Job Description

Michigan Road Animal Hospital at 96th Street is a well-established, AAHA-accredited, companion animal hospital founded in 2008 with a special love and compassion for pets. We are looking for an associate to join our highly skilled team. The ideal candidate for this position is a doctor who is passionate about their work, has a strong desire to work in a hospital practicing progressive medicine values, and effectively communicates and collaborates with our existing team to provide the highest standards of care to our patients.

Each day the team at Michigan Road Animal Hospital at 96th Street strives to deliver outstanding patient care by providing the highest standard of veterinary medicine, employing a dedicated team, and offering amazing client service. We feel fortunate to provide the level of veterinary care in this community that we do while living in the wonderful city of Indianapolis with so much to do!

Mentorship available!

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About the hospital

• We are a companion animal practice serving the needs of the northwest side of Indy and the suburbs that surround it (Zionsville, Carmel, Westfield, Brownsburg, Pike Township, and more!) since we built our practice in 2008. Our lobby is open, spacious, and inviting, and stands two stories high.
• A great deal of our team has been around since we all worked together out of one office just south of our current location prior to 2008. That practice opened its doors in 1957 and has been AAHA-accredited since 1963. When we outgrew that hospital, we split into two separate practices.
• We have six spacious examination rooms—three tailored to our feline patients and three tailored to our canine patients all with direct access to our pharmacy for convenience and ease.
• Open concept layout
• In-house laboratory and state-of-the-art radiology equipment: fully equipped laboratory, integrated CR digital radiography and telemedicine, and electrocardiogram (ECG).
• Highly focused on dentistry and oral health with dental radiology.
• Up-to-date anesthesia and large surgical suite with CO2 surgical laser. We are excited to be adding and learning more about a therapy laser for our patients in 2021.
• We collaborate with Dr. James Naughton, DVM, MS, DACVR a board-certified veterinary radiologist who travels to our office to provide diagnostic ultrasound whenever needed during the week for our patients. We have also recently begun a monthly cardiac consultation and diagnostic ultrasound opportunity for our patients with Dr. Daniel Hogan, DVM, of Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
• Our doctors have a good working relationship with local specialists in the Indianapolis Area, including Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Med Vets Oncology and Specialty Emergency Hospital, VCA Advanced Care Referral Center, as well as the Animal Dermatology Clinic and the Veterinary Allergy and Dermatology Referral Clinic.
• Our doctors have a wide breadth of experience and are very willing to share their knowledge and discuss caseloads. They are happy to assist when asked while encouraging new associates’ independence. We encourage and support the cultivation of doctors’ special veterinary interests.
• We are willing to explore new ideas in medical procedures and pharmacology and have an expansive in-house pharmacy, as well as two local pharmacies available for specialty compounding. We also offer an online pharmacy for those clients who prefer it.

About Indianapolis

Indianapolis and its surrounding suburbs are a wonderful place to live. Indy is widely hailed as the "Racing Capital of the World" because of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indy 500 and Allstate 400 at the Brickyard as well as the "Amateur Sports Capital of America" for hosting the NCAA. Indy, also known as the “Circle City” because of our downtown’s historic Monument Circle, has several attractions outside of sports including museums, (which includes an award-winning Children’s Museum!), a large zoo, 100s of ethnic restaurants, several arts and historic districts, concert venues, and an amazing revitalized downtown and canal district. Several micro-breweries and wineries are appearing all throughout the city and suburbs as well!

If you enjoy sports, Indy is the home of many sports teams! We’ve got the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, the NBA’s Pacers, the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, our minor league baseball team The Indians, soccer’s Indy Eleven as well as our minor league hockey team the Indy Fuel. Indianapolis has several attractions for visitors, with a mix of both a large metropolitan city and a simple Midwestern community. You will find beautiful architecture, monuments, and pristine cornfields in Circle City.

Indy and its surrounding communities are wonderful places for our two-legged and four-legged children! Several of our surrounding cities (Zionsville, Carmel, Westfield, Noblesville) have made the “Best of” lists for raising families, top-notch schools, parks, communities, etc. amongst all 50 states. Because of our central location, Indianapolis isn’t very far away from other wonderful cities that are worth checking out—like Chicago, Louisville, and Cincinnati. All three are a quick drive from the Circle City for a weekend getaway or even just a night!

National Veterinary Associates is a leading global pet care organization united in the love of animals and the people who love them.

NVA, a community of approximately 1,400 premier locations consisting primarily of general practice veterinary hospitals in addition to equine hospitals and pet resorts, and Ethos Veterinary Health, which consists of 145 world-class specialty and emergency hospitals, are rooted in a culture of compassion and innovation.

NVA and Ethos Veterinary Health’s innovative, collaborative approach underpins a shared commitment to delivering exceptional veterinary care. For more information, visit  

NVA offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees.  The team can provide more information about compensation and benefits for your specific location during the process.  For positions based in Colorado, NVA provides eligible employees with paid sick and safe leave and public health emergency leave in accordance with the requirements of Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

NVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

Skills and Basic Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university.
• Licensure in good standing to practice in the state of Indiana
• Interest in surgery & dentistry -preferred

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