Pieper Memorial Veterinary Center is currently seeking a board-certified or residency trained criticalist to join our Resuscitation & Critical Care (RACC) department. Pieper Memorial is a complete ER/Specialty hospital with Internal Medicine, Neurology, Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging, Avian/Exotics, and Oncology departments. The RACC department consists of one boarded criticalist, dedicated technicians and assistants, and department-specific client liaisons.

Criticalist responsibilities:

Pieper Memorial is VECCS Level I certified with an experienced emergency department. Criticalists work closely with emergency doctors and provide support for critical and unstable cases but are not responsible for receiving emergency cases directly.

Our hospital is committed to providing our clinicians with the tools that they need. Our state-of-the-art facilities include multiple ultrasounds, wireless Fukuda Denshi telemetry, 64-slice CT, 1.5 T MRI, C-Arm with neurovascular platform, Maquet Servo-U ventilator with NAVA and volumetric capnography and minimally invasive surgical equipment. Pieper Memorial also has a Antech reference laboratory in the building with an on-site clinical pathologist.

What we’re about:

Teamwork: We believe veterinary medicine is a team sport. We know the best way to care for our patients and clients is by working together and supporting each other.

Support: Our hospitals are organized and staffed to create the support systems we all need to care for our patients, clients, and each other.

Growth: Opportunities for growth, both personally and professionally, are important to us. Continuing education, leadership training, and opportunities are available to our staff at all levels.

What we offer:

• Salary and Pro/Sal options

• Paid educational sabbatical for board eligible candidates preparing to take their exam
• Company-paid short-term disability

• Paid maternity leave
• Excellent health insurance coverage options, including dental and vision

• Continuing education stipend
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous pet discount
• Moving expense reimbursement if necessary
• Healthy work/life balance design
• 401 (k) retirement plan with employer matching
• Great location between Boston and NYC

Pieper Veterinary is a veterinarian-owned family of emergency, specialty, and primary care hospitals in Central and Southern Connecticut. Collectively, Pieper has over 45 doctors and over 340 support staff. Pieper Memorial ER/specialty hospital is adjacent to our largest general practice, which has been in continuous operation for over 75 years. Pieper has come to be a trusted and respected community institution. Our mission is to provide exceptional medical care for pets while keeping care affordable for our clients.

Pieper Veterinary considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Pieper Veterinary discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.