all hours all days clinic is open (full time only).

Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

Must have WA state DVM license or be able to secure.

About COLUMBIA VETERINARY CENTER

Award winning small animal general practice located in Vancouver, WA, just across the mighty Columbia River from Portland, OR. Open 6 days a week. 28 full and part time team members. Substantially lower cost of living than Portland yet 10 minutes away. No income tax. 90 minutes from both the Pacific Ocean, several Mountains including the famous Mt. Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument and next to the Columbia River Gorge. New, state of the art facility opening Summer 2022 behind current location that will be 6,500 sq ft. and include double surgery and double dental suites. Dr. Cleveland is a Washington State University graduate and has owned the practice for 25 years. This is our culture: Dr. Cleveland and team support local pet charities through discounted services, first time no charge exams for adopted pets from local organizations, and has worked with another local Doctor to provide homeless vaccine clinics in Vancouver for over 15 years. We also actively support several of the charity fundraising events by both posting info at clinic and attending in large groups.

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