Medical Director - Lee's Summit, MO

The role

Medical Directors guide hospitals to medical excellence and lead teams in alignment with core values. They manage doctor recruitment, scheduling, and patient safety initiatives.

What you will do

• Establish and maintain a positive culture through team huddles
• Create a culture where doctors and technicians collaborate
• Lead team meetings regarding medical quality, team member concerns, and hospital performance
• Aid growth and development of the doctor team through 1:1 meetings and personalized development plans
• Head VEG’s patient safety initiative
• Establish a strategy for doctor recruitment, candidate experience, and succession planning
• Partner with market owner to implement a marketing strategy
• Create and maintain the doctor schedule
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations

Required qualifications

• A DVM, VMD, or equivalent degree
• 5+ years of traditional 24/7 ER experience and critical case management
• Unrelenting passion for customer satisfaction through providing the highest medical care to patients
• Must be willing to work in a noisy environment with strong or unpleasant odors
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating or as needed basis based on hospital needs
• Work well in a fast-paced environment with people from all backgrounds and different personality types

Nice to have

• Training in emergency surgery/endoscopy
• Leadership skills training and mentorship experience

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base and 401K match
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits starting on day one
• QPR training
• Access to free therapy or counseling
• Potential equity after one year of full time, active employment
• VEG-created clinical and leadership programs
• Unlimited ER CE + travel stipend
• $2,500/year travel stipend for full-time credentialed VEGgies
• $1,000/year travel stipend for full-time uncredentialed VEGgies
• Clinical student loan repayment
• Paid parental leave, up to 12 weeks at 100% of regular salary
• Inclusive fertility and family-building care

About the company

VEG was born in 2014 with a mission to help people and their pets when they need it most. They operate hospitals nationwide open 24/7, 365 days a year.