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Fantastic Criticalist Opportunity – Springfield/ Eugene, OR

Emergency Veterinary Hospital is looking to welcome a fantastic Criticalist to our highly experienced 24/7 ER team and our rapidly growing hospital. The Emergency Veterinary Hospital has moved into our brand new 12,000+ square feet including new treatment facilities, ORs, and a state-of-the-art Toshiba 128 slice CT modality for advanced imaging to complement our already cutting edge ultrasound and digital x-ray modalities.

Our legacy:

In 1978 the Emergency Veterinary Hospital saw its first emergency case.  In 1996, we opened our current hospital and in 2006 we began seeing patients 24 hours a day.  In 2022, we entered a new era after moving to our brand-new hospital, added new services, and a bright future. Our specialty expansion, now located in our new facility, is seeking a specialist of your caliber and vision to partner with us.

The Emergency Veterinary Hospital is a family-oriented practice that works hard to build a culture of collaboration and wellness.  Our goal is to enable all of our doctors and support staff to practice in an environment that fosters quality of life, professional development, and excellent care.  We have been AAHA accredited since 2008 and our commitment to these standards enable our associates to practice the best quality of medicine they know how.   Our hospital boasts a robust mentoring program to guide associates with less experience in the ER field.

We offer a fully equipped diagnostic laboratory, cutting-edge surgical facilities, digital radiography, and ultrasound. Our brand-new CT adds state-of-the-art imaging to our ER offerings, our dental specialist provides advanced dentistry services to the community on a weekly basis.

For additional info about Emergency Veterinary Hospital, please visit  https://emergencyvethosp.com/. 

Our Team

You will be working closely with our team including our long time Medical Director and partner, Dr. Max Rinaldi, and our experienced Hospital Administrator, Dave Berg.  Dr. Rinaldi, was raised in Nevada and received his DVM from Kansas State University, graduating in 2012. Dr. Rinaldi then spent a year in a rotating Internal Medicine and Surgery Internship at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, followed by a year internship in Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery at Louisiana State University. He joined EVH as an associate shortly thereafter and has loved the greater Eugene and Lane County communities ever since. Dr. Rinaldi’s professional interests include emergency and critical care, emergency surgery, and exotic animal medicine.  He is a member of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society and the American Veterinary Medical Association.  When not engaged in veterinary medicine, he enjoys spending time with his young family as well as electromechanical systems, robotics, and woodworking.

Our Values:

The way we approach our work matters. Our core values—do the right thing, fun, wow service, respect, and learning—guide everything we do at Emergency Veterinary Hospital.

Community Impact:

Our commitment to pets extends beyond our hospital walls. Our Team Members can give back to communities around the globe through our partnership with World Vets. Each year, we send a group of doctors and support staff abroad to help pets in need and support programs that nurture healthy relationships between people and animals.

When you join our team, you’ll receive:

Competitive base salary, plus production incentive and bonus potential

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance – with company contribution HSA account

License reimbursement

Generous CE allowance

401k with company match

Generous Paid Time Off for work/life balance

AVMA PLIT Professional Liability Insurance

Sign-On Bonus and other considerations for qualified candidates

Springfield & Eugene, Oregon:

The University of Oregon’s main campus is a stone’s throw away from our wonderful hospital. The Eugene/ Springfield communities are essentially an outdoor lover’s paradise nestled in a robust and thriving college town. Wine aficionados clammer over the Willamette Valley where vineyards are abundant and outdoor recreation is world-class. Surrounded on two sides by the Cascade and Coastal Mountain ranges there are numerous opportunities for hiking, cycling, and boating. Emergency Veterinary Hospital is a short drive from the coast and an hour and a half south of the Portland metropolitan area. Springfield, OR and its neighboring city of Eugene boast a wide variety of restaurants, theater, parks, and recreation, as well as a diverse culture.

Join the Lakefield Family!

Emergency Veterinary Hospital is part of the Lakefield Veterinary Group—a family-owned company that offers support and resources to hospital teams while empowering them to make decisions about how they practice medicine and show up for their communities.

To learn more about us:  https://careers.lakefieldvet.com/.

To learn more or submit your resume, please contact Dr. Max Rinaldi at mrinaldi@lakefieldvet.com.

About Lakefield Veterinary Group

Our partnership with Lakefield Veterinary Group is a long-term relationship dedicated to compassionate veterinary care. We are building communities of talented and like-minded veterinarians that will embody our core values of Respect, Wow Service, Learning, Fun, and will always Do the Right Thing. There is no greater reward than strengthening the human/pet bond. It is our responsibility to go beyond the borders of our local legacy and provide expert level veterinary medicine to pets all over the world during our annual trip with World Vets. We invite you to come experience the Lakefield family.

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