Description
Join Our Dynamic and Collaborative Team at Carolina Animal Specialty and Emergency!
As our Medical Director, you will bring your expertise as a board-certified specialist or residency trained veterinarian with a strong background in specialty and/or emergency medicine and a passion for leadership. Whether you're looking to take the next step into hospital leadership or continue building on an established leadership career, you'll have the opportunity to influence medical excellence, mentor an exceptional team, and help shape the future of our hospital while maintaining an active clinical role.
The Medical Director serves as the clinical leader of the hospital, setting medical standards, supporting a collaborative culture, and partnering with hospital leadership to drive excellence in patient care, team development, and operational success. This is a hands-on leadership role with dedicated administrative time built into the schedule.
Why Choose Us:
Carolina Animal Specialty and Emergency Hospital is a multi-specialty practice with specialists in internal medicine, surgery, behavior, rehabilitation and 24-hour emergency and critical care housed in a beautiful newly built 12,000-square-foot hospital in Hickory, NC.
We have a spacious hospital with a fully staffed ICU with DVM and highly skilled 24 hr support team to manage a high volume patient case load with 12 exam rooms. In hospital we have comprehensive in house laboratory equipment that includes chemistry, cbc, epoc, blood gas, sedivue, fecal imagyst, telecytometry, ability to have consultation and recommendation from boarded radiologist and clinical pathologist for best in the moment patient care, oxygen therapy (multiple snyder icu cages and high flow). We have the ability to provide superior specialty care with computed tomography, fluoroscopy, digital radiology, color-flow doppler ultrasound, endoscopy, minimally invasive surgical equipment, and comprehensive surgical instrumentation. We are able to provide radioactive iodine therapy for cats with hyperthyroidism and have a fully equipped rehabilitation suite with k- laser, e-stim, oasis underwater treadmill as well as exercise treadmill for assisting patients with pre and post op recovery.
We have a team of highly skilled board-certified specialists, emergency clinicians, veterinary technicians, and support staff that believe in compassionate care, always being prepared, supportive, excellence and quality in everything we do for our patients and encourage individuals who embrace a fast-paced atmosphere with honesty, positive attitude and transparency.
Requirements
What You’ll Bring:
- DVM or equivalent veterinary degree
- Board-certified specialist or residency trained veterinarian with demonstrated expertise in specialty and/or emergency medicine will be considered
- Active North Carolina veterinary license (or eligibility for licensure)
- Previous leadership experience preferred, or a strong desire to grow into a medical leadership role
- Commitment to evidence-based medicine and exceptional client communication
- Passion for mentorship, collaboration, and developing high-performing teams
