Overview
The Medical Director is responsible for setting the highest standard of care and working with doctor teams to achieve that standard. Regional Medical Directors partner with Regional Operations Directors to develop the team, drive the hospitals toward best practices, and lead them to pursue excellence in client and patient care. This position territory will cover the state of Maryland and Washington, DC.
Team
- Develop strong working relationships with Regional Operations Director(s), veterinary teams and hospital managers to drive hospitals to greater continuity, teamwork and best practices.
- Work with doctors to set development plans and conduct formal annual reviews. Conduct frequent evaluations in areas of need to support a doctor through a development plan.
- Encourage hospital doctors to develop and coach paraprofessional staff to be highly competent and efficient teams.
- Recruit and onboard new veterinarians to ensure fully staffed hospital teams.
- Develop veterinary leaders and mentors within each hospital.
Medical Standards
Work with hospital doctor teams to evaluate skill level, strengths, and opportunities in :
Medical proficiencySurgical proficiencyClient communicationMedical chartingCharging for servicesConduct quarterly one-on-one meetings with DVMs to review individual productionParticipate in monthly doctor meetings with individual hospital teams to discuss best practices, hospital workflows and any changes required to achieve the SVP standard of care.Work with doctor teams to make decisions regarding medicines stocked in the hospital and recommended to clients.Ensure doctors hold themselves accountable to SVP standard of patient care.Hold self to highest standard by attending 30-40 hours of CE annually.Operations
Supervise the intern and extern programs to ensure a positive experience for studentsRepresent SVP at the Veterinary Colleges in their geographyEnsure compliance with all local, state, federal and DEA regulationsCollaborate with Regional Operations Director and Doctor team to prioritize medical equipment and other capital expense needsAssist Regional Operations Directors in resolving doctor scheduling conflictsPerform other duties assigned.Qualifications
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from an accredited universityLicensure in good standing to practiceExperience managing multi-site, veterinary hospitals.Hospital ownership or lead veterinary experience.Exceptional written and oral presentation skills; ability to present concisely and with detail.Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data.Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.Your Benefits
Veterinarians always earn their base salary and never owe any money at the end of the year.Relocation Assistance for Eligible CandidatesPaid Time Off (You are not required to make up production while on PTO.)Maternity Leave401k (You receive a 100% match on the first 3% you put in, plus a 50% match on the next 2%.)Health, Dental, Vision, and Critical Illness InsuranceHospital Indemnity, Life, and Accident InsuranceLong & Short-term Disability InsuranceProfessional Liability CoverageTeleDoc - Free Access 24 / 7Access to Free In-House Continued Education (CE)Growth tracks for leadership developmentMentorship and coaching for new graduates and experienced VeterinariansPrograms
Additionally, we invest in your well-being and growth through a variety of programs.
Lead DVM Foundations
Lead Doctor Foundations : In your career, you learn how to practice great veterinary medicine. But, you don\'t always get opportunities to formally learn different aspects of leadership. SVP\'s Lead Doctor Foundations program is designed to fill this gap by investing in the growth of current and emerging leaders.
Doctor Mentorship Program
Not 1, not 3, but 12 months of mentorship for first year doctors! To help transition from school to clinic life, both a coach and mentor help new doctors develop their clinical and non-clinical soft skills. Build skills. Build confidence. Build relationships.
Clinical Tracks Program
Committed to helping teammates grow, we proudly offer over fifty hours of in-depth, RACE-approved CE credit facilitated by veterinary specialists to grow teammate clinical skills and enhance the care of our patients. Courses offered : Dentistry, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Dermatology, and Cardiology.
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