Lead Veterinarian - Leslieville

Juno Veterinary•Toronto, ON

62d•$170,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Juno Veterinary, we are on a mission to ensure every pet and Juno team member has the support they need to thrive. Our vision? To establish a stellar standard of care for the veterinary industry; the Juno Standard of Care. This isn’t just for our Members and their pets, but for our team of veterinary professionals. Our Team Members? They are at the heart of everything we do. As a founder-led business, we are looking for someone who shares our vision and wants to be a major part of shaping its future. We are looking for someone who loves the idea of building something new, contributing to our growth, and being part of a group that is growing, evolving and supporting the future of vet med. We are just getting started and we cannot wait to meet you. Your Role in Juno’s Journey: DVMs are the clinic captains. An important source of professional mentorship, our Doctors of Veterinary Medicine supervise treatment and ensure clinical excellence. They uphold and practice the Juno Standard of Care, veterinary medicine of the highest quality, while being deeply compassionate, constantly collaborative, all while ensuring that every pet and person feel like they matter. Juno veterinarians are not only the hands that care for our patients or the mind that solves problems - they are the heart behind every act of compassion that ripples out across our clinics and community. As a Lead DVM you have a role in shaping associate DVMs into excellent and compassionate doctors, collaborative colleagues, and thoughtful partners in Juno’s evolution of pet care. You are also a partner to your PM to understand and support the success of clinic teams through medicine, member experience, and efficient operations. Who You Are You recognize that growth does not stop, that there is always an opportunity to learn, develop and keep getting better. You, like the medicine you practice, are always evolving, and know that feedback is one of the keys to growth and proactively seek it out. You are passionate about your work in the veterinary community and the quality of care that you provide. You recognize the value in all roles within the clinic, from DVM to ACA and you celebrate team work and collaboration within it. You know that communication is an important part of successful collaboration with our teams and our members, and work to be a compassionate and clear communicator. You take initiative, and have a can-do attitude that focuses on solutions and progress You are adaptable and flexible within your clinic environment and in the company as a whole You see Juno’s vision, mission and goals and surprise! They match with yours! You want to support and guide other parts of the clinic team, medically and otherwise You want to partner with your PM and Juno to understand and help create a successful clinic from the lenses of the team, the members, and the business. You have a basic interest in and/or understanding of veterinary business metrics and how good medicine leads to a healthy business Let’s keep it real, we know that Juno won’t be for everyone. As a group, we rank feedback and two-way communication as one of our core values and so we want to be transparent in helping you determine if this is a fit. How can you tell if this is for you? Well, this role is definitely for you if want to: Always Be Growing: Our industry, our community, is constantly growing and evolving (as it should)! You thrive in being adaptable, curious and thinking outside of the box to help create and be part of a work environment and culture where people thrive! We unlock the tools and resources, you step into your potential and continue to grow alongside us. Be part of One Team: At Juno we work together, as one across the community of clinics and across the different roles. You want to join a team of veterinary professionals who are all practicing at the top of their skillset. You come together as one to develop our foundation, solve the problems and support each other in the nitty gritty. As one, our teams have each others' backs, celebrating the wins and working through the lows. Provide the Juno Standard of Care: Gold-standard medicine is the way we practice medicine. The Juno Standard of Care means really stepping into your role and utilizing your skills and knowledge to its full potential. It means locking arms with your team, knowing that you are all here to support each other, collaborate within your roles and have the same goal in mind and heart - medicine of the highest quality with the wellbeing of the pet always at the forefront. You see the value in each team member, because together as one, you can heal and save lives. And while there’s a whole lot of knowledge on your team, you recognize that pet owners can need some support to fully understand what’s going on. Not to worry, on top of being a vet med superhero, you also are a people person, and understand the value of communication and relationship building within our interactions. You represent a stellar standard of care to all you encounter within your work - the Juno Standard of Care.

Requirements

You have a minimum of 5 years experience in clinic and love all things wellness, medicine, surgery and dentistry
Medical competence: able to diagnose and treat infectious, inflammatory, metabolic, degenerative, physiologic and environmental disease
Urgent care: able to triage and stabilize urgent/emergent cases before referring
Surgical competence: feline spay and neuter, canine spay and neuter (including mature and large breed), cryptorchid neuter, umbilical hernia repair, mass removals, cystotomy, laceration repair, eyelid surgery, enucleation, gastropexy
Dental competence: charting, reading XR, gingival flaps, burring and sectioning, extractions, closing extraction sites
Drives Juno vision and purpose within the clinic
Builds effective teams
Sets expectations and leads by example
Hold teams accountable
Able to address conflict
Develops individuals via coaching
Basic interest in and/or understanding of veterinary business metrics and how good medicine leads to a healthy business
Ability to see and understand the perspective of all of our stakeholders- the pets, the members, the team and the organization
Able to partner with PM and Juno as a whole to develop and execute initiatives to evolve our care
Communicates clearly and compassionate with team and members
Medical, surgical and dental as above
Demonstrates excellent time management skills - is able to manage scheduled appointments, walk-ins, urgent cases and tasks
Remains productive; during slower periods, be able to self-start and motivate support staff
Displays problem-solving capabilities to adapt, troubleshoot, and/or brainstorm solutions when something isn’t working well; this includes contacting the next level up for help and/or support
Possesses self-knowledge of strengths and weaknesses
Is able to hear and act on feedback
Motivated to grow personally and professionally
Able to flow with the changes that occur at Juno as we grow and continually test/improve our processes
Works collaboratively with team members and is willing to help out with non-doctor tasks when needed (and able to)
Works collaboratively with other veterinarians in clinic and company-wide to make sure they are on the same page medically and to seek out help with challenging cases

Nice To Haves

Comfort with POCUS and abdominal ultrasound a plus
You have a strong interest in leadership, previous leadership experience a plus

Responsibilities

Manage medical safety reports and medical quality
Shadow appointments and review medical records with the intent to mentor as needed
Have consistent 1:1s with DVMs to coach them on medicine, surgery, dentistry, member experience and team communication
Partner with PM to support medical operational efficiency, member experience, and team development
Meetings - regular cadence of meetings with your DVMs, PM, leads, the NMD, other LDVMs
Annual DVM reviews and development planning
You want to use your DVM status to its highest level in medicine, surgery and dentistry, and as a leader in the clinic
Primarily responsible for your own patients - appointments, procedures, interpreting lab work, prescribing medication, following up; similar follow ups on clinic patients when primary vet is not in the clinic or available; Timely completion of charting and tasks expected
Forge connections between members and Juno through positive client experience by way of proactive client plan formulation, small conflict resolution, thoroughness and efficiency
Actively participate in all team meetings to improve overall medical quality
Coach and support inexperienced doctors and support team members
Develop positive relationships with the team
Clearly and efficiently communicate wants / needs with the support team and leadership team
Align with and promote Juno initiatives
Seek to understand basic business needs, metrics, and benchmarks
Expand your service offerings through CE and trainings