Freelance VP, Medical Director
Calcium+Company
Regional Medical Director
VCA Animal Hospitals
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Cultivate current veterinary medical thinking, as well as best practices in patient care, are followed by the medical teams in the region
- Ensure clients are receiving high-quality medical care for their pets at all hospitals within the region
- Spend time in each hospital in the designated region(s) to observe medical activities and coach the medical teams both individually and in group settings
- Use available reports, medical records, and on-site observation to review and improve the quality of diagnostic and treatment skills practiced by each individual doctor and take definitive action when these skills are sub-standard to improve the level of care delivered
- Evaluate medical equipment and take needed steps to maximize usage as appropriate
- Manage veterinary board and client complaints that are medically based on notification through resolution
- Mentor Medical Directors and Associates on improved methods of time management and efficiency, including the proper and efficient use of Technicians, as well as technology
- Motivate Medical Directors to maintain an “owner mentality” and help ensure that Associate Veterinarians consistently practice VCA standards of medicine
- Host or present local medical seminars (some of which can include invitations to non-VCA veterinarians in the region)
- Connect with and support Medical Directors and Associate Veterinarians to cultivate job satisfaction and healthy well-being
Requirements
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or equivalent from an accredited university
- A minimum of 5 years’ practice experience
- Multi-Unit experience preferred
- License to practice veterinary medicine
- Ability to develop a strong working relationship with Medical Director and Associate Veterinarians for each hospital
- Ability to follow through on implementation and promotion of medical programs instituted by the Chief Medical Officer
- Ability to deliver, with the ROD, the evaluation of the Medical Director’s performance and set the medical goals for the coming year
Benefits
- competitive compensation
- comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days
- 401(k)
- generous employee pet discounts
- more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
veterinary medicinediagnostic skillstreatment skillsmedical equipment evaluationtime managementefficiency improvementmedical program implementationperformance evaluation
Soft skills
coachingmentoringrelationship buildingmotivationcommunicationjob satisfaction cultivationteam collaboration
Certifications
Doctor of Veterinary Medicinelicense to practice veterinary medicine
