About this opportunity
Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists lists this Veterinary Criticalist opportunity in buzzards bay, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Specialist
Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists is seeking a Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Specialist with board certification, board eligibility, or residency training to join our collaborative emergency and specialty team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a criticalist who enjoys ICU case management, ER receiving, teaching, and team-based medicine in a growing specialty hospital serving Cape Cod, southeastern Massachusetts, and the Islands.
About This Role
As a Veterinary Criticalist at CCVS, you will provide advanced care for hospitalized, emergent, and critically ill patients while working closely with emergency doctors, specialists, interns, residents, and experienced nursing staff.
This role includes ICU case management, emergency receiving, specialty collaboration, and participation in our teaching and training culture. The schedule includes days, swing shifts, ICU and ER receiving shifts, weekends, holidays, and on-call responsibilities as needed.
We value criticalists who bring clinical excellence, strong communication, thoughtful leadership, a love of teaching, and a collaborative approach to patient care.
Why Join CCVS?
CCVS is continuing to grow to meet the needs of our patients, clients, referring veterinarians, and community. Our upcoming expansion will provide additional space, expanded clinical capacity, MRI, fluoroscopy, and new specialty services.
Our hospital offers a strong educational environment with established technician training, continuing education programs, ECC and rotating internships, and residency training programs. As a criticalist, you will have the opportunity to support advanced patient care while helping shape the future of emergency and critical care at CCVS.
What We Offer
Competitive salary ranging from$200,000 to $250,000, based on experience and schedule
Participation in a pooled production bonus designed to reward team collaboration and hospital performance
Four-day-per-week schedule, including one administrative day
Relocation assistance if needed
Opportunity to work across both our Buzzards Bay and Dennis locations
Collaborative environment with more than 20 specialists across multiple specialties
Strong nursing support and established training programs
Hospital expansion including additional space, MRI, fluoroscopy, and new specialty services (Neuro, ophtho, and dentistry) on track to open March 2027
Required Qualifications
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree or equivalent
Completion of all state licensing requirements
Massachusetts veterinary license, or eligibility to obtain
DEA licensure as well as MCSR, or eligibility to obtain
Residency-trained in Emergency and Critical Care
Board-certified or board-eligible by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, or equivalent
Benefits
Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account options
Short-term disability paid by the employer
Long-term disability options
Complimentary life insurance of $25,000, with options to purchase additional voluntary benefits
401(k) with company match, eligible after 6 months of employment
Progyny fertility and family-building support, up to $10,000
Company-sponsored Employee Assistance Program
Trupanion pet insurance with company-paid premiums for two team member pets
Paid time off and paid holidays
Generous continuing education program
AVMA Professional Liability Insurance Trust coverage provided
Reimbursement for Massachusetts veterinary license, DEA license, MVMA dues, AVMA dues, and VIN
Access to online publishers including Sage, Wiley, and Elsevier
Uniforms provided at no cost
Team member discounts for pet care
Weekly grocery delivery to the hospital for meals and snacks
About Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists
Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists is a growing specialty and emergency-critical care hospital with locations in Buzzards Bay and Dennis, Massachusetts. As the only emergency and specialty referral hospital serving Cape Cod and the Islands, CCVS provides advanced, compassionate care to the patients, clients, and referring veterinarians who rely on us.
Our team includes more than 20 specialists across multiple specialties, supported by emergency doctors, interns, residents, veterinary technicians, client care professionals, and administrative teams. We are proud of our collaborative culture, high medical standards, and commitment to continuous learning.
As a United Veterinary Care Partner Hospital, CCVS is supported in building sustainable, fulfilling careers while continuing to provide exceptional care to our community.
If you are a veterinary criticalist who is excited by complex cases, teaching, collaboration, and hospital growth, we would love to connect with you.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree or equivalent; all state licensing requirements completed
DEA license (state and federal)
Residency-trained
Board-certified or board-eligible
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Who can apply
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