VCA Jackson Animal Hospital is seeking a Medical Director to join our team in Jackson, MI! The Medical Director (MD) under direction of the field management team, is responsible for establishing the medical quality and patient care practiced by all doctors in a given hospital. The MD achieves this through strong leadership and serving as a mentor and role model for the associate veterinarians and staff. A MD should demonstrate a strong work ethic, integrity, and a consistent positive attitude. The MD is also an integral part of the hospital management team responsible for the overall financial performance of the hospital, and helps create and drive the overall direction for the hospital that will achieve positive results. The MD also fulfills all of the duties of a staff veterinarian in addition to the specific responsibilities of Medical Director.
At VCA, we are committed to providing a work environment allowing professional growth and a healthy work-life balance! VCA Jackson has an experienced team consisting of highly trained and experienced staff including skilled assistants and Credentialed Veterinary Technicians. Staff backgrounds include general practice, specialty, and emergency - with some staff members having almost twenty years' experience. Our hospital has a unique atmosphere in that we see a variety of primary care and emergent cases. We are in a community without readily available specialty hospitals, which provides us the opportunity to work up many unique patients. It is the best of both worlds - without the hassle of typical emergency and specialty hours.
VCA Jackson sits in Jackson, MI, which is uniquely situated within southern Michigan where you are sure to find something for everyone! It allows easy access to such places as Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Chicago to the west, as well as Ann Arbor and Detroit to the east.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or equivalent from an accredited university.
Stays up to date with changes in veterinary medicine, fulfils VCA requirements for attending local VCA hosted CE, and completes a minimum of 30 hours of accredited CE per calendar year.
Maintains a current DEA license
At VCA we are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity, and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work.
As a member of the VCA family, eligible full-time employees will be rewarded with a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Health & Wellness
Innovative associate health and wellbeing department (Headspace app subscriptions, Vault financial wellness tool, and access to additional mental health resources)
VCA Animal Hospitals operates more than 1,000 small animal veterinary hospitals in the U.S., Canada and Japan. The hospitals are staffed by more than 4,500 fully qualified, dedicated and compassionate veterinarians to give pets the very best in medical care, of which over 600 are board certified specialists who are experts in areas such as oncology, cardiology, emergency and critical care, and surgery for animals. VCA Animal Hospitals provides a full range of general practice services to keep pets well and specialized treatments when pets are ill. As part of the Mars Veterinary Health family of brands, VCA is committed to its purpose—A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS®.