Medical Director - Calabasas, CA

About the role

This Medical Director role guides multiple VEG emergency hospitals toward medical excellence within a 24/7, 365-day operation. The position combines frontline emergency veterinary practice with servant leadership, autonomy, and a focus on team development.

Leaders set direction and build the conditions for their teams to succeed. They hire, coach, and hold people accountable. Leadership work spans strategy, communication, and decision making. Effective leaders give clear context and remove obstacles for the people who report to them. Leadership roles are measured by team outcomes, retention, and delivery. Most organizations expect leaders to be visible, predictable, and generous with context.

Key facts

What you'll do

Regular 1:1 meetings and personalized development plans strengthen clinical and leadership capabilities for the doctor team.

Monitoring processes in your VEG head the patient safety initiative to ensure delivery of safe, high-quality emergency care.

Partnership with your market owner establishes and implements a marketing strategy for the hospital within your market.

Creation and maintenance of the doctor schedule aligns with hospital needs and regulatory requirements to ensure coverage that matches demand and complies with rules.

Ensuring VEG hospital compliance with federal, state, and local regulations protects the hospital and supports trustworthy operations.

Requirements

The posting states a pay range of $255000 to $300000.

A DVM, VMD, or equivalent degree is mandatory for this role.

Candidates must bring 5+ years of traditional 24/7 emergency veterinary experience and critical case management skills.

Unrelenting passion for customer satisfaction through the highest level of medical care to patients is required.

Willingness to work in a noisy environment with strong or unpleasant odors is necessary.

Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating or as-needed basis based on hospital demands is required.

The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different personality types is required.

Practical notes

This role requires a commitment to leading through change in a dynamic, high-stress setting.

You must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship for this position.

Typical interview steps

Leadership hiring usually includes a strategy case, a people scenario, and a values conversation. Candidates may be asked to turn around a struggling team or plan for growth. Past results are examined closely, especially how decisions were made. Interviewers dig into specific decisions you made and their consequences. Preparing two or three decision stories with numbers and lessons is the best use of time.

Good to know

VEG operates modern emergency hospitals that emphasize efficient patient flow and high standards of care.

The role relies on tools and processes such as open-concept hospital design, standardized clinical protocols, and integrated scheduling systems.

Mentorship and structured learning programs support ongoing clinical and leadership development.

The company focuses on work-life balance through flexible schedules and comprehensive benefits.

This position contributes directly to patient safety, team cohesion, and hospital-level performance.

Questions to ask

Worth asking in any interview: how the team measures success, who the role works with daily, what the onboarding looks like, and what the company is trying to achieve this year. Asking what past hires did well is a strong final question. Keep the list short and pick the questions that matter most to you.

Career growth

Leadership careers move from manager to senior manager, director, and executive roles. Each step adds more scope and more responsibility for outcomes. The best leaders keep learning how to delegate, communicate, and decide. Leadership careers reward a record of building and developing people. The higher you go, the more your communication shapes the whole organization.