Regional Medical Director

The Medical Director is responsible for setting the highest standard of care and working with doctor teams to achieve that standard. Regional Medical Directors team with Regional Operations Director to develop the team, drive the hospitals towards best practices and lead them to pursue excellence in client and patient care. This position territory will cover Southeastern Florida.

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:

1) Medical proficiency

2) Surgical proficiency

3) Client communication

4) Medical charting

5) Charging for services

• Conduct quarterly one-on-one meetings with DVMs to review individual production
• Participate 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 students
• Represent SVP at the Veterinary Colleges in their geography
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, federal and DEA regulations
• Collaborate with Regional Operations Director and Doctor team to prioritize medical equipment and other capital expense needs
• Assist Regional Operations Directors in resolving doctor scheduling conflicts
• Perform other duties assigned.

Responsibilities / Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from an accredited university
• Licensure in good standing to practice
• Experience 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

• 401k (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 Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity, Life, and Accident Insurance
• Long & Short-term Disability Insurance
• Professional Liability Coverage
• TeleDoc - Free Access 24/7
• Access to Free In-House Continued Education (CE)

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.

About Mission Pet Health

Veterinarian-led. People-focused. Pet-obsessed. That’s Mission Pet Health in a nutshell!

We were founded by veterinarians who believe local practices thrive when autonomy, collaboration, and medical excellence lead the way. That belief still guides everything we do—from mentorship to medicine to how we support our teammates. 

Driving our award-winning culture are our WAG values – Work Together, Amaze, and Grow – which fuel us to drive a tangible, lasting impact for our teams, the communities we serve, and the pets we care for. 

So, what’s in it for you at Mission?

• Unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional development
• Benefits that buck the norm of the vet med industry
• A culture where YOUR well-being comes first

We’re on a mission to be the greatest veterinary company in the world—and we’d love for YOU to be a part of it!

Mission is one of the leading veterinary care organizations in the U.S., formed by the joining together of Southern Veterinary Partners and Mission Veterinary Partners. Our mission is to provide world-class support to hospital teams on a hyper-local basis. Our Home Office teams manage the back-end side of the business so our hospital teams can focus on what matters most – the medicine and caring for their patients. We’re based in Birmingham, AL, but the heartbeat of Mission is in our 850+ animal hospitals and 20,000+ teammates across the country. Founded on a deep commitment to clinical and operational excellence, we’ve earned recognition on prestigious workplace ranking lists such as Inc. 5000, U.S. News & World Report, and Newsweek. In fact, in 2024, Newsweek named SVP the #11 Most Loved Workplace in America, marking the company’s third consecutive Top 25 ranking. 

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