Career Opportunities

Position Overview: The Customer Service Representative contributes to the success of a high-performing organization committed to delivering superior care and exceptional service. Performs a range of administrative and customer service tasks, providing valuable support to the hospital.

Essential Functions:

• Provides excellent customer service in-person, over the phone, and during high-stress situations.
• Manages lobby flow, addresses concerns, calms distressed owners, and schedules appointments.
• Handles basic medical emergencies for pets and owners, ensuring safety and well-being.
• Assists with medication pickups, inquiries, and provides information about services and products.
• Inputs and manages data in practice management software, including billing and accounts.
• Assists with retail sales, weighing pets, processing faxes, and maintaining records.
• Reconciles cash drawer and performs end-of-day duties for accurate financial transactions.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required, or equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience
• Knowledge of clerical procedures and ability to organize files and records
• Excellent customer service skills, providing courteous and prompt assistance
• Accurate cash handling and cashiering abilities
• Strong multitasking skills with attention to detail
• Flexibility in scheduling, including weekends and holidays
• Ability to work at a keyboard or workstation for extended periods and perform physical tasks such as standing, walking, climbing, and lifting animals up to 50 pounds

Schedule:

• Overnight shift 12am-8am

Carolina Veterinary Specialists is seeking an Emergency Veterinarian to join our team in Winston-Salem, NC. The position is a true opportunity because it: provides sufficient challenge and complexity in medical and surgical expertise; facilitates the growth of your skills and capacity; is a fair, equally distributed, rotating schedule of roughly 12 shifts per month, some of which are daytime hours; offers exceptional compensation with competitive benefits, and it is an opportunity to function as an integral part of a specialty and advanced medicine and surgery team.  Our emergency doctors work as colleagues with our specialists and are highly valued for their essential contribution to the hospital.  

The hospital in Winston-Salem is a particularly relaxed, fun-loving, collaborative work environment.  You would work alongside teammates including: seven emergency doctors, two boarded internists, one boarded surgeon and two boarded neurologists.  Our sister hospital in Greensboro additionally offers consultation in radiology, oncology and ophthalmology as well.  This job is an opportunity to hone your skill set, particularly in surgical skills and advanced diagnostics, and the schedule is conducive to a desirable work/life balance.  It will allow you to live out the benefits of generous compensation that will exceed that of most general practice jobs with more time off to enjoy life. 

To help our DVM’s practice only the highest quality of veterinary medicine we have on-site/easy access to:

• Snyder Intensive Care Units (can house 4 patients)
• In-house laboratory (Heska, IDEXX, e-POC, coagulation)
• SurgiVet Multi-Parameter monitoring systems
• 3 Toshiba high-resolution ultrasound machines including ER FAST scan
• 24-hour care & hospitalization
• Digital radiograph
• New 1.5 Tesla GE MRI scanner
• New 128-slice CT Scanner
• 2019 Varian Linear Accelerator with SRT and IMRT capabilities
• State of the art facilities
• Endoscopy, including fiber otic & bronchoscopy
• CUBEX Inventory Management System

We offer a minimum, annual base salary of $175,000 plus bonus incentives and a generous sign on bonus! Our compensation package includes full coverage health insurance (medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA options),  generous CE allowance including time off for CE, 401k with employer contribution, productivity bonuses, reimbursement of membership dues, relocation assistance (if applicable), uniform program, pet care discount, and PTO. 

Winston-Salem is “the city of arts and innovation” and is growing rapidly. It is nestled within sight of the foothills of gorgeous mountains and endless outdoor and adventure activities. The beaches of North Carolina are some of the most beautiful in world. The weather is sub-tropical with mild winters and warm summers.  One of the most appealing aspects of living in Winston-Salem is the bang you get for your buck. The area offers one of the lowest costs of living in the country without sacrificing cosmopolitan culture. Beautiful housing, both in rural and urban settings, is affordable, and taxes are ranked low.  Winston-Salem has seen a surge in growth and revitalization in the downtown area with hotels, restaurants, and apartments. In 2017, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal ranked the city SECOND in their list of the most livable downtowns in America.

We take the health and well-being of our employees seriously, offering flexible working conditions and encouraging a well-rounded work/life balance. Our employees’ quality of life outside of the practice is something we strongly value and support.

If you are interested in learning more about our hospital and the opportunities within, please reach out to Emily Lunsford at elunsford@petvetcarecenters.com

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The RISE Mentorship program is a rotational, immersion & skill-building, experience structured to support the transition from academia into clinical practice. Participants will be paired with an experienced mentor, while they practice medicine and manage their own caseload. Participants will move through the program with a nationwide cohort providing an added layer of peer mentorship and the foundation for a professional network. At the conclusion of the program, a one-year contract will be extended for you to continue full-time with continued mentor support

Who is this program for?

• New or Recent veterinary school graduates who are passionate about practicing high quality medicine and learning on the job, while developing new skills and strengths under the guidance of an experienced veterinarian
• Veterinary school graduates who are unsure whether they would prefer to go the ER or GP route

What is the program?

• Full-Time opportunity for you to practice medicine, learn on the job, and have additional support through a structured mentorship
• You will have the option between a 6-month rotational mentorship program (3 months in GP and 3 months in ER), or a 3-month mentorship (either GP or ER)
• Salary: $115,000 plus the opportunity to earn production
• Benefits: Full-time benefits, relocation assistance
• Housing stipend provided during the 3- or 6-month mentorship experience

About Carolina Veterinary Specialists- Winston-Salem:

• Collaborative, relaxed, fun-loving environment
• 7 ER doctors, 5 boarded specialists
• In-house labs and diagnostics including new MRI, new CT, endoscope w/ fiber optic and bronchoscope, digital radiographs, etc
• 12 shifts per month

When does this program start?

• We are flexible to meet your needs!

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Carolina Veterinary Specialists in Winston Salem is looking to expand their team. 

Position Overview: Provide support to the veterinarians and technicians in order to deliver quality care for all patients and provide exceptional service.

Essential Functions:

• Provide compassionate care to all patients
• Triage patients, perform physical exams, treatments, and administer medication as directed by the veterinarian and licensed technicians (RVT's)
• Assist with the administration of medications or with patient restraint
• Perform laboratory tests and take radiographs
• Operate and maintain hospital equipment, including EKG, fluid pump, syringe pump, scales, anesthetic monitors, and machines, etc.
• Fill prescriptions, calculate and administer medications, maintain proper documentation, logging, and security of controlled drugs.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the hospital each day; clean equipment, kennels, and facilities using chemicals and supplies; ensure the safe use of chemicals; complete laundry
• Adhere to the hospital's safety and wellness regulations
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Maintain accurate medical records
• Show up for work regularly; full-time presence at work is essential for every shift
• Respond respectfully with urgency to directions given by Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Licensed Veterinary Technicians (RVT).
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Manager

Additional Functions: Assignment to the areas below may include the following additional job functions:

Emergency:

• Assists veterinarians with a variety of emergency procedures and critical care situations
• Cleans wounds and applies casts or bandages
• Give injections and takes blood samples
• May have to be on call in the intensive care unit

Surgery:

• Provides extensive surgical assistance by preparing patients, scrubbing, shaving, acting as a surgical nurse, and operating specific surgical equipment and supplies

Competencies:

• Care and Compassion – displays a desire to build rapport, provide personal assistance, and emotional support
• Animal Restraint and Safety – uses sound judgment when handling patients and always takes appropriate precautionary steps when needed
• Communication – uses effective and appropriate methods of interacting with others
• Team Orientation – works cooperatively with the team to address tasks and accomplish goals
• Dependability – demonstrates responsibility in completing all job tasks
• Cleanliness Standards – consistently follows sanitization and sterilization policies and procedures
• Energy and Productivity – completes tasks quickly and thoroughly without prompting
• Time Management – manages time and prioritizes work tasks effectively
• Technical Skills and Learning – keeps up-to-date with new technical skills and knowledge in the field
• Care and Use of Equipment – takes appropriate steps to perform operation checks and maintenance of equipment

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One or more years' experience in a veterinary environment successfully performing all of the duties of this position
• Experience with surgical monitoring, radiology, dental prophylaxis, and client education preferred
• May consider an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience

Position Requirements:

• Maintains current knowledge in the field of expertise and actively seeks opportunities for continuing education and skill improvement.
• Ability to restrain animals, fill prescriptions, and monitor sedation procedures
• Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors
• Requires knowledge of hospital procedures, policies, and services; client and patient treatment protocols; hospital computer systems; and the standard procedures, records, and terminology used in a veterinary hospital.
• Must be flexible with scheduling and able to work weekends and holidays
• Depending on the functional area of assignment, tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation and/or extended periods of time standing and/or walking.
• This is a strenuous job that requires a lot of lifting, cleaning, and constant motion. May involve some climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Some tasks involve the periodic performance of moderately physically demanding work, usually involving lifting or carrying moderately heavy animals (up to 50 pounds)

Additional Information: The list of essential functions, as outlined in this job description, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of any job function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

Carolina Veterinary Specialists (CVS) is looking for a Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist to join our growing team of doctors.

Carolina Veterinary Specialists has six locations across North Carolina: Charlotte, Greensboro, Huntersville, Winston Salem, Matthews and Rock Hill, SC. Our referral services include Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, Cardiology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Behavior, Emergency, and Avian/Exotics. 

To help our DVM’s practice only the highest quality of veterinary medicine we have on-site/easy access to:

• Snyder Intensive Care Units (can house 4 patients)
• In-house laboratory (Heska, IDEXX, e-POC, coagulation)
• SurgiVet Multi-Parameter monitoring systems
• 3 Toshiba high-resolution ultrasound machines including ER FAST scan
• 24-hour care & hospitalization
• Digital radiograph
• New 1.5 Tesla GE MRI scanner
• New 128-slice CT Scanner
• 2019 Varian Linear Accelerator with SRT and IMRT capabilities
• State of the art facilities
• Endoscopy, including fiber otic & bronchoscopy
• CUBEX Inventory Management System

At CVS, we take the health and well-being of our employees seriously, offering flexible working conditions and encouraging a well-rounded work/life balance. We offer a great compensation package, including a competitive salary, health insurance, 401K, PTO, generous CE allowance, additional PTO for CE, and reimbursement for membership and license fees. If this sounds like a team you want to be a part of, please email your resume to Emily Lunsford at elunsford@petvetcarecenters.com or apply at https://www.petvetcareers.com/.

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