Group Medical Director - The Oncology Service - Animal Clinic Downtown
Leesburg, VA 22075
About the Job
The Oncology Service (TOS) is Looking for a Group Medical Director to Join our Veterinary Oncology Practices.
Do you want to help lead and grow a well-established team of amazing people? Do you want to provide excellent care to the best pets and their people? We have the job for you!
After delivering “The Future of Veterinary Cancer Care” to our local community for over 20 years, we remain passionate about providing compassionate and thoughtful care when our patients, and their people, need it most. We think it is important to provide access to state-of-the-art cancer therapies and clinical trials (come check out Leesburg’s new Varian EDGE). We are privileged to have some of the sweetest patients and most dedicated clients. While the work is not always easy, we try to find options to help every single patient and our clients are extremely appreciative of the efforts we put in for them.
We have found that our teams are most successful when our operations and medical leaders work together to steer our teams towards success and continuous growth. We are located in Virginia and this role will oversee all three locations: Leesburg, Richmond, and Springfield. We are looking for a veterinarian who:
- Possesses strong emotional intelligence and self-awareness
- Has a positive attitude and empathy towards others.
- Will bring their authentic selves to work daily
- Has a desire to make positive impacts on the lives of people and pets
- Is committed to the success of the team and the quality of care we provide to patients
Essential Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Plans and directs the development, implementation, operation, maintenance, and control of essential medical services.
- Advises on policies and procedures for “best practice” clinical operations and efficient use of staff.
- Accountable for the exemplary delivery of all clinical services to ensure an optimum client experience without compromising profitability.
- Responsible for strategic clinical relationship with the referring veterinary community.
- Oversees client medical issues.
- Provides clinical mentoring and coaching. Supervises staff and monitors training, continuing education and development of the clinical team (DVMs & techs).
- Evaluates the performance of technical staff members.
- Ensures compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
- Makes recommendations for improving effectiveness of clinical policies and procedures.
- Ensures duties, responsibilities, authority and accountability of subordinates are defined and understood.
- Monitors all aspects of medical quality and reports findings to senior management.
Skills & Requirements:
- A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university.
- Board certification in medical or radiation oncology, radiology, or internal medicine (DACVIM-O, DACVR-RO, DACVR, or DACVIM-SAIM).
- At least 5+ years of clinical, scientific, or industry experience ideally in a high-volume environment, preferably in a large, multi-specialty or multi-location practice.
- Ability to become licensed to practice in the state of Virginia.
- Professional and excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, diplomatic attitude.
- The ability to travel to all three locations on a weekly to biweekly basis.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to lead and inspire a diverse team in a fast-paced environment.
- Innovative thinker who challenges the status quo and focuses continuous improvement.
Schedule:
- 4-day work week - consisting of 2 clinical days per week with 2 days of “off-clinic” time allocated for leadership responsibilities
- No nights or weekends
Benefits:
- Short Term Disability paid for by employer
- Complimentary Life Insurance $25,000; with options to purchase additional voluntary benefits for self or family
- Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (Headspace)
- 401K with 100% company match up to 3% and 50% company match up to 5%, eligible after 6 months of employment
- Kaiser/UMR Insurance Plans with multiple options
- Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account options
- United Healthcare Dental Insurance; includes a 100% paid premium option for team members
- United Healthcare Vision Insurance options
- Long Term Disability option
- Progyny-Fertility and Family Building Support (up to $10,000)
- Team Member Discounts for Pet Care
- Paid time off - inclusive of sick, personal, and vacation
- LGBTQIA+ support with FOLX HEALTHCARE (if UMR enrolled)
- Sword Digital Musculoskeletal & Physical Therapy Program (if UMR enrolled)
- Referral Bonus Program
- DailyPay on Demand
We are a proud United Veterinary Care Partner hospital. United Veterinary Care supports the unique culture and individuality of each partner hospital while empowering the hospital teams in their care for patients. One of our goals is to support our community of hospitals in creating sustainable, fulfilling careers in a profession we love.
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