Veterinarian - In Home Euthanasia - Houston, TX - CareVet Health
Houston, TX
About the Job
Home with Dignity has a tremendous opportunity waiting for you in Houston, TX!
About the Position
Home with Dignity, a nationally renowned mobile in-home euthanasia practice, is seeking an experienced Full-Time Veterinarian to join our compassionate team. Our mission is to provide pets and their families with a dignified end-of-life journey, offering solace during their most challenging times. As a member of our team, you will have the unique opportunity to transform how we care for our beloved furry family members during their most delicate moments, ensuring a gentle and peaceful transition in the comfort of their own homes.
Why Choose Home with Dignity?
At Home with Dignity, we believe in immersing yourself in your passion: practicing medicine. Here, compassion, excellence, and innovation converge to create a veterinary practice unlike any other. You will find opportunities to achieve a harmonious work-life balance, fulfill your career aspirations, and make a significant difference in the lives of pets and their families. Join us in our mission to provide exceptional care and bring comfort to those who need it most.
Discover the Difference at Home with Dignity:
- Compassionate Care Made Simple: In this role, you'll provide compassionate euthanasia services for pets at clients' homes. Your primary duties involve handling appointments and pet transportation, while our Care Coordinators manage all administrative tasks.
- True Work-Life Harmony: With up to four appointments daily and no extra paperwork or follow-ups, you’ll have more time for loved ones and to reflect on your meaningful work.
- Grateful Clients, Meaningful Connections: Unlike traditional hospital settings, our clients are in a stage of acceptance and treat our veterinarians with grace, appreciation, and kindness, helping to reignite your love for the profession.
Benefits you deserve:
- Hourly compensation
- $20,000 signing bonus
- Student loan support and free continuing education
- Robust benefits package including dental and vision insurance, 401k with match, company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
- Parental support including paid parental leave and adoption assistance
- Veterinarian-focused culture, schedule flexibility promoting work/life balance
- Employee Assistance Program with a focus on compassion fatigue and stress support, including access to Home with Dignity’s on-staff licensed social worker
As an in-home euthanasia Veterinarian, you will experience:
- Day-to-Day: In this role, you'll provide compassionate euthanasia procedures for up to 6 patients daily, traveling to clients' homes. After each appointment, transport the pets to a partnered local crematorium. Your main focus is on appointments and pet transportation, with dedicated Care Coordinators handling administrative tasks.
- Work-Life Balance (but actually!): We keep the oldest promise in the book - your schedule revolves around your life and practice needs. No additional paperwork or client follow-up calls, just time to be with loved ones and reflect on the impactful lives you've touched that day.
- Kind and Grateful Clients: Unlike hospital settings where clients may be scared or angry, our clients are in a stage of acceptance, treating our veterinarians with grace, appreciation, and kindness, reigniting their love for the profession.
Requirements:
- Physical Requirements: Candidates must be capable of lifting up to 40 lbs. independently and 100 lbs. with assistance, performing a range of physical tasks throughout the day, and comfortable with extended periods of driving.
- Schedule and Availability: Shifts Monday-Friday with rotating Saturdays. Must work 3-4 days a week.
- Reliable Transportation: Must have a reliable SUV or similar vehicle for travel and valid driver's license
- Licensing: Must have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (DVM/VMD/BVMS), valid DEA, State, and additional controlled substance licensing, if required by state
How to Apply
To learn more about positions available, please contact Lisa Maher at (845) 430-2272, or by email at lmaher@carevethealth.com. Apply directly by clicking the button below.
About the Network
Home with Dignity is a community of veterinarians with decades of experience and a real passion for the emotional bond we have with our pets. Our veterinarians have a very special view of comfort-oriented care for companion animals as they approach the end of life and we all are very willing to take the time with you, on the phone or in your home, to reassure you if the time is right.