About KSV
● You are invited to join our supportive professional team, which is dedicated to serving
our unique community of New York City pets and people.
● Kalvig & Shorter Veterinary Associates is a highly regarded, privately owned small
animal practice located in Manhattan.
● We support a loyal and diverse urban clientele passionate about the quality of care and
services provided to their beloved pets.
● Our practice was founded upon the sincere belief that kindness and thorough attention
to all patient and client needs should be a top priority in every healthcare field. We are
committed to providing excellent service to our patients, clients, and community.
● A core value of our hospital team is to give our individual and collective best to the
clients and patients we serve daily.
About the Candidate
We are searching for a candidate who places high value on helping pets and people: a
Veterinarian committed to practicing high-quality medicine with a caring heart is serious about
the importance of excellent patient/client services and communication and is passionate about
serving their community. This is an outstanding opportunity for a dedicated individual looking to
work, learn, collaborate, and grow in a professional environment that offers various paths in
comprehensive general practice. A candidate excited about a veterinary career within the
exciting pet community of New York City would find a fulfilling mix of work-life balance,
continuing education, and invaluable personal and professional growth. We welcome all special
interests, including but not limited to surgery, internal medicine, dentistry, emergency and critical
care, rehabilitation, exotics, and dermatology.
Highlights of the Practice
Our practice provides a valuable opportunity for learning and growth in many important areas of
veterinary medicine under the Mentorship of Practice Owners, Referral Specialists, Associate
DVMs, and others in the field. We are a full-service hospital with a state-of-the-art surgical suite
and anesthesia/monitoring equipment, DR digital radiography, ultrasound, dental x-ray, dentistry
suite, in-house and reference labs, tonopen, cold laser, cryotherapy, on-site and on-line pharmacy,
and a private outdoor area for exercise and physical therapy. Close to 24-hour referral and
emergency practices and with Board-Certified Mobile Veterinarians who regularly perform a
wide variety of specialty procedures on-site, the opportunity for collaboration on complex
emergency, medical, and surgical cases is readily available. We treat various exciting cases,
including managing senior patients with multiple chronic illnesses. With client education in
preventative health care, along with the dedication and compliance of our clients, we are
fortunate to care for many vibrant patients well into their geriatric years.
Location
Located in the historic Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of Murray Hill, our beautiful practice
is in a quintessential brownstone building. Our community enjoys the change of seasons in our
lovely front courtyard as we enjoy our rare gem of a backyard and garden for daily relaxation,
team celebrations, and fun client/patient events. We love our Landmark neighborhood with many
restaurants and shopping opportunities, convenience to the many vibrant activities of Bryant
Park and the waterfront esplanade, endless uptown, crosstown, and downtown cultural
attractions, and quick access to the East River Ferry and the Hampton Jitney. We are three blocks
from Grand Central Station, a central NYC transportation hub. We cherish the opportunity to
watch our famous neighbor, The Empire State Building, change color every evening! Anyone
excited about a fulfilling professional career in a city with endless opportunities should look no
further for a beautiful location to work and call home.
Benefits
We offer both Full-time, Part-time, and steady Per- Diem employment, with a competitive
compensation package, including PTO, 401K, Health, Dental, Vision, and Group Disability
Insurance, Continuing Education, Wellness, Transit, Bonus, and Other Options.
We look forward to meeting with you to hear all about your professional interests and goals, and
to discuss how we may be a good professional lifestyle match for you!
