Join the nation’s most compassionate network of veterinary practices!

We’re looking for a new full-time Associate DVM for Syler Veterinary Clinic located in the beautiful town of Athens, Texas! Syler Veterinary Clinic is co-owned by Dr. Syler and Associated Veterinary Partners. Our mission is to advance the lives of pets, pet parents, and veterinary healthcare workers together!

Syler Veterinary Clinic is proud to serve the Palestine, Cedar Creek Lake, Murchison, and surrounding areas since 1963. The team provides the highest level of veterinary medicine along with friendly, compassionate service. Athens has the charm of a small southern town while still retaining many of the qualities of a larger city. With Dallas and Tyler only a short drive away, we’re the perfect spot to live, work, and play for those who want the benefits of a smaller city, but easy access to larger metro areas.

Wine and craft beer lovers will enjoy 4 local wineries in and around Athens and a new craft brewery in the heart of downtown Athens. Downtown Athens offers shopping, art galleries, the Henderson County Historical Museum, farmers market, and more.

Why become an MVP with AVP?

AVP is a vet-founded and vet-operated practice group that wants to make it easier for veterinarians and their teams to practice gold standard medicine with full clinical autonomy.

We enable veterinarians and their teams to focus on caring for their patients while also caring for themselves. Therefore, we are a proud sponsor of not One More Vet (NOMV), putting wellness first.

Who is the MVP at AVP? YOU ARE!

This MVP will become a part of the practice leadership that prioritizes a fulfilling, healthy and balanced work environment, and is passionate about veterinary medicine.

Our Medical Director, Dr. Syler, has over 30 years of clinical experience and is an eager mentor in both medicine and surgery.

The applicant will be expected to work some shifts that do not overlap with the lead clinician's schedule, but any critical/urgent cases that the applicant is not comfortable managing can be referred to local ER/specialty.

Our compensation and benefits package are very competitive:

• Competitive salary – ProSal structure without negative accrual or salary. Compensation will be reviewed at least annually to ensure that appropriate adjustments are made to base compensation to reflect any increases in productivity.
• Comprehensive Benefits (Employer paid medical premiums, liability coverage, paid licensing/fees/dues including DEA, CE allowance, employee assistance program & VIN membership.
• Generous sign-on bonus (let’s chat for details!)
• Work/life balance with flexible scheduling (your well-being matters!)
• 401k with company match
• $2,000 CE reimbursement annually with paid time off to fulfill CE requirements
• Guaranteed clinical autonomy
• Relocation assistance, if applicable

Get out of the corporate grind and enjoy the job of your dreams! Please contact Deanna Mercurio at deanna@yourvetpartner.com or apply directly.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university
• Active veterinary state license
• New grad and experienced doctors welcome!
• Perfect opportunity for someone who is potentially interested in a future leadership role and equity in the practice

About Syler Veterinary Clinic

Better medicine, better business, and better lives for veterinarians through partnership. AVP is a vet-founded and vet-operated group that wants to make it easier for you to practice gold standard medicine with full clinical autonomy. We enable veterinarians to focus on caring for their patients without having to think about HR, recruiting, benefits, accounting, advertising, and other non-clinical tasks. We are not "private equity" backed, and our practice co-owner partners share in the financial upside of our growth on the same terms with AVP. Our mission is to advance the lives of pets, pet parents, and veterinary healthcare workers together. We proudly support Not One More Vet

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