Location:
Pine Hills Veterinary Hospital
West Monroe, Louisiana

Job Description: Pine Hills Veterinary Hospital is truly a general, mixed animal practice (80% small animal, 15% equine, 5% food animal and exotic) set in a small southern town. We have in-house Abaxis CBC and Chemistry, digital radiography and ultrasound. We refer complicated orthopedic repairs and our after-hours small animal emergencies are sent to our local emergency clinic. We are on call for after-hours horse emergencies which average one or two a week. The majority of the horse work is done between March and July but we see horses just about every day. I personally enjoy the theriogenology of the horse breeding season but the work in this region of the state is light. About half of our horse work is down on the road which provides ample opportunity to discuss faith and life in general as we drive from farm to farm. The extern's responsibilities will include shadowing the primary veterinarian and patient monitoring. The extern will also be on call to assist the veterinarian with after-hours horse calls.

Faith Integration: The clinic culture that I cultivate with the staff is found in Luke 6:31, "Do to others as you would have them do to you". This helps to create a positive work environment and a pleasant experience for our clients. Most, but not all, of our staff are Christ followers. My personal daily goal is to live out Hebrews 12:1-2, "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfector of faith. For the joy set before Him He endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."

I believe the race that Christ has prepared for me is a life of ministry and encouragement. While not always successful, I believe this is my intended purpose. As I run this race, with all of its obstacles, I believe I experience abundant life in Jesus encouraging others. Also, Dr. Johnson is a great sister in Christ and a part-time mixed animal veterinarian working here two days a week. She has been to Honduras on a short-term mission trip with CVM as a vet student, and is active in her church. She is a recent graduate from LSU and enjoys food animal along with equine and companion animal medicine. I think she would be a great asset to the externship program.

Job Details: Our clinic is open from 8-5:30 on Mondays-Fridays, and 8-noon on Saturdays. Weekend treatments are scheduled at 8:00am and 4:30pm. The position is unpaid, but housing is provided.

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Jay Warford, DVM
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 318-348-1637
Website: http://www.pinehillsvet.com