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Angell West is seeking a full time or part time Staff Emergency Veterinarian – for our busy Emergency/CCU service at Angell West located in Waltham, MA.

We are a satellite hospital of Angell Animal Medical Center, an emergency, referral and primary care hospital that has been operating in Boston for more than a century. Waltham, a small city 11 miles from downtown Boston, is ideally situated within easy reach of Metrowest communities and those north and south of Boston, with high quality primary care veterinary hospitals serving as our referral base.

Our Facility and Resources:

Our hospital is approximately 17,000 square feet and has been recently renovated. The hospital is well equipped with 3 surgical suites, ultrasound, echocardiography, a CT scanner, endoscopy, laparoscopy, arthroscopy, digital otoscopy, digital radiography, a shockwave unit, therapeutic laser, and telemetry. Our CCU is equipped with cages for continuous oxygen supply, and we maintain an on-site blood bank. Labwork and samples are sent twice daily to the fully equipped Angell-Boston laboratory staffed by boarded pathologists. Angell West is also equipped with an in-house laboratory, including a NOVA, Procyte CBC, Abaxis chemistry machine, and Abaxis coagulation machine.   Full abdominal ultrasounds are available 6 days a week, and radiographs are reviewed 6 days a week by the boarded radiologists on site at Angell Boston. We also have an on-site physical rehabilitation practice, including a pool, two underwater treadmills, land based exercise facilities, and various ancillary services.

Our People:

Our collegial hospital staff includes emergency/critical care, urgent care, internal medicine, surgery, avian/exotics, dermatology, physical rehabilitation, and behavior departments.  The emergency and critical care staff includes 3 criticalists and 6 emergency veterinarians.  We have a robust internship program, with 5 rotating interns and 2 specialty interns.  Our emergency veterinarians are internship trained, team oriented, diligent, and conscientious. Collaboration is one of our core values, and our surveyed team members consistently rate the people with whom they work as one of the best parts of their job.  

What Makes Us Unique:

This position provides a unique opportunity to join a well-known and respected practice at a non-corporate, non-profit, referral hospital. Our caseload and staffing affords the opportunity to both see emergency cases and manage complex in-patients with support, mentoring, and appropriate amounts of time to devote to such cases without feeling rushed. Our emergency veterinarians work closely with our specialists, encouraging continued professional growth. The qualified individual will be responsible for managing inpatients and overseeing the CCU, receiving patients through our emergency list, and participating in mentorship and training of our interns.

Angell West is operated by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), a non-profit, values-based organization with a focus on client service, patient care, and life-work balance. Our six core values are Collaboration, Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Positivity, and Service.  Continual improvement is part of our culture.  We are looking for an individual who shares our values and is seeking a collaborative client-focused setting.

Numerous professional development offerings include weekly seminars, frequent lunch and learns, several hours of journal club, topic based rounds, and didactic learning (at both Angell West in Waltham and at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston).

Our Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits package, a compensation plan consisting of a guaranteed base salary with additional production based payment, and a desirable work schedule. Our staffing, schedule, and benefits allow for considerable time away from work, providing an ideal life-work balance. When emergency veterinarians are away from the hospital, the emergency and critical care service has a seamless cover system so that patient and client needs are addressed, and time away can be enjoyed without stress or an increased work load on return.

• Sign-on bonus, and relocation allowance where applicable
• Generous base salary plus additional production bonus
• Paid professional memberships, licensure, PLIT, VIN and DEA license
• Annual CE allowance and professional development time
• Generous Paid Time Off, including paid holiday time
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance
• Dental, life and disability insurance
• 403B with employer match
• Flexible Spending Account
• Social Worker on staff to make sure our doctors and technicians can maintain a good work-life balance (while still enjoying the excitement of emergency medicine!).
• As part of the renowned MSPCA, Angell West is a not-for profit (reduction in your student loans is a possibility) animal hospital.

Requirements:

We are seeking applicants that are veterinarians (DVM or equivalent) and have completed a rotating internship. We encourage applicants that have recently finished a rotating internship to apply, as we can provide mentorship, support, and ongoing growth and learning opportunities.

Candidates must demonstrate aptitude for multi-tasking and working successfully in a team environment. The successful candidate should be able to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, to the veterinary and technical staff as well as clients and referring veterinarians.

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