Pet Specialists of Monterey (PSM), a BluePearl Hospital, is an AAHA certified, state-of-the-art, 24-hour emergency and referral hospital located in Monterey, on the beautiful central coast of California.

We are seeking a Full-time residency trained or board certified (DACVECC) critical care specialist to join our team of thirteen doctors, including seven specialists. Our facility features a full in-house laboratory, digital radiographs, CT scan, ultrasound, color-flow doppler, telemetry unit, endoscopy, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, and electrosurgical equipment. The environment is face-paced, challenging, and collaborative.

With board-certified specialists in critical care, surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, and oncology, the ideal candidate will be hard-working, motivated, enthusiastic and able to work harmoniously and effectively with other doctors, staff, and referring veterinarians. As a teaching hospital, all doctors play a role in training new graduates through our rotating small animal internship program.

PSM is located adjacent to the white sand beaches of Carmel and spectacular coastline of Big Sur, offering some of the most pristine beaches, hiking trails, and camping in California. The Monterey Peninsula beaches, and mountain ranges support an active outdoor lifestyle with Fisherman 's wharf, world-class restaurants, art galleries and the Monterey Bay aquarium being a short distance away.

Applicants must have strong communication skills, a surgical skill set for emergency cases, and compassion for owners and their pets. We seek team members committed to offering the highest quality client service and excellent medical care.

Why BluePearl?

Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.

We encourage you to grow with us. Our technicians are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in his/her career.

In order to transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.

Annual company store allowance.

Flexible work schedules.

Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off, parental leave, and floating holiday plans.

A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment.

Twelve free mental health sessions each year through Lyra.

We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

The annual salary range for this position is $187,000 to $245,000. Additionally, you may be eligible to earn certain production as determined in accordance with company policy.

BluePearl also offers additional ancillary benefits, including, but not limited to, shift differentials and weekend differentials. These ancillary benefits may fluctuate by region and/or hospital. Please discuss specific ancillary benefits with your interviewer.

BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation or affectional preference, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.

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