EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

THIS AGREEMENT, made this ____ day of ____ 2007,  between Oak Harbor Animal Hospital, P.S., d.b.a. Best Friend's Veterinary Center, hereinafter called the "Employer" and YOURSELF, herein called the "Employee",

 

WITNESSETH:

Employment. The employer hereby employs the employee and the employee hereby accepts employment upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

Term. The term of this agreement shall begin when available and run for 1 year. Signing this agreement shall be conclusive evidence of intent to fulfill this agreement as written.

Compensation. The employer shall pay the employee a salary of $  DOE  per year, payable every other week, plus:

• MEDICAL INSURANCE ... The employer shall pay the employee’s group medical insurance. Also, the employer will pay the employees professional liability insurance, approximately $160 per year.
• THRIVE HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIP AND DUES ... you will revieve this benefit if you use the gym for at least twice weekly.
• STATE LICENSE ... The employer will pay the employees license to practice veterinary medicine in Washington State at $250.00.
• MEMBERSHIP IN ASSOCIATIONS ... Membership to the American Veterinary Medical Association, Washington State Veterinary Medical Association, American Animal Hospital Association and to the Tri-County Veterinary Medical Association will be paid by the employer, total cost not to exceed $750.00 annually.
• CONTINUING EDUCATION ... The employee shall be entitled to three days of time off per year of employment for participation in veterinary medical continuation seminars, such time must meet with the approval of the employer. Up to $1,500.00 in reimbursement will be provided to pay registration and meeting expenses. Unused Continuing Education time and compensation may not be accumulated from year to year.
• VACATION … Employee shall have two weeks paid vacation per year, which is to be taken at a minimum of one week at a time. Vacation time must be taken during the terms of this contract and is not cumulative between this and future contracts. Specific vacation dates shall be with mutual agreement of the parties.  Vacations can be taken after the first six months of employment
• HOLIDAYS … Six holidays include New Years Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas. The employee will be required to attend hospitalized patients and take emergency calls on an equal basis with the other veterinary staff on these specified holidays.
• SICK LEAVE… The employer shall provide six days sick leave for the employee for legitimate employee illness per year. Work time lost due to illness in excess of six days per year shall be without compensation except as provided by state industrial and medical insurance.
• TERMINATION… The employment may be terminated for any reason at the discretion of either Employer or Employee. The Employer or Employee shall be given in a four week written notice of termination. Any termination will result in the annual salary, benefits and vacation being prorated for the actual weeks employed during the year of termination.

Duties. The employee's regular work schedule shall be as follows: 1) Start time staggered with other staff veterinarians to provide full coverage from 8:00 a.m. until work is completed Monday through Friday. 2) Alternate weekends on an equal basis with other staff veterinarians. 3) The amount of time off during the business week will be equal among all veterinarians (usually one day per week if 3 or 4 doctors are working) vacation time notwithstanding. The employee shall be responsible for in-hospital treatments on days that the employee is also "on call". The employee shall share equally the emergency calls. The employee must offer excellent care and service to the clients and patients. The employee shall maintain a pleasant attitude. The employee must conduct herself in a professional manner and be neat in appearance.

Exclusive Services… Employee shall be engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine solely as an employee of Employer unless otherwise authorized by the Employer.

Non-competition Agreement. The parties agree that the employer's business is local in scope and would suffer serious damage and loss of goodwill if the employee entered into competition with the employer upon termination of this agreement or during the term of this agreement. Therefore, the employee agrees that at no time during the term of this agreement or for a period of two (2) years immediately following the termination of his employment hereunder will he, for himself or on the behalf of any person or corporation other than the employer, engage, own, manage, operate, or control any business related to the practice of veterinary medicine. This restriction will apply to Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island. Additionally, the employee will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or attempt to solicit business or patronage of any person or corporation within such territory for the purpose of offering veterinary services and such other business and service now engaged in by the employer.

Patient Records. Patients treated by Employee are patients of the Employer and the records are the property of the Employer.

Liquidation Damages. Upon breach of the Employee of this non-competition provision Employee shall pay to Employer the sum of $600.00 per day as liquidated damages to compensate Employer for injury resultant from the breach of the agreement not to compete, it being impossible to ascertain or accurately estimate the cost, damage or injury which the Employer may sustain as a result of the breach. Such sum is compensation for injuries and damages suffered by Employer, and not a penalty. In addition the Employee agrees to pay Employer's reasonable legal fees and costs in the event of a breach of any term of this agreement.  Employer is entitled to an immediate court ordered injunction against the employee to cease and desist if there is a breach of the agreement not to compete.   

Venue. Venue for any legal proceedings instituted relating to this agreement shall be Island County, Washington.

Entire Agreement. This written agreement contains the sole entire agreement between the parties and shall supersede any and all other agreements between the parties. The parties acknowledge and agree that neither of them has made any representation inducing the execution and delivery hereof except such representatives as are specifically set forth herein and each of the parties hereto acknowledge that he has relied on his own judgment in entering into the same.

Modifications. Conditions of this agreement may be modified on by the written acceptance of both parties.

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____________________________, D.V.M., Employee Date

 

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Eric E. Anderson, D.V.M. Date

President, Oak Harbor Animal Hospital, P.S.

D.b.a., Best Friend's Veterinary Center, Employer