Job Description

Honegger Animal Clinic is looking for an experienced Veterinarian to lead our team as a Managing Veterinarian (Medical Director)!

We’re excited to offer $150,000 in sign-on incentives for a full-time Veterinarian. 

You can customize these incentives to best suit your needs, whether that’s through a sign-on bonus, retention bonus, relocation assistance, student loan support, buy-in for partnership/ownership opportunities, etc. 

(**Incentives are available at a pro-rated amount for a part-time Veterinarian).

Joint Venture/Buy-In Opportunity - 10% ownership opportunity

Open to large animal/mixed animal Veterinarians or individuals interested in growth in this space. 

Job Summary

Honegger Animal Clinic is a well-established small animal veterinary hospital located 15 minutes south of Fort Wayne, IN. We have been in business for 45 years and pride ourselves on a family-oriented, collaborative clinic. The culture of our clinic is based on excellent patient care and great client communication. We use a team approach with our staff consisting of 1 veterinarian, 4 registered technicians, 2 receptionists, and a hospital manager. We understand how important work/life balance is while still caring for our patients, which is why there is no evening call! Our local emergency clinic (NIVES) handles all evening and weekend calls. 

We’re looking for a small animal veterinarian with experience in surgery/dentistry. We are also open to large animal veterinarians - we'd love to expand in this space with the right individual leading the way! For candidates interested in ownership, we’re offering a 10% buy-in opportunity for the right candidate. Once integrated with the practice and community, you would then smoothly transition to the JV Partner/Managing Veterinarian.

The Managing Veterinarian is responsible for creating an environment of teamwork in which quality medicine and exceptional client service are consistently delivered.  The Managing Veterinarian partners with the Hospital Manager (Field/Divisional leadership team) to drive financial performance and general operations of the hospital and to more broadly cultivate a supportive and collaborative team environment. This hospital-level team is supported by their Divisional Leadership who provides practice management training, reporting, and ongoing resources to develop a best-in-class hospital. The hospital is one of many that report to this division, so the Managing Veterinarian can expect to network with and learn from peers in similar roles in veterinary clinics nearby.

About Our Hospital

• Digital and Digital Dental Radiography
• Therapeutic laser therapy
• Paperless Avimark computer system
• Laboratory
• EKG telemedicine with cardiologist
• Surgical monitors, EKG digital, IV pumps, tonopen, warming blankets
• High and low-speed dental equipment
• Traveling ultrasound and radiology referral with a board-certified radiologist

Meet the Hospital Manager: 

Hear about the culture at Honegger: 

Duties and Responsibilities

Advancing Medical Care

• Establishes medical protocols and provides appropriate training to associate doctors.
• Oversees surgical and medical cases for all doctors, ensuring positive outcomes, accurate estimates, and client communication and education.
• Answers client questions and concerns regarding medical and surgical procedures.
• Provides oversight and direction of medical standards and quality of care.
• Minimizes waste and controls costs relating to medical supplies, surgical instruments, and drug inventories.

Leading Staff and Practice

• Participates in the recruiting and interviewing process for associate doctors and, when appropriate, general staff members.
• Monitors associate doctor performance and production.
• Provides mentorship, feedback, and guidance to associate doctors both in the moment and via the structured annual review process.
• Develops and monitors hospital-specific client compliance protocols and procedures.
• Participates in technician appraisal and medical counseling sessions.
• Ensures all medical staff receive applicable training, including the mentoring of new graduates.
• Supports the Hospital Manager with staff training programs and tracking CE and DVM licensure.

Financial Responsibilities

• Drives revenue and hospital contribution growth. Assists associate doctors in achieving agreed-upon production levels by providing clear guidance for the appropriate level of medicine and compliance by our clients.
• Manages appropriate medical expenses; ensures pricing is appropriate and that all clients are charged for the services they receive.
• Assists in the preparation of an annual planning strategy, operating budget, and capital budget.
• Monitors, understands, and acts upon key financial reports.
• As JV you will share in the expenses and profits of the hospital. You will invest in the hospital by driving performance, sharing, and earning additional compensation in ownership.

Growing the Practice

• Maintains and builds the reputation of the clinic in the community; encourages positive ongoing community involvement.
• Embraces change and supports innovative programs within the hospital.
• Monitors client service, marketing, and NVA growth initiatives.
• Seeks out ways to innovate operational practices that improve the growth of the practice.
• Understands the need and opportunity to add doctors to the practice when necessary.

Benefits, Bonuses, & Incentives

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Insurance- medical, dental, vision, malpractice, disability
• 401K plans
• Continuing education allowance
• Employee discounts
• Paid dues for AVMA, IVMA, State license, and DEA dues
• Paid vacation 14 days

Up to $150,000 in bonuses!

• Sign-on bonus
• Student loan assistance 
• Retention bonus
• Relocation assistance 

Other Incentives Available

• Additional CE dollars to pursue special interest (acupuncture, dentistry, exotics)
• 1-year family pass to the Fort Wayne Zoo, rated 7th best zoo in the U.S. by TripAdvisor.

Skills and Basic Qualifications

• Candidate must be a graduate of an AVMA-accredited college or have successfully passed the ECFVG certification program or the PAVE certification program.
• Licensure in good standing to practice in Indiana.
• Leads employees by coaching, correcting, developing, and motivating them to achieve success.
• Engages with NVA leadership effectively in order to drive outcomes at the clinic level.
• Models a professional and courteous manner with staff and clients.
• Previous ownership experience is a plus.

About Fort Wayne, Indiana:

If you love to eat out, we have a plethora of delicious restaurants, microbreweries, and many other great locally-owned businesses. If you love shopping, Fort Wayne has an excellent downtown district ripe with fantastic shops and boutiques. While visiting downtown, make sure to check out all the amazing murals and sculptures that liven up the area! Fort Wayne is famous for our three rivers, and we have a state-of-the-art, beautiful, and wonderfully relaxing promenade park that shows off the river downtown and connects to many walking paths that intertwine throughout the city. If you love sports, we have a single A baseball team (Tincaps), an NBA G-League team (Mad Ants), and an ECHL Hockey team (Komets). The Tincaps play in an absolute gem of a stadium that needs to be seen to believe! In addition to all of this, we are a three-time All-American City Award winner, and are consistently cited for our high quality of life, low cost of living, and warm Hoosier Hospitality! It’s a perfect place to have a fun night out on the town, meet friendly people, enjoy the great outdoors, start a family, and build a career in veterinary medicine! 

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