Emergency Veterinarian – Birmingham Area

DVM Focus; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time position

Competitive compensation

Sign-on incentive

Relocation assistance

Student loan assistance

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Continuing education support

Professional dues support

Professional development opportunities

Medical autonomy

Collaborative clinical environment

Job summary

DVM Focus in the Birmingham area is seeking an Emergency Veterinarian for a busy small-animal ER. The role offers fast-paced cases, team support, and opportunities to develop critical-care skills. You’ll evaluate and stabilize patients, perform emergency procedures, maintain medical records, and collaborate with technicians and clinicians.

A DVM license and strong emergency interest are required. This full-time position includes competitive compensation, benefits, and professional development in

Qualifications

• DVM degree or equivalent.
• Current veterinary license or ability to obtain 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

DVM degree

Job description

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.