Job Description

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 the Regional Operations Director to develop the team, drive hospitals toward best practices, and lead them to pursue excellence in client and patient care. This position's territory will cover the northern part of California, including San Francisco and Sacramento, and likely extend northward as our footprint expands.

Team

1. Develop strong working relationships with Regional Operations Directors, veterinary teams, and hospital managers to drive hospitals toward greater continuity, teamwork, and best practices.
2. 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.
3. Encourage hospital doctors to develop and coach paraprofessional staff to be highly competent and efficient teams.
4. Recruit and onboard new veterinarians to ensure fully staffed hospital teams.
5. Develop veterinary leaders and mentors within each hospital.

Medical Standards

• Work with hospital doctor teams to evaluate skill levels, 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 standards of patient care.
• Hold yourself to the 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 veterinary colleges in their geography.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, federal, and DEA regulations.
• Collaborate with Regional Operations Directors and doctor teams to prioritize medical equipment and other capital expense needs.
• Assist Regional Operations Directors in resolving doctor scheduling conflicts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• 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 attention to detail.

Southern Veterinary Partners is an exciting, rapidly growing company dedicated to improving lives through personalized care. We focus on exceptional client service and having the best people, processes, knowledge, and tools to improve continuously. As part of the SVP team, you will play an integral role in shaping our organizations future.

Our teams continuous dedication has rewarded us with remarkable growth, employing over 8,000 staff nationwide. We have been recognized as #19 on Newsweeks Most Loved Workplaces list in 2022, and ranked among Inc. 5000s Fastest Growing Companies in America (2018-2022) and Birmingham Business Journal's

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