Veterinary Criticalist

Job Description

Introduction
Our client is a hospital providing specialty and emergency veterinary care for dogs and cats in Wilson, North Carolina, and is seeking an experienced Veterinary Criticalist to join the team. The practice is open to both full-time and part-time applicants and provides advanced emergency and specialty care within a VECCS-certified referral hospital.

Role Description and Responsibilities
The Veterinary Criticalist will focus on emergency and critical care, working within an established referral environment that provides 24-hour emergency and critical veterinary services. The role involves working alongside emergency veterinarians and boarded specialists, with access to dedicated ICU nursing support and advanced diagnostic and treatment capabilities. The Criticalist will contribute to collaborative case management and the delivery of high-quality care to critically ill and emergency patients. Scheduling for the Criticalist position will be discussed with the hospital. This position is specifically for an experienced veterinarian.

Practice Details
The hospital is one of only two VECCS-certified facilities in North Carolina and operates from a purpose-built specialty facility designed to support advanced patient care. Clinical resources include laparoscopy, arthroscopy, an in-house 64-slice CT with an in-house DACVR, telemetry ECG, endoscopy, high-flow oxygen, ventilators, and advanced ultrasound capabilities. Emergency and critical veterinary care is available 24 hours a day, alongside boarded critical care, boarded specialty surgery, internal medicine, and diagnostic imaging. Surgical capabilities include TPLO, disc herniation surgery, lung lobectomy, soft tissue surgery, oncologic surgery, and both emergency and elective procedures.

Team
The hospital has 16 DVMs and a great tenured support team, bringing together boarded specialists, experienced emergency veterinarians, and dedicated ICU nursing support. The clinical team includes specialists across Surgery, Internal Medicine, Radiology, and Emergency & Critical Care, with an environment focused on collaboration, mentorship, shared case management, and continuous learning.

Candidate Requirements 

• Must hold the relevant degree(s) and additional qualifications to work as a veterinarian in the United States of America (USA)
• Must hold, be in the process of, or be able to obtain, a state license for the state they are applying to work in
• Must have the right to work in the United States of America (USA), or be able to obtain the required visa to do so

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