Regional Medical Director - American Veterinary Group
Dallas, TX
About the Job
Description
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Multi-Site Veterinarian to join our team as a Regional Medical Director! This is a full-time, salaried position offering a unique opportunity to lead and mentor veterinary teams across our network of hospitals in the dynamic Southwest region. If you're a driven leader with a commitment to exceptional patient care and a desire to shape the future of veterinary medicine, we encourage you to apply!
About the Role:
As Regional Medical Director, you will play a crucial role in overseeing a portfolio of 20-35 animal hospitals, acting as a key partner and resource for our dedicated veterinary teams. This exciting role involves weekly travel throughout the Southwest, allowing you to work with diverse practice teams and build strong relationships with our hospital staff. You will be instrumental in driving excellent patient care by collaborating with veterinary teams on a variety of initiatives, including:
- Elevating Patient Care: Monitoring doctor interactions and medicine protocols to ensure the highest standards of care.
- Developing Our Teams: Mentoring and coaching staff, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
- Resolving Challenges: Assisting in the resolution of staff and/or client conflicts, promoting effective communication and problem-solving.
- Driving Operational Excellence: Collaborating with the leadership team (Regional Directors, Practice Managers, Veterinarians, etc.) to support staff and optimize business operations.
- Ensuring Compliance: Maintaining operational and medical execution consistent with company policies and procedures, including tracking package utilization, responding to client and staff concerns, monitoring discounts, and ensuring compliance.
- Growth & Performance: Taking ownership of preserving transaction rates and pet count, contributing to the overall success of the region.
- Mentorship & Support: Providing guidance and support to new graduate veterinarians, helping them thrive in their careers.
Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and experienced veterinarian with a proven track record of leadership and a passion for animal welfare. Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills are essential, as is the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
Location & Travel:
This is a field-based role requiring weekly travel throughout the Southwest. To facilitate efficient travel logistics, candidates must reside within close proximity to a major airport in one of the following major metropolitan areas: Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Austin, Houston, or Dallas.
Key Responsibilities
- Practice alongside our DVMs, help with cases and provide mentorship.
- Review cases when requested by Regional Director (RD), DVM, or Practice Manager (PM).
- Monitor flow of hospitals, appointments, and client satisfaction.
- Support area hospitals by filling urgent needed shifts.
- Provide support and review for negative case outcomes.
- Monitor Vetshare App for content and engagement.
- Analyze weekly trends with PM and provide explanation for standard Key Performance Indicators, such as favorable/unfavorable results in revenue, visits, revenue per day, revenue per doctor day, visits per day, visits per doctor day, etc.
- Collaborate with Regional Director(s) and Vice President of Medicine to handle any issues identified and or recommendations for improvement.
- Monitor DEA log books for accuracy.
- Review current projects and provide updates as needed.
- Collaborate with Regional Director with operational issues or possible areas for improvement.
- Review DVM numbers to identify problems and trends.
- Encourage healthy communication between DVMs and guide DVM protocols and ideas.
- Perform quarterly inspections of all practices in designated region.
- Host regional DVM events.
- Hold licenses and permits needed to operate hospitals in region if needed.
Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise
- DVM/VMD degree from an AVMA accredited college (or successful completion of the ECFVG or PAVE program).
- Hold Veterinary License in State(s) of all hospitals being overseen.
- Active license and DEA in good standing to practice in the state(s) in which candidate will be employed (or the ability to obtain a license in that state).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to delegate responsibility when appropriate.
- The ability to analyze complex information and make quality decisions that are respectful of the stakeholders involved.
- The ability to work with, lead, and motivate people of various personality types.
- Strong time management skills.
- The ability to conduct oneself in a manner befitting the importance of the position of Veterinarian.
- The ability to represent American Veterinary Group and the practice to the profession and community in a positive manner.
- Clinical practice experience of 5+ years, preferred leadership experience.
- Ability for high level of travel and large amounts of time away from home (company paid).
- Possess a combination of veterinary industry, financial acumen, and business knowledge, or the capacity to learn all of these necessary components.
Benefits
- Flexible Compensation Package (Salary only or ProSal)
- Paid Travel & Housing
- Healthcare: Medical, Vision and Dental
- Three (3) Weeks' Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Six (6) weeks of paid Parental Leave
- One (1) Work/Life Balance day off annually
- 401k Match
- Paid Continuing Education (CE) Days
- Generous Continuing Education (CE) Allowance
- Paid State Licensing Fees
- Paid AVMA and State Professional Dues
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Professional Liability Insurance (PLIT)
- Discounted Veterinary Care
- Continued Mentorship Opportunities
- Company-Wide DVM-Only Messaging Platform to Share Cases and Ideas
Source : American Veterinary Group