Critical Care Director jobs in Ventura, CA

What are YOU looking for? 

Interesting to realize we find peace and fulfillment within the chaos... 

Saving a life, especially one in crisis can be incredibly thrilling! Emergency medicine is full of unexpected challenges, ongoing opportunities to learn, and fascinating cases and people. Even if you are drawn to the emergency room and all that it promises, there is a great deal of uncertainty in veterinary medicine currently as it is a rapidly evolving field struggling to recover from a devastating pandemic. How is it possible to find happiness and fulfilment in such an unpredictable, ever-changing environment?  

To continue in this industry, we need to work in an environment that harbors the values that we find important: quality medicine, integrity, compassion, education, and so many more. For that future, look to Horizon Veterinary Specialists. 

 
A bit about us... 
Horizon Veterinary Specialists is a privately owned and rapidly growing, fast-paced emergency and specialty hospital located in beautiful Ventura, California. Horizon was founded in August of 2018 by five board certified veterinarians who want to inspire positive change in the veterinary community for  their patients and for all the incredible professionals who dedicate themselves to veterinary medicine. With a state-of-the-art facility and a focus on positive, inclusive, and educational culture, the Horizon Partners have built a team of kind-hearted, dedicated, and motivated professionals to serve each other, our patients, and the community members of beautiful Ventura.  

Horizon’s emergency and critical care team provides services 24/7 to small animal patients of Ventura and the surrounding counties. Our emergency department supports walk- in emergencies as well as referrals from the primary veterinarian community.  We have a large, fully equipped, multi-unit ICU with a separate room for isolation and a room just for cats. Our emergency department team is fortunate to have access to internal medicine services seven days a week, for supportive services and consultation. Additionally, our emergency and soft tissue surgical needs are supported by a team of board-certified surgeons! 

What we want for you! 

Horizon is looking for a knowledgeable and eager emergency or critical care veterinarian who approaches their role with kindness and dedication and is ready to join the Horizon Emergency & Critical Care Team! 

If emergency surgery is your passion, you will find ample opportunities to pursue this, as well as many other aspects of veterinary medicine. We are looking for an individual with a positive attitude, confidence, who is detail oriented and diligent. The veterinarian in this position must possess excellent communication skills, approaching each patient and client with kindness and understanding, sensitive to the vast variety of situations that an emergency veterinarian encounters. 

• We offer a guaranteed salary without negative accrual additional production-based pay 

• Flexible work schedule and realistic patient and client expectations 

• Time for rest and fun is encouraged with your generous allotment of paid time off 

• A variety of medical plans to choose from including medical, dental, vision and a variety of supplemental options 

• Your licensing and several veterinary related memberships covered for you! 

• Generous CE package, allowing ongoing growth and collaboration within the veterinary community 

• Mentorship opportunities, learn with and educated us 

• We want to help you plan for the future with our 401k plan! 

• Of course, you will have benefits for your furry family members too! 

• Collaboration is key!  Rounds occur daily, all of our doctors' support and consult on cases  

• Interested in living near the beautiful Pacific Ocean in idyllic Ventura, California? Interested in a relocation bonus! Nervous to make such a significant change during such uncertain times? Seeking a sign-on bonus? - Let’s spend some time discussing what you want from your career and how we can help you find it!