Mulford Animal Hospital is a privately owned and operated practice serving the Rockford, IL community since 1978. Dogs and cats are our focus but we also care for pocket pets and exotics.  Nestled in the southeast corner of Rockford, known as the Forest City, we have access to an abundance of large beautiful forest preserves throughout the county.  We also have affordable cost of living with wonderful downtown amenities and restaurants. Our location is ideal with both country or suburban living at your fingertips and Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago just over an hour away. 

COHESIVE TEAM: We believe in the true word of TEAM and support our staff in all aspects of the field. Maintaining a flexible work life balance is especially important and we will work with our new hire on developing a schedule that works for them.  Advancement in career and knowledge is another item we believe in whole heartedly and love when our staff brings new ideas and goals to the table. We encourage growth in our staff and understand the value it brings to our hospital to develop new ideas and skills.  Our owner has been actively involved in academia, mentoring, and organized veterinary medicine throughout her career and looks forward to helping our future hire further develop their skills.   

QUALITY MEDICINE: We strive to treat pets as if they are our own by focusing on providing high quality care for our patients throughout their lifetime from preventative medicine at first visits to extra sensitivity with end-of-life care.  While dogs and cats are our focus, we also care for pocket pets and exotics (not required but encouraged).  We not only attend continuing education seminars individually and as a clinic but have quarterly education staff meetings to maintain our knowledge as a team from top to bottom.  Our collaborative approach allows continuity between our staff and reflects in the satisfaction of our clients, who are well established and easy to work with.

LARGE SUPPORT STAFF RATIO: MAH has one full time and one part time doctor currently with over 53 years of experience combined.  We have one office manager/CVT and support staff of 6 CVTs,  2 VAs, 3 receptionists and 2 kennel assistants. Our collaborative approach allows continuity between our staff and reflects in the satisfaction of our clients, who are well established and easy to work with.  Our support staff has been cross trained so they can be utilized by our doctors to create a less stressful and more efficient work day.

EQUIPMENT: We strive to stay up to date with the equipment needed to produce the quality medicine we require for our patients. 

• Tonopen, Tonovet 
• Ophthalmoscope, Otoscope 
• Digital radiography
• Digital dental radiography
• Ultrasound
• Therapy laser
• 2 Cardell surgical monitors with 7 parameters each and separate Pulse Ox
• 2 Gas Anesthetic machines with Isoflurane vaporizers  
• Full Idexx in house laboratory
• Cloud based clinical software (paper light practice) 

FACILITY: Our recently updated interior welcomes you as you walk in the door of our free-standing building with room to build and expand in the near future.  We have repainted the entire hospital interior, added cabinetry, new floors, new counters in the treatment and reception areas, a new exam room, doctors' office, break room and a comfort room with private entrance. 

BENEFITS: 

• Flexible Schedule to be worked out with employee (no more than 38 hrs/week, even with Saturdays)
• Support staff ratio of 3:1 plus one floater
• 401K with Employer Match
• PTO (vacation, bereavement, personal) over 4 weeks
• Continuing Education allowance with dedicated PTO
• Licensure reimbursement for State, Controlled, DEA
• AVMA and State Organization dues
• AVMA/PLIT liability insurance
• Insurance coverage:  medical/dental
• Salary or Pro-Sal available
• Employer Student Loan Reimbursement
• Signing Bonus and Relocation Allocation
• No grooming/boarding
• No on-call/emergency duties!!

 We are truly a team here and love working together. We actively work against compassion fatigue and focus on making each work day good for all our employees.  Whether you are a new grad or looking to make a change, we invite you to join our hospital and truly ENJOY your work day!    

We require:

• A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) degree or equivalent, from an accredited university
• A willingness to work within the team
• Utilization of staff to increase efficiency 
• Positive approach with staff and clients 

About Mulford Animal Hospital

Privately owned small animal clinic seeking new Associate

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