What are the responsibilities and job description for the Emergency & Critical Care Veterinarian position at Schwarzman Animal Medical Center?
The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (AMC) is seeking a Staff Emergency and Critical Care doctor to join our team of seven that currently work in the Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) Department.
About Emergency & Critical Care at AMC
The AMC is one of the nation’s largest facilities for animal care, research, and education. The state-of-the-art hospital operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, with 55,000 patient visits annually. Over 130 veterinarians comprise the professional staff, representing all specialties, and providing a progressive, stimulating, and rewarding working environment.
The ECC Department is currently comprised of seven board-certified specialists in ECC, seven internship-trained emergency doctors, seven residents, 23 licensed technicians (several with their VTS in ECC), and 25 assistants. In our open ICU, patients are co-managed by ECC and allied services or managed primarily by the ECC team. Our ER is at the hospital’s center, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and has an active caseload of nearly 20,000 visits per year. AMC is the only VETCOT certified, level one trauma center in the region and is currently undergoing a multi-million-dollar renovation updating all clinical aspects of the hospital with an expected completion in 2025.
The successful candidate will be expected to practice outstanding medicine, to assist in the training of residents and interns, and to contribute to the growth and development of the department internally and the specialty as a whole. While the criticalist joining our team will primarily be responsible for inpatient care, the schedule will also consist of daytime and/or swing shifts in our busy ER. Inpatient management is well supported with regards to LVT care and availability of advanced diagnostics and treatments, including invasive ventilatory support, dialysis, radiation therapy, and interventional procedures. Senior Veterinarians working in the ER share responsibilities of primary case receiving and detailed oversight of interns and residents seeing cases as well. The caseload, resources, and infrastructure are well-suited to individuals who are interested in teaching, collaboration, continuing to learn, and contributing to clinical research in a fast-paced environment.
Department: Emergency and Critical Care
Position Title: Staff emergency and critical care doctor
Position hours: Full time; 70 hours per pay period scheduled as 7 10-hour shifts. Shifts will primarily be swing (4pm – 2am) in the ER (75%), with some daytime ER shifts and swing ICU shifts (25%), dependent on candidate qualifications. Candidates that are not residency trained would also be required to work 8-12 weeks of overnights (11pm – 9am) per year.
Will report to: Jennifer Prittie and Dava Cazzolli
Duties and responsibilities:
- Direct oversight and mentorship of intern doctors working in ER with the expectation that all patients seen by an intern are co-managed with a senior emergency doctor
- Primary patient receiving in the emergency room
- Management and oversight of ICU inpatients during swing and overnight hours, pending applicant’s experience and training
Qualifications: Internship-trained emergency doctor; or residency-trained or board certified emergency and critical care doctor
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Generous sign-on bonus
- Four-day work week
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance with medical, dental, and vision benefits, very generous paid time off, paid continuing education time-off stipend, and 403-b retirement plan with employer contribution
- Possibility of housing in an AMC apartment building or assistance to find housing
- School loan debt forgiveness opportunity as a non-profit hospital
- Non-corporate practice with no percentage pay
- Collegial work with colleagues in a non-competitive structure with strong teaching and mentoring opportunities as well as opportunities for research
