Description

Pinnacle Veterinary Specialists is seeking a second board certified or board eligible criticalist to expand our ten-doctor emergency and critical care team.  We are a 24/7 emergency, specialty hospital located in the Philadelphia suburb of Glen Mills, PA.  

Here is why you’ll love joining the PVS family:

Medical Excellence in a Veterinarian-owned Environment:

• Team Members you look forward to spending the day with – kindness is the most important core value at Pinnacle.  We are a smaller specialty/ER hospital with just eighteen doctors.  We have chosen slow, careful growth by prioritizing team members who value medical excellence just as much as being a great colleague and collaborator.  
• Strong specialty team: Collaborate with a fellow criticalist, three internal medicine specialists (two of whom were former ER doctors!), two neurologists, one full-time and two part-time radiologists, two surgeons, and one cardiologist.
• Top Tier Equipment: full in house laboratory including Siemens blood gas machine, Idexx CBC/Chem/UA/In-Vue/PT/PTT, digital radiography, GE CT Scan, GE 1.5T MRI, two portable ultrasound machines for POCUS, high flow oxygen system, Fukuda Denshi telemetry, EEG/EMG machine, Canon Aplio large ultrasound.
• As a veterinarian-owned practice, we put medicine and patients first.

A Schedule for Maximum Freedom

• Work Just 12 Shifts/Month: Enjoy generous base pay with additional production potential while working fewer shifts, giving you unparalleled time off to relax, travel, and recharge in the beautiful suburbs of Philadelphia.

Unmatched Support & An Excellent ECC Team

• Incredible Nursing Ratios: Work alongside a healthy population of experienced nurses that allow for excellent patient care and strong mentorship of junior nurses.  They actually have time and bandwidth to teach!
• Credentialed Nurses: Over 70% of our nursing staff are certified (including 5 VTS nurses!), backed by a dedicated in-house VTS(ECC) Nursing Educator.
• Mentorship Opportunity: Help develop and grow the knowledge and skillset of our ECC doctor and nursing team who are eager to learn from you.  
• A True Hospital Family: Since opening in 2021 we have expanded our ECC doctor team from seven to eleven!  The majority of our ECC doctors have 5+ years of emergency experience. You’ll join a kind, collaborative, tight-knit group of 10 exceptional clinicians who enjoy spending time together.

Benefits meant to support your personal health:      

• Affordable Independence Blue Cross PPO health insurance with NO deductible for less than $100 per pay period.  Penn medicine virtual care, $0 virtual mental health support.  Employees are eligible on the first (1st) of the month after their hire date.
• Dental and vision insurance through Guardian
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance at no cost to you.
• Pennsylvania Veterinary License Dues
• VECCS dues plus one additional organization of your choosing
• Professional Liability Insurance with License Defense Coverage through AVMA
• 401K Plan with employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Continuing education allowance
• Personal pet medical/surgical employee discount
• Uniform allowance
• Costco membership dues paid annually – our hospital is directly across from Costco!

Ditch the corporate grind and join a practice that values your talent, respects your time, and feels like home.

Requirements

DVM, VMD or equivalent

DACVECC or board-eligible candidate