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Staff Veterinarian - Ophthalmologist
MSPCA-Angell
Full Time ophthalmologist position at MSPCA/Angell West, Waltham campus Join one of the few American Animal Hospital Accredited (AAHA) veterinary referral hospitals in Massachusetts! Angell West is a 24-hour emergency and referral hospital in Waltham, MA, a small city 11 miles from downtown Boston. We are a satellite hospital of Angell Animal Medical Center, an emergency, referral, and primary care hospital that has been operating in Boston for more than a century. Our Waltham practice is ideally situated close to metro-west communities and those north and south of Boston, with high-quality primary care veterinary hospitals serving as our referral base. We are a values based or ganization with a focus on client service, patient care and life-work balance. Our facility and resources: Our hospital is approximately 17,000 square feet and has been recently renovated and expanded. Angell West is outfitted with ultrasound, echocardiography, endoscopy, laparoscopy, in house lab machines (Abaxis, NOVA, and Procyte machines), telemetry, and oxygen cages. Digital radiography is performed on-site in Waltham with interpretation of all films by the radiology service at Angell Boston. We are equipped with 3 spacious surgical suites with natural light, as well as a sizeable surgical preparation and induction area. Renovations were completed during the summer of 2019 to install a CT scanner. We have an extensive on-site physical rehabilitation service, which operates 7 days a week and provides: a large above-ground pool, two under water treadmills, massage/reiki, cold laser, chiropractic, and acupuncture services. Doctors also have access to the extensive resources of Angell Boston, including twice daily delivery of laboratory samples from Angell West to their onsite laboratory staffed by two boarded pathologists. We work in collaboration with the Boston staff to provide the highest quality patient and client care in a seamless environment. All necessary specialty equipment for ophthalmology appointments and surgery will be purchased with input from the candidate that fills this position. There have been frequent requests from our referral community for ophthalmology offerings at our Waltham location, and we have a busy emergency caseload which will also support an ophthalmology service. Our people: Our collegial staff at Angell West includes an emergency/critical care department (2 specialists, 7 intern-trained emergency doctors), internal medicine (two specialists), avian-exotics (2 specialists), cardiology (one specialist and rotating doctors from Boston), physical rehabilitation (2 specialists), dermatology (1 specialist), surgery (1 specialist), neurology (appointments offered monthly), and behavior (appointments offered monthly). We have an anesthesia team of highly experienced technicians that will be available for ophthalmologic surgeries. Angell Boston has a thriving ophthalmology service, currently consisting of 2 ophthalmologists. Collaboration is one of our core values, and our surveyed team members consistently rate the people with whom they work as one of the best parts of their job. Numerous professional development offerings include weekly seminars, frequent lunch and learns, several hours of journal club, and didactic learning (primarily at our Boston practice). What makes us unique: values-based, non-profit, & more Angell West is operated by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), a non-profit, values-based organization with a focus on client service, patient care, and life-work balance. We hold ourselves to an extremely high standard of excellence, another of our core values, as evidenced by AAHA referral accreditation for our specialty services, which differentiates us from many of the other referral hospitals in the area. Continual improvement is part of our culture. This position provides a unique opportunity to practice at a non-corporate referral hospital in an intimate client-focused setting, but with numerous amenities from the larger Angell Boston hospital as support. We are looking for an individual who shares our values and is seeking a smaller hospital based setting with a busy clinical and surgical ophthalmology practice. The caseload will be generated through appointments, in-house referral, the emergency service, and referrals from our community practices. Boston’s perks: Boston is a world class city with easy access to oceanfront and the mountains, and there are many cultural opportunities as well as our famous Boston sports teams. Logan International Airport is a major airport allowing for easy air travel. Angell has long enjoyed collaborative work with the nearby esteemed Longwood Medical Community (including the Harvard Medical School network of teaching hospitals). Benefits: We offer a competitive benefits package, a compensation plan consisting of a guaranteed base salary with additional production based payment, and a desirable work schedule.
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We are seeking applicants that are board certified or have completed an ophthalmology residency. |
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