Emergency Veterinarian Lead – West Springfield, MA (Brand New 2nd Facility)

Job Description

Are you an experienced leader who is passionate about Emergency Veterinary Medicine and looking for a new challenge? Does helping build out a new team in a brand-new hospital sound exciting? Then we may have the perfect fit!

Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital (VESH) is excited to announce the recent opening (October 2023) of our brand-new Hospital in West Springfield, MA-- and business is booming! We are thrilled to provide these much-needed services to an even larger community now, and we want you to join us!

Our ER team collaborates closely with our Internal Medicine, Surgery, Exotics, and Urgent Care departments. We are looking for an Emergency Veterinarian Lead who wants to help us create and nurture a world class practice in our state-of-the-art facility. 

About the role

The Emergency Veterinarian Lead is responsible for day-to-day workflow including, but not limited to: ER doctor scheduling, recruiting, hiring, onboarding and training; facilitating regular department meetings; and providing mentorship and oversight to both doctors and support staff. In collaboration with the Medical Director and Hospital Director, the ER DVM Lead strives to maintain a positive attitude, positive work habits and strong collaborative relationships within the department and with external services and rDVMs.

About the new hospital

Our brand-new, 12,000 sq ft facility will feature a brand new helical CT, fluoroscopy, endoscopy, ultrasound, digital radiography, ICU, in-house lab, full blood services, and much more!

Our team is thrilled to be expanding our current footprint as we grow our team to support the greater West Springfield area, in addition to our first location in South Deerfield, MA. Associate and Leadership positions are available!

This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to practice high quality medicine in an ideal location featuring a great team, top of the line equipment, and strong financial incentives. Join now and help us create the hospital of your dreams!

New Exotics Department at VESH

We are thrilled to announce the recent addition of Dr. Jordan Adair, DABVP (Avian) to the VESH team—and with him, a brand-new Exotics department! While his board certification is in Avian Medicine, Dr. Adair is experienced in treating a wide range of exotic animals, including reptiles, rabbits, ferrets, pocket pets, and more. We have seen a wide variety of these pets already at VESH! Dr. Adair is also eager to develop a wildlife program at VESH and has been partnering with local wildlife rescue and rehabilitation groups.

The addition of Exotics has added exciting and interesting patient interactions for the whole team and tapped into the exotics/zoo med interest of many of our support staff members. The ER team has also seen an uptick in exotic and avian cases presenting to ER—offering an even more interesting caseload for our ER doctors who enjoy working with them. Dr. Adair loves to teach and train, so if this is an area of interest, we’d love to discuss it! If you’d prefer to stick solely with canine/feline medicine however, we can 100% support this as well!

Benefits to fit your lifestyle

We want to invest in you! In addition to our generous signing bonus, comprehensive benefits plan, relocation and retention bonuses, we are also offering a Quality of Life package with perks as unique as you! Choose from:  

• A home gym upgrade with a Peloton, Mirror or Tonal 
• A family vacation stipend with extended PTO 
• A home renovation budget to fund your DIY dreams 
• A tuition reimbursement bonus to tackle student debt 

Comprehensive Benefits include an annual uniform allowance, annual shoe allowance, comprehensive health, dental, disability, life insurance, FSA, partially funded HRA, 401(k) with employer match, referral and incentive bonuses, annual CE allowance and time off, generous vacation time, and sick time be