MEDICAL DIRECTOR / MANAGING VETERINARIAN TO JOIN OUR PRACTICE

Ironwood Veterinary Clinic in Yuma, Arizona has been voted ‘Yuma’s Best Veterinary Clinic, providing progressive medicine, surgery, and dentistry for dogs and cats. We have the opportunity to expand our services to large animal patients and welcome that interest/experience.
Our clientele are loyal and friendly, as is our experienced staff. Our clinic features digital radiographs, including digital dental x-ray, ultrasound, chemotherapy, Ultra-sonic dental equipment, isoflurane anesthesia, a fully-equipped surgical suite with electrocautery, orthopedic surgery equipment, and AVIMark.
We’re looking for a small animal veterinarian experience in surgery/dentistry. For candidates interested in ownership, we’ll consider offering a 10% buy-in opportunity for the right candidate. Once integrated with the practice and community, you would then smoothly transition to the JV Partner/Medical Director.
The responsibilities as the Medical Director / Managing Veterinarian include continuing to grow the business, provide exceptional medical care to our patients, leading the decision-making process for medical protocols, staffing, manage associate veterinarians, assuring regulatory compliance, leadership development and provide overall medical leadership for the hospital. The Medical Director role is responsible for creating an environment of teamwork in which quality medicine and exceptional client service are consistently delivered.
The Medical Director partners with the Hospital Manager (Field/Divisional Leadership Team) to drive financial performance and general operations of the hospital and to more broadly cultivate a supportive and collaborative team environment. This hospital-level team is supported by their AZ Divisional Leadership who provides practice management training, reporting, and ongoing resources to develop a best in class hospital. The hospital is one of many that report into this AZ division, so the Medical Director can expect to network with and learn from peers in similar roles in veterinary clinics nearby.
The Medical Director reports directly to the NVA Arizona Division Lead.

SKILLS AND BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university.
• Licensure in good standing to practice in Arizona
• Leads employees by coaching, correcting, developing, and motivating them to achieve success.
• Engages with NVA leadership effectively in order to drive outcomes at the clinic level.
• Models a professional and courteous manner with staff and clients.
• Previous ownership experience is a plus

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drives revenue and hospital contribution growth. Assists associate doctors in achieving agreed-upon production levels by providing clear guidance for the appropriate level of medicine and compliance by our clients.
• Manages to appropriate medical expenses; ensures pricing is appropriate and that all clients are charged for the services they receive.
• Assists in the preparation of an annual planning strategy, operating budget, and capital budget.
• Monitors, understands, and acts upon key financial reports.
• As JV you will share in expenses and profits of the hospital. You will invest in the hospital through driving performance, sharing and earning additional compensation in ownership.