Medical Lead Veterinarian

Medical Lead Veterinarian  – Palmetto Veterinary Hospital

Located in Charleston, SC – Come live by the beach!

Are you an experienced Medical Lead or an aspiring Associate Veterinarian wondering what opportunities are out there for you?  Are you ready for a challenge and looking to make a difference? We are looking for you! 

What’s in it for you?

Career Development - Take your career to the next level with this chance to grow and lead a compassionate and driven team that is willing to work hard towards collective goals.  The Palmetto VH team is just waiting for your leadership skills and business acumen to reach their full potential!  Bring your creative solutions to solve our hard problems and enjoy the career satisfaction you deserve!

The Perfect Blend of Autonomy and Support – This is an opportunity to for you to develop protocols, provide strategic direction, coaching and problem solve while having the support of area leaders who have walked in your shoes. 

Financial Reward – Competitive salary plus production and a generous sign-on bonus – of course!  Plus generous and specific financial reward for hospital growth - be truly rewarded for your effort!

Your Strengths!

Leadership – Enjoy the creative freedom to practice your style of leadership. Bring your passion for organizational communication, policy and procedure implementation, and coaching to bring out the best in everyone. 

Quality Medicine/Quality Service - You will lead, guide and motivate your staff to provide quality medicine to every patient and outstanding service to every client.  This is a chance to build your dream team while being supported by a Regional Leadership Team who believes in you and is committed to your success.

Resilience and Adaptability - Veterinary hospitals are fast paced and your ability to cope effectively with pressure and setbacks will help you be successful.  You see obstacles as opportunities to grow. You are open to change and not bothered by ambiguity. Your sense of humor helps you thrive!

If you would like to lead a hospital that provides you the platform to excel in your career; while making an income that allows you to move ahead - we would love to learn more about you!

But first check us out!  

Our website: https://www.palmettovet.net/

The Medical Lead Veterinarian of Mission Pet Health (“MPH”) is responsible for continuous pursuit of Medical Excellence encompassing patient care, client service excellence, lifelong learning, and hospital efficiency. This key leader is responsible for role modeling for all associate veterinarians and providing them with coaching and mentorship in the ongoing pursuit of Medical Excellence. The Medical Lead will work in close partnership with the Hospital Manager to create an environment of collaboration, communication, and continuous improvement. Together the Medical Lead and Hospital Manager will create and maintain a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for their team leading to high levels of teamwork and retention. In collaboration with their Regional Director, the Medical Lead and Hospital Manager will develop an annual operating plan for their hospital to continually advance in Medical Excellence and total performance. A successful Medical Lead will excel when they lead with a growth mindset, an attitude of servant leadership, continuous role modeling of clinical excellence and utilization of the power of the MPH network, leveraging it to their advantage to enable recruiting and achieve hospital goals. The Medical Lead contributes to the hospital total performance in the areas of revenue growth, Professional Client Transaction (PCT) overall growth and consistency amongst doctors, increasing pet visits, client Net Promoter Score (NPS) and employee satisfaction and retention. Together, as a team, the Medical Lead and Hospital Manager lead their hospital towards a total EBITDA goal. 

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all inclusive, percentages are guidelines but may vary based on clinic needs determined by the Hospital Director.

Veterinary Duties (80-90%)

• Perform duties included in the associate Veterinarian job description.
• Achieve specific production goals as elected in hospital’s annual planning.
• Maintain veterinary excellence by attending annual CE, striving for continuous improvement, and leading innovation within the veterinary team.

Medical Lead Duties (10-20%)

• Consistently role model Medical Excellence, setting the example for the highest quality of medicine, client service, education, and efficiency.
• Continuously strive to establish excellent relationships with all doctors resulting in engagement, retention, medical and surgical skill development, compassion fatigue abatement and modeling leadership that serves.
• Manage the veterinarians in the hospital to include regular performance discussions, performance reviews, hiring, firing, discipline, corrective actions and the like.
• Conduct regular coaching conversations with veterinarian team to support their ongoing individual development including production report and PCT review.
• Support Hospital Manager in establishing doctor schedule to ensure client needs for convenience and availability are met.
• Participate in interview process for associate veterinarians; other staff as needed to support PM.
• Attend annual conference held by MPH and demonstrate willingness to participate in networking events from time to time.
• Attend hospital staff and leadership meetings as appropriate.
• Hold monthly hospital doctor’s meetings to include:
  • Educating and leading the veterinary team to make determinations around sku consolidation, appropriate product selection and laboratory strategy.
  • Ensure timely conveyance of contemporary topics and providing educational pieces in the pursuit of medical excellence.
  • Discuss new procedures and services that can be offered to clients to grow the business.
• Strive for a culture of teamwork amongst all team members via engagement and empowerment with a high eNPS. Work to understand how to get the most from each individual veterinarian as everyone’s style and motivations are different. Look for good in all and leverage unique skills.
• Promote and role model a culture of recruitment and mentorship. Supervise internship, externship, and mentorship programs to ensure a positive experience for students and/or new graduates.
• Serve as an ambassador for your hospital and MPH via community engagement including schools, universities and local events.
• In collaboration with the Hospital Manager or Inventory Manager ensure compliance with local, state, federal and DEA regulations within the hospital ensuring hospital is exercising best practices for controlled substance compliance.
• Support Hospital Manager in MPH initiative rollouts at the hospital level.
• Maintain and uphold Core Values and Mission Statement of MPH.

Benefits offered:

• Competitive Annual Base Salary!
• Monthly Production Bonus with NO Negative Accrual!
• Medical Lead Stipends + Bonuses! 
• Signing Bonus!
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Schedule
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Company Paid Wellness Programs and Support
• 401k with Employer Match
• Paid CE & Dedicated Days off to Attend
• VIN membership
• Continued comprehensive Leadership Training
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company Paid License Fees and Professional Dues
• Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance
• Power of the Network to use in the Clinic and to Grow your Interests
• Opportunity to expand dentistry and surgical skills!

We would love to speak with you and to learn more about your career goals.

Apply today for immediate consideration! If you have the drive, passion, and medical skills we’re looking for, we’d love to meet you.  For confidential consideration, please send your resume to Katie Zingleman at: Katie.Zingleman@svp.vet.

All applications will be handled with the utmost discretion, professionalism, and confidentiality.