Job ID - 100315
Lead Veterinarian
Location: Costa Mesa, CA | Job Type: Permanent | Base Salary: $160,000 - $210,000
Consultant - Oliver Whyte
Telephone: (720) 449 6141 | Email: oliver@atlasconsultancygroup.com
Job Description
We’re working with a well-established, four-doctor small-animal and exotics clinic in Costa Mesa, CA, seeking a Medical Lead Veterinarian to set clinical standards, mentor the DVM team, and help shape the hospital’s continued growth.
This is a long-standing, full-service practice with a history in the community dating back to 1985. The hospital provides wellness and preventative care, diagnostics, urgent care, advanced care, surgical procedures, and services for a diverse caseload including dogs, cats, and exotic pets.
You’ll be joining an experienced veterinary team that includes multiple DVMs and access to cardiology support, with a collaborative culture focused on clinical quality, client trust, and patient comfort. The hospital is open Monday to Friday, with weekends closed, creating a more consistent schedule than many leadership opportunities.
As Medical Lead, you’ll work closely with the Practice Manager to support hospital performance, mentor associate veterinarians, lead doctor meetings, uphold medical standards, and help develop a positive, engaged team. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll still practice medicine while having real influence over clinical direction, standards of care, team development, and hospital culture.
- Medical Lead Veterinarian opportunity in a respected four-DVM clinic
- Base salary range of $160,000–$210,000
- Full-service GP, urgent care, surgery, diagnostics, advanced care, and exotics caseload
- Long-standing hospital serving the community since 1985
- Experienced DVM team with access to specialty cardiology support
- Leadership role focused on mentoring, medical standards, doctor development, and hospital performance
- Monday–Friday hospital hours, with Saturday and Sunday closed
- DVM or equivalent degree that allows you to practice veterinary medicine in the US
- You hold (or are eligible for) a licensure in California
- Minimum of 2 years’ clinical experience
- Strong communicator with a collaborative, servant-leadership approach
- Comfortable mentoring doctors and partnering with management on hospital goals
- $160,000–$210,000 base salary
- Leadership opportunity with genuine clinical influence
- Supportive multi-doctor team environment
- Varied caseload including urgent care, surgery, diagnostics, and exotics
- Opportunity to mentor, develop doctors, and shape hospital standards
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