Emergency Veterinarian - Mentorship, Exceptional Team Including Criticalist
Bay Beach Veterinary Emergency Hospital in Virginia Beach, VA is seeking a full time or part time overnight Emergency Veterinarian to join our 13 doctor practice. We have a strong focus on maintaining exceptional client communication, patient care and medical protocol standards. We believe every patient and client deserves the best medicine and care we can offer. Bay Beach Veterinary Emergency Hospital also has a General Practice sister hospital (6 doctors, fully staffed) located just 20 minutes away, in the heart of Virginia Beach.
Our area has almost anything you can imagine as far as activities, restaurants, breweries and events. Virginia Beach has excellent schools and specialized academies for students. There is also a wide range of outdoor activities and quick access to the mountains and ocean. An array of dog parks and outdoor activities like hiking are available along with much more to do and see.
Ideal candidates will share our commitment to learning and collaboration and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Come join us!
Highlights:
- STRUCTURED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
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Skilled, experienced, accountable and collaborative doctors and support staff that work extremely well together
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19 employee DVMs (6 GP and 13 ER DVMs between 2 hospitals)
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Work-life balance is a priority: we strive to provide schedules that work well for the whole team and their families; we cap new emergency cases once a certain level is reached to protect our team and current patients
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Low support staff and DVM turnover - several emergency doctors who have been with us for over five years and our general practice is fully staffed
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The emergency team is led by a full-time Criticalist who is passionate about teaching DVMs who are excited to learn; after hours Criticalist consults available to emergency DVMs
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25 credentialed technicians between the GP and ER locations
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Skilled, positive, fun-loving support staff with low turnover
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Visiting specialists provide echocardiogram and advanced ultrasound services
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90% companion animal, 10% exotics (desire to see exotics cases not required, however exotics mentorship is available)
Who we are looking for:
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Full or part-time Emergency Veterinarian - overnights (8a-8p, with some flexibility around shift length and start/end times)
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Experience preferred but new graduates seeking mentorship are welcome and encouraged to apply; we have successfully mentored several new graduates
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Emergency externs welcome
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Overnight Emergency Relief opportunities available
What we offer:
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Highly competitive salary, commensurate with experience
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Opportunity to make meaningful progress on your student loans with our Annual Reward Fund
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Many schedule options (full-time, part-time, relief)
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Comprehensive Benefits (401k with generous employer contributions paid vacation/sick time, health, dental, vision, liability, 401K, life & supplemental insurance, license and professional dues coverage)
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Continuing education allowance and full week of paid time off for continuing education
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Additional internal continuing education (including wellness focused) opportunities
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MentorVet in addition to on-site mentorship for new and recent graduates, or experienced general practice veterinarians new to emergency medicine
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Relocation bonus
Qualifications:
- Open to new graduates
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Doctor of Veterinary degree, or equivalent, from an AVMA accredited university upon hire
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Current DEA License or obtained upon hire
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Active Veterinary State License upon hire
Contact Dr. Meredith Robbins at robbins@vetevolve.com for more information or apply directly.