Metropolitan Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Service in Louisville, KY is seeking a motivated graduate of an accredited veterinary school for an emergency DVM position.
If you are a new graduate and you are interested, please submit your CV, as we have opportunities for you as well, including mentorship.
We are looking for an emergency clinicians in full and part time positions to work on the emergency service. Available shifts consist of day time swing shifts as well as overnight shifts.
Our hospital consist of two halves-- Metropolitan Veterinary Specialists (MVS) and Metropolitan Veterinary Emergency Service (MVES).
MVS is a multidisciplinary referral practice consisting of:
Four board certified surgeons
Two board certified internists
One board certified neurologist
One board eligible dentist
One board eligible ophthalmologist
MVES is overseen by one double boarded internist/criticalist, and one board certified criticalist, and but also consists of 6 emergency clinicians with varying internship and residency experience that provide 24 hour support.
Four board certified surgeons share duties covering the emergency service and are available for consultation or to perform procedures at any time.
We currently have cage side rounds to discuss patient care two times per day.
If you are interested in a unique opportunity with a stimulating, progressive, multi-specialty referral center, please contact our office manager, Chancey Rogers at crogers.mves@gmail.com.
Services provided by Metropolitan Veterinary Emergency Service include but are not limited to the following:
routine hematology
routine clinical chemistry
blood gas analysis
PT/aPTT
thromboelestography
invasive and noninvasive blood pressure evaluation
EKG
in house telemetry
oxygen therapy
mechanical ventilation
radiography, ultrasonography
computed tomography
fluid therapy
supportive care
Highly skilled technical staff with employee managers on almost all shifts
Benefits include:
100% employer paid family health insurance
401k with company matching program
PLIT, AVMA dues
Yearly CE Allowance
Salary is competitive regionally and is commiserate with experience. New graduates salaries and clinicians with limited ER experience are very competitive relative general practice. Multiple opportunities for additional shifts (additional pay) exist.
About Metropolitan Veterinary Emergency Service
Louisville and its Metropolitan area is comprised of approximately 1.3 million people. The city is a nice mixture of quiet neighborhoods, vibrant riverfront, growing music/public radio scene and culinary/performing arts all set at a Midwest pace. We have a great ballet, opera, and Kentucky Center for the performing arts. There is a huge culinary scene in Louisville with hip restaurants as well as a growing food truck market. Obviously, the city's most noteworthy event is the Kentucky Derby which spans 2 weeks of fun filled events including the Pegasus parade and Balloon Glow leading up to the actual horse racing of Oaks and Derby. We have several large music festivals per year as well as plenty of outdoor opportunities for hiking, biking, canoeing, etc. Louisville is also only a few hour trip from many other metropolitan areas including Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati.
