Medical Director — Hands-On Small-Animal Leadership

Global Talent Partners; Pinehurst (NC); On-site; USD 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Relocation assistance

401(k) with employer contribution

Professional liability insurance

CE allowance

Job summary

Global Talent Partners is seeking a Medical Director for a well-established small-animal hospital in Pinehurst, NC. The role blends hands-on medicine with clinical leadership, shaping medical standards, mentoring colleagues and sustaining exceptional patient care.

You will oversee medical protocols, lead a collaborative team, and remain actively involved in day-to-day medicine while driving the hospital's strategic direction and quality initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and maintain consistently high standards of veterinary care
• Mentor, coach and support veterinarians and members of the clinical team
• Provide case consultation and guidance on more challenging presentations
• Deliver high-quality preventative and general veterinary medicine
• Diagnose and manage internal medicine cases
• Perform and oversee dentistry and routine soft-tissue surgery
• Utilize digital radiography, ultrasound and in-house laboratory capabilities
• Promote effective anesthesia, pain-management and patient-monitoring protocols
• Champion continuing education and professional development across the team
• Identify opportunities for clinical quality improvement
• Work with hospital leadership to improve workflows and operational efficiency
• Support high standards of client communication and service
• Help develop medical protocols and hospital policies
• Encourage a collaborative, positive and accountable team culture
• Remain actively involved in clinical practice while influencing the hospital's longer-term medical direction

Job description

Global Talent Partners is seeking a Medical Director for a well-established small-animal hospital in Pinehurst, NC. The role blends hands-on medicine with clinical leadership, shaping medical standards, mentoring colleagues and sustaining exceptional patient care.

You will oversee medical protocols, lead a collaborative team, and remain actively involved in day-to-day medicine while driving the hospital's strategic direction and quality initiatives.