If you are an Emergency Veterinarian or Criticalist who is looking for what's next, this job is for you!

Act as a senior leader to an established Emergency and Critical Care team!  Come join and lead the ER team and be part of a state-of-the-art hospital at Arizona Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Center located in beautiful Gilbert, AZ. Our Emergency & Critical Care hospital offers three sister sites and serves the fast-growing Peoria, Glendale, Goodyear, and Buckeye areas of Northwest Phoenix.

Our hospitals have created a reputation for their market-leading emergency care, strong culture, and established internship program. We are looking for a Medical Director to partner with the Hospital Director to cultivate a supportive and collaborative team environment, ensuring we are delivering the highest quality care.

In addition, the Medical Director will partner with the Hospital Director to create a strong culture focused on innovation and continuous learning, as well as achieving our financial and operational objectives. We are passionate about servant leadership, leadership/communication training, culture building, having fun, providing autonomy, nurse/support staff retention, nurse/support staff growth paths, relationships with referring veterinarians and providing education and outreach.

The Medical Director will partner with the Hospital Director to participate in recruiting and interviewing Doctors and managing their performance. The Medical Director will provide oversight and direction of medical standards and quality of care, while ensuring all clients and patients are treated with exceptional compassion.

We are an extremely busy VECCS Level1 Emergency and Critical Care hospital, with a large focus on staff training and development. Continued learning at all levels is our passion. Intern lecture series and resident rounds are held every week with remote access. Cage-side rounds are in-depth and focus on definitive and total patient care.

What’s In It for You?

Leverage Your Talented Colleagues and Specialists
Our team will consist of a high number of other Emergency DVM’s and consultation with specialists within Surgery, Internal Medicine, Dentistry, Cardiology, and Radiology. We will have a large team of partnering Technicians, Assistants and Doctor Assistants.

High-Quality Talent & Medicine
We honor a tried-and-true screening & hiring process. All our doctor staff are internship-trained or have a minimum of 3 years of ER experience, panel interviewed and complete working interviews prior to coming on board. You will work alongside the best of the best in our profession.

Our medical practices are unsurpassed. You will be able to provide first-rate and incomparable service to your clients and pets.

Perks
* Relocation support
* Tuition reimbursement
* $2,000 in CE funds
* $3,000 in Compassion Care used at your discretion
* Full access to NVA’s Journal Library consisting of 36+ journals (and growing) in a single platform
* Reimbursed AZ State License Fee
* Paid DEA Licensure
* Paid PLIT coverage (with Defense)
* Paid memberships to VECCS, AVMA, AzVMA
* Paid uniforms
* PTO
* 3% 401(k) match
* Paid monthly subscription to TalkSpace

We offer

* 3 ventilators – ServoU, Newport e360 and LVT for transport of MV dependent patients

* High-flow oxygen unit

* 2 PrismaFlex units for extracorporeal therapy (CRRT + TPE)

* Electronic treatment sheets (SmartFlow)

* Web-based electronic medical records (EzyVet) accessible off site

The Area

 Located about 30 minutes southeast of downtown Phoenix, Gilbert was established as a humble agricultural community. Since incorporating on July 6, 1920, Gilbert has blossomed as a rapidly growing, modern city that offers a high quality of living in the natural beauty of the Sonoran Desert.

 Gilbert is home to Freestone Park - a true an oasis in the desert. The 120-acre park is home to a lake area that totals 5 acres using reclaimed water and is a popular spot for fishing and waterless wave runners. The park also has a "tot lot" for adult fitness, several playgrounds, sand volleyball courts, skate park, lighted basketball courts, lighted tennis courts, a recreation center, an amphitheater, a miniature train, an antique carousel, a mini-Ferris wheel plus batting cages.

 When it comes to entertainment, Gilbert is hard to beat! We offer a community theatre, an historical museum, and a year-round calendar of festivals and special events. The Heritage District offers a wide variety of local restaurants, shopping, and entertainment options for the whole family.

 If you are interested in learning more, send your CV to Christopher Lykins at  Christopher.Lykins@NVACompassionFirst.com.

NVA Overview: NVA is a growing community of general practice clinics, emergency hospitals, equine practices, specialty hospitals, and pet resorts across five countries. Our doctors and pet care teams share best practices, medical knowledge, innovation, and insights. This collaborative approach allows each individual practice and pet resort to do what they do best: service their local community with compassionate, best-in-class care and medicine, to enhance the lives of the animals they love while backed by the support, stability, and leadership of NVA.

About NVA Compassion-First

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