Veterinary Criticalist

Job Description

Veterinary Criticalist

Competitive compensation
Full-Time opportunity in Central Point, Oregon

Schedule:

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Why Join Southern Oregon Veterinary Specialty Center

Southern Oregon Veterinary Specialty Center (SOVSC) is the region's premier 24/7 specialty and emergency hospital, serving pets and families throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California. As the only dedicated provider of comprehensive emergency and critical care in the region, SOVSC sees a diverse and complex caseload while providing advanced medicine around the clock.

At SOVSC, you'll join a collaborative team of Emergency, Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Urgent Care veterinarians supported by a highly trained nursing and technical team. Our culture is built around compassion, innovation, continuous learning, and teamwork-with the resources and infrastructure needed to practice at a high level.

The hospital was established in 2004 to fill a significant gap in specialty and emergency care throughout the region and has grown into a comprehensive regional referral center. Today, our expanded facility includes a dedicated ICU, centralized doctor-treatment areas, advanced CT imaging, state-of-the-art operating suites, and a dedicated contagious ward.

For Criticalists, SOVSC offers the opportunity to practice advanced medicine in a hospital where critically ill patients receive dedicated, highly monitored care. Our ICU utilizes a patient-assignment model, allowing dedicated nurses to remain closely involved with their assigned patients throughout their shifts and respond quickly to changes in clinical status.

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Location Highlight

Located in Central Point in Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley, SOVSC offers an exceptional combination of professional opportunity and outdoor lifestyle. The area provides easy access to hiking, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, rafting, camping, fishing, wineries, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, while the Oregon Coast, redwood forests, and larger cities throughout the Pacific Northwest are within reach for weekend adventures.

Perks & Benefits

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.

• Competitive compensation
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• FSA/HSA options
• CE allowance and professional development support
• Paid professional licensing and membership support
• Professional liability insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Access to the broader Ethos Veterinary Health network
• Dedicated support team
• Opportunities for mentorship, continuing education, and clinical growth

• Manage high-acuity emergency and ICU patients, including stabilization, advanced diagnostics, and ongoing critical care management
• Provide comprehensive care for complex and unstable patients within a dedicated ICU environment
• Lead or participate in interdisciplinary rounds and collaborate closely with Emergency, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Urgent Care teams
• Utilize advanced critical care therapies and monitoring, including mechanical ventilation, high-flow oxygen therapy, telemetry, transfusion medicine, and advanced imaging as clinically indicated
• Oversee patients requiring Level 3 and Level 4 ICU care, including those requiring continuous monitoring and advanced life-support interventions
• Collaborate with dedicated ICU nurses to develop and adjust individualized treatment plans based on real-time patient data
• Utilize advanced diagnostic capabilities including CT,…