About the position
Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a “customer first” mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment. Our Medical Directors (MDs) live out a mission that guides each hospital to greatness: Keeping our VEGs medically excellent, the VEG Way. Our MDs are the highest-level emergency veterinarians or Criticalists, who want to build and grow their very own hospital and team. Our VEG MDs are servant leaders who put the needs of their people first, lead their teams honestly, and are passionate about mentorship. They are best-in-class heroes who ensure their hospitals are delivering top-tier customer experience. Our MDs act with integrity, authenticity, and humility. They are strong communicators with high emotional intelligence, and their values align with VEG’s values of Openness, Togetherness, Heroic Helping, and Meaningful Moments.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the hospital team to ensure high-quality emergency veterinary care.
- Mentor and support emergency veterinarians and staff.
- Ensure the hospital maintains medical excellence and customer satisfaction.
- Act as a servant leader, prioritizing the needs of the team and community.
- Foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
Requirements
- Earned a DVM, VMD, or equivalent degree.
- A minimum of five (5) years of traditional 24/7 ER experience & critical case management.
- Unrelenting passion for customer satisfaction through providing the highest medical quality and care to their patients.
- Training in emergency surgery/endoscopy preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and experience in a similar role.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in leadership roles such as intern director.
- Strong communication skills and high emotional intelligence.
Benefits
- NO NON-COMPETES.
- Industry-leading compensation with a starting base salary of $250K+.
- Flexibility to create your schedule with no REQUIRED clinical shifts as Medical Director.
- Equity opportunities and student debt paydown for all clinical employees.
- Shift pay for any clinical shifts covered, capped per month.
- Potential GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES for top performing VEG Medical Directors.
- Healthcare benefits and 401(k) starting on day 1 of employment.
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays) with rollover.
- Unlimited CE with annual travel stipend.
- Up to 10 weeks of parental leave with 100% pay.
- Short Term & Long Term Disability and Life Insurance.
- Tons of VEG swag!
