Veterinary Medical Director
Practice Overview
Access Veterinary Care opened in 2018 with the mission to increase access to veterinary care, using a new-to-industry care delivery model and an open heart to reach more families. In August of 2026, we’ll be merging with My Pit Bull is Family, a local nonprofit that helps keep pets where they belong – with their families. Since 2011, they have helped families find breed-inclusive housing, access vital services, and obtain basic necessities such as pet food and vaccines. We’re proud to continue serving our community in an even more profound way!
Position Overview
The Medical Director is responsible for the medical oversight of clinical programming at Access Veterinary Care and related Community Medicine programs. This leadership role includes operational management, supervision of staff and resources, supporting research and education, and ensuring compliance with all internal policies and external regulations.
The Medical Director is instrumental in establishing quality improvement initiatives to ensure the delivery of patient- and community-focused care. They promote cross-departmental collaboration and act as a resource within the organization.
What You’ll Be Working On
Clinical Leadership (25-50%)
Ongoing Operations
- Coordinate review and updates of clinical policies as appropriate
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with technicians and the Community Medicine team.
- Work with the Practice Manager and support staff to ensure high-quality medicine and client experiences, including team approach to evaluating and addressing client complaints.
- Review and advise on clinical revenue performance.
- Make decisions on medications and supplies to stock, balancing accessible care principles and clinical efficacy.
- Maintain a valid DEA license (clinic funded)
Program and Service Growth
- Identify and communicate opportunities to improve the quality and accessibility of medical care.
- Advise on the clinical development of new programming or clinical services and support associates in onboarding (e.g. addition of ultrasound, expansion of surgical services, other opportunities)
- Propose changes to clinical services in response to evolving community needs.
- Stay informed about new technologies, equipment, and supplies that could improve quality or reduce costs.
- Evaluate clinic space utilization and recommend improvements.
- Proactively identify gaps in care and propose actionable solutions.
- Maintain accurate data collection for grant reporting and program reports for the Board of Directors.
- Maintain relationships with School of Veterinary Medicine Program Directors to host rotations, externships and other learning opportunities.
Human Resource Management
Supervision responsibilities:
- With assistance of Practice Manager hire, supervise, and evaluate staff veterinarians.
- Collaborate with the Practice Manager and organization leadership on disciplinary actions, terminations, and other HR matters in accordance with personnel policies.
- Coordinate and run regular DVM meetings; aid in development of agenda for support staff meetings.
Staff Support:
- Identify training opportunities and mentor veterinary staff.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.
- Provide input on hiring and evaluation of medical support staff.
- Help advise on staffing models aligned with and patient care needs.
- Oversee support staff competencies in partnership with the Lead Technician and Practice Manager.
- Organizational Growth
- Act on leadership team to advise ED on long-term organizational structure
- Aid with transition to non-profit clinic with My Pit Bully is Family leadership. With ED, evaluate position responsibilities on an ongoing basis to help ensure coordinated clinical and programming growth.
- Create and implement programming based on community needs (HQHV SN, Mobile Clinics, Homeless outreach, etc)
- Identify and apply for grants to increase access to care in partnership with the ED.
- Participate in research projects to advance access to care in the animal welfare field. (Attend and speak at conferences, maintain ongoing knowledge of active and past studies)
Clinical Practice (50-75%)
**Regular clinical shifts may include Urgent Care, Surgery, Preventive Care, and existing or emerging Community Outreach programming as determined with clinic leadership.
Urgent Care:
- Provide compassionate, high-quality, accessible medical care to patients.
- See variety of sick-patient cases in a fast-paced clinical environment.
- Outpatient caseload, ranges from simple presenting complaints to more complex stabilization and possible transfer to 24 hour clinic
Surgery
- Soft tissue surgery
- Dentistry
- Emergency surgery/day-of surgery
Preventive care
- Aid technicians and assistants in addressing preventive care needs for patients
- Examine new patients to establish a VPCR
Community Outreach
- Clinical shifts in support of existing programming as well as areas of expansion.
- Clinical growth
- Opportunities to grow and implement new clinical offerings
- Opportunities to grow community outreach programming
Qualifications
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from an accredited program is required
- Be licensed or able to be licensed in the state of Minnesota
- At least 2 years of experience preferred, with time spent in urgent care, emergency, or nonprofit setting
- Experience with leadership or management of teams
- Passionate about spectrum-of-care medicine
- Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and continuous learning
- Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity
- Positive team player who motivates staff with encouragement
Associate Veterinarian and Relief Veterinarian
Position Overview
If you are someone that wants to feel good at the end of each day, not just about the medicine you provided but for all the families that you helped, we want to talk to you!
Practice Overview
Access Veterinary Care opened in 2018 with the mission to increase access to veterinary care, using a new-to-industry care delivery model and an open heart to reach more families. In August of 2026, we merged with the local nonprofit, My Pit Bull is Family and we’re continuing to serve our community as a nonprofit organization! Our goal is to provide exceptional veterinary care in an approachable, affordable, accessible way. We are proud to reflect our community and serve our neighbors!
We have a strong support staff to doctor ratio. Our support staff are highly skilled and constantly learning new skills, allowing for high utilization so our DVMs can focus on DVM-level tasks. This approach allows us to support one another to the finish line!
Our current services include urgent care, scheduled and urgent/emergent surgery, and a dedicated preventative care day. The clinic is currently open Monday – Saturday, with the hopes of opening up urgent care and surgery services on Sundays in the future. Our DVMs enjoy rotating set schedules for consistency, with flexibility to swap shifts with teammates to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
What You’ll Be Working On
- Provide a positive client experience
- Diagnose, treat and manage a variety of animal cases
- Perform small animal surgeries with opportunities for mentorship if desired
- Maintain a positive, supportive and collaborative work environment
- Guide and utilize exceptional support staff
- Provide leadership in the development or review of medical policies and protocols
Qualifications
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from an accredited program is required
- Be licensed or able to be licensed in the state of Minnesota
- Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and continuous learning
- Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity
- Strong communication skills
- Positive team player who motivates staff with encouragement
- Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail
Preferred Qualifications
- 1-2 years experience in an urgent care or emergency setting
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Summary
Access Veterinary Care is a veterinary clinic that focuses on providing affordable, accessible care for families in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the surrounding areas. Through community medicine that prioritizes quality, efficiency, and flexible care options, we believe that we can help reduce the burden of medical care and help keep animals with their families.
What we’re looking for:
Access Veterinary Care is seeking a veterinary technician who wants to practice in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. We are primarily an urgent care clinic providing affordable outpatient veterinary care, with strong opportunities for professional growth and skill development.
As a veterinary technician at Access Veterinary Care, you’ll play a central role in patient care by assisting veterinarians with sick and injured patients, running laboratory diagnostics, monitoring anesthesia for sedated procedures, assisting with surgery, performing dental radiographs and prophylaxis, communicating with clients, and carrying out treatments under veterinary supervision.
We’re looking for technicians who want greater autonomy in case management. The ideal candidate enjoys client education, direct patient care, and practicing to the full extent of their training. Experienced technicians will have opportunities to learn and display advanced technical skills, including placing skin sutures, applying bandages and splints, performing thoracocentesis, and more.
Main Job Duties:
- Patient Care: Provide hands-on care for urgent, routine, and surgical patients, including restraint, triage, physical assessments, diagnostics, treatments, medication administration, IV fluid therapy, CPR, and humane euthanasia under DVM supervision.
- Anesthesia & Surgery: Assist with routine and emergency surgeries; perform anesthesia monitoring, intubation, local anesthetic blocks, dental radiographs, and dental prophylaxis.
Diagnostics: Collect and properly handle laboratory samples; perform in-house diagnostics; prepare samples for referral laboratories; and obtain digital radiographs. - Client Education: Educate clients on nutrition, wellness, medications, anesthetic consent and discharge instructions, and chronic disease management while communicating clearly and compassionately as part of the veterinary team.
- Pharmacy: Maintain the in-house formulary, coordinate prescription refills, process online prescriptions, and accurately fill medications using the “Five Rights” of medication administration.
Preventative Care: Assist with preventative care and wellness services under the direct supervision of a DVM.
Qualifications:
- 1-3 years working in veterinary medicine
- Licensed Veterinary Technician or eligible for licensure
- Excellent verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Bi- or Multi-lingual (English/Spanish)
- Self-starter
Veterinary Assistant
Summary
Access Veterinary Care is a veterinary clinic that focuses on providing affordable, accessible care for families in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the surrounding areas. Through community medicine that prioritizes quality, efficiency, and flexible care options, we believe that we can help reduce the burden of medical care and help keep animals with their families.
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for veterinary assistants who are excited to be part of a collaborative team and passionate about helping us advance our mission. Both part-time and full-time opportunities are available.
The ideal candidate enjoys variety, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is energized by the range of patient concerns that come through an urgent care setting. No two days look exactly the same, and we’re looking for people who enjoy learning, taking on new challenges, and growing with their team.
Main Job Duties:
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- Perform treatments and medications under supervision of Veterinarian
- Assist Licensed Veterinary Technicians and Veterinarians with procedures as directed
- Extensive communication with pet owners, such as taking patient histories, reviewing treatment plans, discussing estimates, and visit wrap-ups.
- Restrain dogs, cats and exotic pets for examinations
- Perform laboratory diagnostics using our extensive in-house laboratory
- Maintain a clean environment between patients, including cleaning equipment, exam rooms, surgery suite, treatment area, kennels, runs, and instruments
- Other duties as assigned
A commitment to low-stress animal handling is a must. All staff should be able to communicate in a respectful manner with clients and fellow employees. Animal handling experience preferred. Speaking more than one language is also a huge plus!
Qualifications:
- 1-3 years working in veterinary medicine
- Excellent verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Bi- or Multi-lingual (English/Spanish)
- Self-starter