Southgate Animal Hospital Medical Director

Job overview

The Southgate Animal Hospital Medical Director role is onsite in Dearborn, MI. Compensation is $160,000–$170,000 per year. The role leads medical care and practice operations at Southgate Animal Hospital, which provides veterinary services to pets and families in its community. The Medical Director oversees veterinary standards and clinical care while treating patients, mentoring veterinarians, addressing client and patient-care concerns, and working with the Hospital Manager on practice performance and service development. The position offers a four-day work week and no on-call duty.

What you'll do

• Oversee medical standards and quality of care
• set medical policies
• see patients and handle clinical practice
• support communication and patient-care transfers
• review records and controlled-drug management
• conduct doctor meetings
• address patient-care problems and complaints
• monitor and coach veterinarian performance
• mentor staff veterinarians
• interview DVM candidates
• identify service opportunities
• monitor practice performance with the Hospital Manager.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

medical director

southgate animal hospital

dearborn mi

petvet care centers

veterinary medicine

dvm

clinical leadership

four-day work week

no on-call

$160k–$170k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Signing, retention, and relocation packages up to $75,000
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• paid parental leave
• 401(k)
• pet discounts
• emotional wellbeing support
• continuing education stipends
• and career development resources.

Why this role

Requires a DVM or VMD degree, current state veterinary license, DEA registration, and 3–5+ years of veterinary practice experience. The posting offers clinical autonomy and a four-day work week with no on-call duty.

About the employer

PetVet Care Centers is hiring for this role. Industry: Veterinary Services. Sector: 54.