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Animal Clinic Downtown 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 & Critical Care Specialist
Buzzards Bay & Dennis, Massachusetts
Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists is looking for a board-certified, board-eligible, or residency-trained Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Specialist to join our collaborative emergency and specialty team.
This is an exciting time to join CCVS. We are expanding our hospital, increasing the capacity of our Emergency and Critical Care department, adding advanced imaging including MRI and fluoroscopy, and preparing to launch Neurology, Ophthalmology, and Dentistry. For a criticalist who enjoys complex medicine, teaching, collaboration, and helping shape a growing ECC service, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
What You’ll Do:
Our criticalists provide advanced care for hospitalized, emergent, and critically ill patients while working closely with emergency veterinarians, specialists, interns, residents, and an experienced nursing team.
Responsibilities include:
ICU and ER management, emergency receiving
Management of complex and critically ill patients
Collaboration across specialty services
Teaching and mentorship of interns, residents, and veterinary nursing staff
Participation in the continued growth and development of the ECC service
We value criticalists who bring strong clinical judgment, thoughtful communication, a collaborative approach to patient care, and an interest in teaching and team development.
Why CCVS?
CCVS is entering a major phase of growth designed to expand access to advanced emergency and specialty care for Cape Cod, southeastern Massachusetts, and the Islands.
Our expansion, currently on track to open in March 2027, includes:
Expanded Emergency and Critical Care space and capacity
MRI
Fluoroscopy
Additional clinical and procedural space
New specialty services in Neurology, Ophthalmology, and Dentistry
Continued growth across our existing emergency and specialty departments
For our ECC team, this means greater capacity for critically ill patients, broader specialty collaboration, and increased access to advanced diagnostics.
CCVS is home to more than 20 specialists across multiple disciplines, including Surgery, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Dermatology, Anesthesiology, Exotics, and Diagnostic Imaging. Our criticalists work closely with these services to provide coordinated care for complex patients.
Education is also an important part of our culture. CCVS supports ECC and rotating internships, residency training, structured veterinary technician education, and continuing education programs. Criticalists have the opportunity to participate in rounds, mentorship, case discussion, and the clinical development of the teams around them.
Compensation & Schedule
We offer:
Base salary of $200,000–$250,000, based on experience and schedule
Participation in a pooled production bonus designed to support team-based medicine and hospital performance
The schedule may include day and swing shifts, ICU and ER receiving responsibilities, weekends, holidays, and on-call coverage based on department needs.
Four-day workweek, including one administrative day
Relocation assistance when applicable
Opportunities to work across our Buzzards Bay and Dennis locations
Experienced emergency, specialty, and veterinary nursing support
Qualifications
Candidates must have:
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree or equivalent
Completion of an Emergency and Critical Care residency
Passed NAVLE, and if necessary, PAVES or ECFVG, prior to application
Board certification or board eligibility through the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) or equivalent
Massachusetts veterinary licensure, or eligibility to obtain
DEA registration and Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration, or eligibility to obtain both
Benefits
Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
Employer-paid short-term disability and life insurance
Long-term disability and voluntary life insurance options
401(k) with company match after six 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 support
AVMA Professional Liability Insurance Trust coverage
Reimbursement for Massachusetts veterinary licensure, DEA registration, MVMA dues, AVMA dues, and VIN
Access to online publishers including Sage, Wiley, and Elsevier
Uniform allowance
Team member discounts for veterinary care
Weekly grocery delivery for team meals and snacks
About Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists
Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists is a growing emergency and specialty referral hospital with locations in Buzzards Bay and Dennis, Massachusetts. As the only emergency and specialty referral hospital serving Cape Cod and the Islands, we provide advanced veterinary care to patients, clients, and referring veterinarians throughout the region.
CCVS is a United Veterinary Care Partner Hospital, giving our team access to additional resources and support while maintaining the culture and medical identity of our hospital.
If you are a criticalist looking for complex casework, a strong specialty team, meaningful teaching opportunities, and the chance to help shape an expanding ECC service, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you about joining Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists.
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Worksite address
buzzards bay, MA, 02532, US
Who can apply
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