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Emergency Veterinarian – Birmingham Area
DVM Focus is recruiting an Emergency Veterinarian for a small-animal emergency practice in the Birmingham, Alabama area.
This opportunity is suited to a veterinarian who enjoys the variety and pace of emergency medicine and wants to work within a team-focused clinical environment. The role provides the opportunity to evaluate and manage a broad range of urgent and emergency cases while collaborating closely with veterinary technicians and fellow clinicians.
What You’ll Do
- Evaluate, stabilize, diagnose, and treat emergency and urgent-care patients
- Develop diagnostic and treatment plans based on each patient’s clinical needs
- Manage hospitalized and critical patients
- Perform emergency procedures and surgery when appropriate
- Communicate clearly and compassionately with pet owners
- Collaborate with veterinary technicians, support staff, and fellow veterinarians
- Maintain accurate and thorough medical records
- Participate in continued clinical learning and professional development
What We’re Looking For
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent
- Current veterinary license or ability to obtain appropriate state licensure
- Strong clinical judgment and interest in emergency medicine
- General medical and surgical skills appropriate to experience level
- Effective client communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced clinical setting
- Commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care
Veterinarians at different stages of their careers may be considered, including doctors interested in developing their emergency medicine skills.
What This Opportunity Offers
- Full-time emergency medicine opportunity
- Competitive compensation
- Sign-on incentive
- Relocation assistance
- Student loan assistance
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for eligible employees
- Continuing education support
- Professional dues support
- Professional development opportunities
- Medical autonomy
- Collaborative clinical environment
The Birmingham area offers a combination of city amenities, restaurants, entertainment, outdoor recreation, and surrounding communities with a lower cost of living than many larger metropolitan areas.
This opportunity may be a strong fit for a veterinarian seeking the clinical variety of emergency medicine along with professional support and the opportunity to continue developing emergency and critical-care skills.
Refer to DF-7412 when contacting DVM Focus.
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About DVM Focus
DVM Focus provides confidential, consultative career search and placement support for veterinary professionals. Our services are free to DVM candidates. We work directly with veterinary practices and organizations nationwide to identify opportunities based on your individual priorities, goals, and career direction. To protect the confidentiality of our client relationships, identifying practice information may be shared with qualified candidates after an initial conversation with DVM Focus.
Your career. Your priorities. Your search.
If this sounds like it could be a fit — or even close to what you’re looking for — connect with DVM Focus. We represent veterinary opportunities nationwide, and your search doesn’t have to be limited to the positions you happen to see posted. Tell us what matters to you, and we’ll help you explore the opportunities that align with it.
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Introduce them to DVM Focus. If your referral results in a successful placement, we’ll pay you a referral fee following completion of the applicable placement guarantee period.
Don’t see what you want here? We can search anywhere in the United States — tell us what you’re looking for.
About DVM Focus
DVM Focus provides confidential, consultative career search and placement support for veterinary professionals. Our services are free to DVM candidates. We work directly with veterinary practices and organizations nationwide to identify opportunities based on your individual priorities, goals, and career direction.
To protect the confidentiality of our client relationships, identifying practice information may be shared with qualified candidates after an initial conversation with DVM Focus.
Your career. Your priorities. Your search.
If this sounds like it could be a fit — or even close to what you’re looking for — connect with DVM Focus. We represent veterinary opportunities nationwide, and your search doesn’t have to be limited to the positions you happen to see posted. Tell us what matters to you, and we’ll help you explore the opportunities that align with it.
Salary : $115,000 - $150,000