Medical Director Veterinarian

Join Lisner Animal Hospital as our Medical Director Veterinarian and lead our team in delivering exceptional veterinary care.

Lisner Animal Hospital is a full-service small-animal veterinary clinic specializing in canine and feline health and wellness. It is our mission to provide the utmost standard of care to every patient who walks through our door. We are seeking a passionate and experienced Medical Director Veterinarian to lead our dedicated team in achieving their commitment to medical excellence and client service.

Clinic Location: 3480 E. West Maple Road, Commerce Charter Township, MI 48390

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and guidance to the veterinary team, ensuring the highest standards of medical care.
• Oversee and develop medical protocols and procedures across the clinic.
• Utilize advanced diagnostic tools, such as digital radiographs and ultrasound, in the management and treatment of patients.
• Lead and participate in continuing education and development opportunities for staff.
• Collaborate with hospital management in strategic planning and practice development.
• Build strong, lasting relationships with clients through clear and compassionate communication.

Our Offer:

• Competitive Guaranteed Base Salary
• Production Bonus!
• Signing Bonus!
• Medical Director Stipend and Performance Bonus
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401(K) with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Continuing Education + dedicated PTO to attend
• Wellness Programs
• Leadership Development & Mentorship Programs

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent degree from an accredited school.
• Valid veterinary license in Michigan
• 3+ years experience in veterinary practice, with prior leadership or management experience preferred.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and decision-making skills.

If this sounds like a great career option for you, APPLY Today for Immediate Consideration!

How you'll make an impact: 

Veterinary Duties (60%) 

• Perform duties included in the associate DVM job description. 
• Achieve specific production goals as elected in the business plan or as assigned by the SMD. 
• Maintain veterinary excellence by attending mandated annual CE, striving for continuous improvement, leading innovation within the veterinary team. 

DVM Mentoring, Training and Development (20% of Time) 

• Work with the DVM’s to leverage support staff to improve workflow efficiency and deliver outstanding patient/client care based on implemented Standards of Care.  
• The Medical Director will work alongside the PM to facilitate and manage the DVM’s.  This may include Hiring, firing, disciplinary/corrective actions and the like.    
• The Medical Director is to be responsible for oversight of the DVM works schedules.  This may include creating, maintaining DVM work schedules and making appropriate adjustments for PTO and/or CE time off requests.   

• Collaborate with the hospital medical team to implement management strategies to increase pet care visits, per client transaction (PCT) maximization and appropriate charge capture. 
• Hold monthly hospital doctors’ meetings.  Attend, and participate in, regular Medical Director meetings held by the SMD and or MVP (Paw conference).   
• Educate DVMs on the benefits of consolidating SKU’s, appropriate product selection and lab supplier selection. 
• Ensure timely conveyance of hot topics in the news (i.e. pet food recalls, outbreaks, etc.) and provide educational pieces for team (i.e. Preventative Health Care). 
• Collaborate with Strategic Medical Directors (SMD) to develop an annual operating plan for each clinic to include revenue targets and capex needs.  

• Ensure compliance with all local, state, federal and DEA regulations within the hospital; ensure the hospital is exercising best practice for controlled substance compliance. 
• In conjunction with the PM, facilitate and execute regular Doctor/Staff meetings that share best practices, advance medical knowledge and improve patient care standards as appropriate. 
• Maintain and uphold Core Values and Mission Statement of MVP. 
• Support of other MVP clinic leadership needs at request of SMD. 

Retention and Recruiting (10% of Time) 

• Establish excellent relationships with hospital DVMs resulting in DVM engagement, retention, medical and surgical skill development, compassion fatigue abatement and modeling appropriate leadership behaviors. 
• Work with associate veterinarians to develop a performance optimization plan and conduct annual reviews, as well as quarterly score card reviews.   More frequent meetings to be held as needed to ensure peak performance. 
• Assist in staffing needs evaluation to promote medical team efficiency and optimal team leverage  
• Participate in the interview process and support contract negotiations (with SMD) for associate veterinarians; other staff as needed to support the PM. 

• Build relationships with DVMs and staff at non-MVP clinics with a constant eye towards attracting the top talent in the region to the MVP family. 
• Promote and supervise internship, externship and mentorship programs to ensure a positive experience for students. 
•  Support the PM in the organization of community events; enthusiastically attend as needed. 

Initiative Support (10% of Time) 

• Support New Business Development by identifying leads and promoting brand awareness. 
• Ensure positive and professional conduct and act as a referral source for MVP. 
• Initiate strategic educational program development to ensure teammates remain up to date on Mission Veterinary Partners policies, new laws and regulations impacting work, and other information necessary to provide knowledgeable, accurate care.  

• Support new initiative rollouts at clinic level, e.g., Vetspire, Antec, Preferred Vendor partners, etc.