Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital is looking for experienced ER veterinarians to join our growing team! Mass Vet is an elite tertiary facility in the Boston area practicing exceptional medicine. Our hospital is rooted in training, teaching, and collaboration. You will have ample opportunity to grow your knowledge base and skills by working cohesively with many specialty departments. We believe in work-life balance, taking care of each other, and helping everyone succeed. We have several types of positions available to suit your interests and would also welcome a discussion regarding part-time or hybrid positions.
All positions offer the following:
Very generous salary with voluntary picked up shifts paid as a bonus + hourly
Sign-on bonus available
3 weeks PTO to start for new employees with carryover allowed
Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, Continuing Education allowance and time, professional dues, personal pet care discounts, uniform allowance, and 401K with employer match
Receiving Doctor:
Average 3 receiving shifts per week (12 per 4-week schedule)
8 hour scheduled shifts: Receive cases for 7 hours
Primary responsibilities include stabilization and workup of patients presenting to the ER. Once a patient is rounded over at the end of the shift, there is no management of hospitalized patients.
Overnight Doctor:
Flexible options with 9, 10, or 12 overnight shifts per 4-week schedule
2 overnight doctors scheduled every night (along with swing receiving doctors)
Primary responsibilities include management of hospitalized patients and receiving new cases after swing shifts end
Receiving doctor with interest in pursuing specialty career:
10 ER receiving shifts (as described above) and 6 shifts shadowing in your chosen specialty of interest (per 4-week schedule)
We are also flexible to support a hybrid role with a mixture of ER receiving and overnight shifts.
About Us:
We are a 48,000 sq ft, premier VECCS Level 1 certified emergency and specialty hospital located 11 miles north of Boston
Recent hospitalization expansion including a new lobby. Brand-new ICU coming soon!
Excellent technician staffing with highly skilled nursing staff
Average ER doctor tenure of 5+ years
ER department comprised of 35 ER clinicians and Criticalists – and always growing!
Comprehensive specialty services including Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, Radiology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Oncology, Anesthesiology and Critical Care. Many services are available 7 days a week
Part-time onsite Social worker available for clients and staff
Access to cutting edge diagnostics and treatments including digital cytology, therapeutic plasma exchange, dialysis, high flow oxygen, ventilation, SUB placement, interventional radiology and more
Robust House Officer Program includes Radiology residents, Neurology interns, and Surgery residents
ER Immerse program – new training program designed to provide training and mentorship for veterinarians looking to excel in the field of emergency medicine in lieu of an internship or residency
Frequent in-house RACE approved CE opportunities
Ethos Compounding Pharmacy located within MVRH
Your Impact:
We are looking for a talented, energetic, personable individual with strong communication, interpersonal skills, and emotional competencies to be a contributing member of our growing veterinary team. It is our belief that if we take care of each other first, we will provide outstanding, empathetic service to our clients, referring veterinarians, and the community. Our continued growth and success in providing a remarkable work environment, resides in the people we hire. Mass Vet has a culture that strives for excellence and is optimistic, collaborative, and supportive.
Our Network:
Mass Vet is part of the Ethos Veterinary Health network of hospitals, providing our clinicians the opportunity to be part of a larger network of hospitals, but still maintain our distinctive identity. The focus of Ethos is on advancing veterinary medicine, along with providing high quality, compassionate care, which improves the lives of patients and their human companions. Our advancements center around three main areas: Transformative Science, Knowledge, and Collaboration.
Ethos Veterinary Health (“Ethos”) consists of over 145 world-class specialty and emergency hospitals dedicated to advancing animal health and providing exceptional, compassionate care. With a network of over 2,000 specialty and emergency caregivers, Ethos brings together an integrated community of expertise and collaboration enabling continuous growth and learning. As one of the largest veterinary specialty networks, Ethos takes a scientific, evidence-based approach to lead the advancement of cutting-edge medicine to extend and improve the lives of pets. For more information, visit www.ethosvet.com. Ethos is the new, industry-leading community of legacy Ethos Veterinary Health, Compassion-First Pet Hospitals, SAGE Veterinary Centers, and NVA Specialty and Emergency hospitals.