Emergency Veterinarian

Valley Veterinary Hospital; Woburn (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible compensation packages

3 weeks PTO with carryover

Health insurance

CE allowance and time

401K with employer match

Personal pet care discounts

Uniform allowance

Job summary

Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital seeks an experienced Emergency Veterinarian for day and swing receiving in the Boston area.

You will deliver high-level emergency care, collaborate with multiple specialties, and mentor junior staff within a culture that values balance, teamwork, and clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• DVM or VMD or equivalent degree with NAVLE completion.
• Rotating internship training and 2+ years of ER experience.
• Ability to lift over 50 lbs and work in a fast-paced ER setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency veterinary care with empathetic client communication.
• Collaborate with specialty departments to deliver high‑quality patient care.
• Thrive in a structured teaching environment and mentorship programs.

Skills

ER experience

Strong communication

Physical agility

Education

DVM / VMD or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Emergency Veterinarian - Primarily Day and Swing Receiving

Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital is looking for an experienced ER veterinarian who elevates the standard of care through the way they think, communicate, and show up for their team and patients. Mass Vet is an elite tertiary facility in the Boston area practicing exceptional medicine. Our hospital is rooted in training, teaching, and collaboration, and you will have ample opportunity to grow your knowledge base by working cohesively with many specialty departments. We believe in work-life balance, taking care of each other, and helping everyone succeed.

Receiving Doctor Schedule and Responsibilities:

ABOUT YOU:

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. A successful candidate will be detail-oriented, composed under pressure, practice with proactive clinical thinking and a growth-oriented mindset. Our veterinarians are expected to 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.

Your Qualifications:

• A DVM, VMD or equivalent foreign degree with Educational Equivalency Certification and successful NAVLE completion.
• Rotating internship training and 2+ years of ER experience in a specialty hospital setting.
• Ability to frequently move, transport, or lift over 50lbs, handle and examine patients independently without assistance, and the ability to work in an unpredictable veterinary environment that may require quick physical reflexes.

We offer the following:

• Flexible and competitive compensation packages
• 3 weeks PTO 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

ABOUT US:

Our Hospital

• 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 specialty lobby, 8 new operating rooms, a new endoscopy suite, expanded clinical areas, and a brand-new ICU and isolation
• We have a new cardiology-focused fluoroscopy unit, brand-new MRI, and brand-new CT with 3D imaging capabilities
• Access to cutting edge diagnostics and treatments including digital cytology, therapeutic plasma exchange, dialysis, high flow oxygen, ventilation, SUB placement, lithotripsy, interventional radiology and more
• Ethos Compounding Pharmacy located within MVRH

Our Team

• 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. Most services are available 7 days a week!
• Part-time onsite Social worker available for clients and staff

Our Focus on Teaching

• Robust House Officer Program includes Radiology residents, Neurology resident and interns, and Surgery residents
• ER Immerse program - structured 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.
• Large, dedicated teaching space/conference room for lectures, CE events, and meetings

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, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.

Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You'll work alongside respected veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.

Here, mentorship is a two-way street. You'll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.

At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest level, together.

Benefits for this role may include health insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement benefits, paid time off (including sick leave and vacation), short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance.

Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.