Staff Criticalist
About the role
The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (AMC) is seeking a Staff Criticalist to join our team of ten that currently work in the Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) Department.
AMC is one of the nation’s largest facilities for animal care, research, and education. The state-of-the-art hospital operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, with 55,000 patient visits annually. Over 140 veterinarians comprise the professional staff, representing all specialties, and providing a progressive, stimulating, and rewarding working environment. The ECC Department is currently comprised of ten board‑certified specialists in ECC, seven internship‑trained emergency doctors, nine residents, 35 licensed technicians (several with their VTS in ECC), and 23 assistants. In our open new‑renovated ICU, patients are co‑managed by ECC and allied services or managed primarily by the ECC team. Our ER is at the hospital’s center, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and has an active caseload of nearly 20,000 visits per year. AMC is the only VETCOT certified, Level 1 trauma center in the region.
The successful candidate will be expected to practice outstanding medicine, to assist in the training of residents and interns, and to contribute to the growth and development of the department internally and the specialty as a whole.
Founded in 1910, the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center is the world’s largest veterinary teaching hospital, offering compassionate, collaborative, and cutting‑edge veterinary care. AMC just completed a major expansion and renovation, transforming the hospital’s entire 83,000‑square‑foot space into a state‑of‑the‑art facility that includes a brand‑new full‑floor surgical center, 1.5 Tesla Philips MRI, 64‑slice spiral CT scanner, EEG, Elekta Versa HD Linear Accelerator, in‑house laboratory, ultrasound, echocardiogram, and mobile cone‑beam CT. With over 20 specialties and services under one roof, AMC provides a multidisciplinary environment ideal for complex cases, collaborative research, and lifelong learning.