Every veterinarian at Truss Vet is a de facto clinical and cultural leader. But as Medical Director, that is your full time job. You9re the key clinical decision-maker in the building, the person your associates turn to when a case has them stuck, and - with your Practice Manager - one of the two people accountable for whether your clinic is a great place to bring a pet and a great place to work.
WHAT YOU9LL ACTUALLY OWN
THE MEDICINE IN YOUR CLINIC
You set the standard and you keep it. Case review, medical quality, the protocols that turn a good outcome into a repeatable one, and the judgment calls that don9t have a protocol yet. When someone asks how medicine is practiced at your clinic, the honest answer is: the way you practice it.
YOUR DOCTORS9 SUCCESS
Mentorship, coaching, and development for every associate on your team - the real kind, with regular one on-ones and honest feedback. A doctor who joins your clinic green and quickly thrives is the clearest evidence this job is being done well.
BUILDING YOUR DOCTOR TEAM
You own associate veterinarian hiring for your clinic. Meeting candidates, communicating the opportunity, and making the call. The doctors you hire are the team you then lead, which is truly the best incentive. Of course, we have tons of training and support to help you along the way.
THE LEADERSHIP PARTNERSHIP
You and your Practice Manager run the clinic together: you own the medicine, they own operations and the support team, and you9re jointly accountable for the whole thing. It works when the two of you are genuinely aligned, and we9ll help you get there.
THE CULTURE
Your team will read your worst day more closely than your best one. Setting the tone for how people treat each other, especially when it9s busy, is part of the job, not a side effect.
AND YOU9RE STILL A DOCTOR
This is a working clinical role. You practice, you carry cases, and your credibility with your team comes from being in it with them.
So that the leading actually happens, it gets its own time: roughly four hours a week of protected non clinical time, plus twelve hours a month at your discretion, for mentorship, hiring, case review, and everything else that doesn9t fit between appointments. Leadership here isn9t something you9re expected to squeeze in after your last patient.
And here9s where we are today: the ground floor is built, and the model works. What9s left is the interesting part: new clinics, new markets, and a medicine-and-culture standard that9s still being written by the leaders who show up now. You9re not betting on an idea; you9re advancing a proven model that still has tons of room to innovate.
YOU WON9T BE DOING THIS ALONE
Leading a clinic shouldn9t mean being the only one holding it:
- A Practice Manager partner - you9re not running the building by yourself, and you9re not expected to be an operator as well as a clinician
- A network of Medical Directors - the people doing your exact job at our other clinics, one message away, with the same problems and a few of the answers
- Medical and operational leadership that has done this - our standards are built and supported by working veterinarians, not a binder from 47insert your giant consolidator here47
- Real support for the leadership part - coaching and development for you, not just for your team. Being handed a title and wished luck is how good clinicians get turned into frustrated managers, and we9re not interested in that outcome
WHERE THIS CAN GO
We9d rather grow our leaders than rent them, and Medical Director is a destination or a waypoint depending on what you want:
- Master the seat - go deep as a clinical leader, with the mentorship, CE, and case complexity to keep your medicine sharp while you build a team that outlasts you
- Medical leadership beyond your clinic - our company-wide medical roles are built from people who have actually run a clinic, because we don9t think they can be done credibly otherwise
- Beyond - our organization is growing, and new doors are opening every day
No forced timeline, no 47up or out.47 Just honest conversations about what you want and a company growing fast enough to make room for it.
YOU9RE A GREAT FIT IF :
- You9re a strong clinician first. Your team9s respect starts with your medicine, and no amount of leadership skill substitutes for it
- People have followed you before - formally or not. You9ve been the person others came to, and you liked being that person
- You can hold a high standard and a warm relationship at the same time. Feedback from you lands as investment, not as a reprimand
- You9ll have the uncomfortable conversation while it9s still small, rather than hoping it resolves itself
- You get genuine satisfaction from someone else9s growth. A doctor you coached nailing a hard case should feel as good as nailing it yourself
- Someone would describe you as proactive, detail-oriented, timely, organized, productive, analytical... and still a people person! Bonus points if you can move things with your mind!
- You have a growth mindset; you never stop learning, and you9re constantly looking for ways to advance yourself, your career, and your team
- You want to work for a company with a big vision and ambitious plans for growth, and you want to help achieve that growth
- You want to make a difference in the world, have an impact on people9s lives, and change the future of animal healthcare for the better
- You love working in teams and find that you9re able to relate to people of all types (yes, people are gross, but you didn9t choose vet med because you love animals and hate people)
- You9re willing to 47get your hands dirty.47 No task is beneath you; you9re entrepreneurial and a servant leader
- You provide energy to the people around you because you9re generally a happy, positive, optimistic person (after interacting with you, people feel energized, not drained)
- You are licensed or eligible for veterinary licensure in South Carolina
- You have 5+ years of in-practice experience (ER or urgent care experience not necessary, but preferred). Prior leadership or mentorship experience is a plus; a track record of people wanting to work with you matters more than a title
- You read our values (below), and they overlap with your personal values
WE BELIEVE IN :
- Excellence in medicine and the highest reasonable standards of care
- Providing our teams the resources to be happy and successful
- That every pet deserves to live its best life (except for that one chihuahua... jk)
- 3-day workweeks
- Going home on time
- No abusive noncompetes
- Building a supportive team that you want to hang out with even on your off days (but we9ll never make you)
- Treating people like we want to be treated
- Compensation and benefits that help people live well
- Working hard and pursuing excellence while still having fun
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CLINICS
For too long, veterinary hospitals have been off the beaten path, sequestered in old strip centers, or simply too hard to find. Pets have become family members - so why shouldn9t veterinary clinics be located where family members shop, work, and dine? And why shouldn9t veterinary teams get to work in beautiful, safe, and vibrant locations?
Every Truss Vet clinic is outfitted with industry-leading equipment - full in-house IDEXX diagnostics (CBC/chemistry, automated fecal/UA, digital cytology, on-site enzyme analysis), digital radiography, ultrasound, and fully cloud-based, mobile-friendly technology - inside a Fear Free-informed space with dedicated feline exam rooms, comfort rooms, and a modern aesthetic reflective of today9s best healthcare environments. This isn9t the clinic you9re escaping from. It9s the one you wish you9d been working in all along.
ABOUT TRUSS VET COLUMBIA Columbia opened in March 2026 as our first clinic outside North Carolina - the one that proved this model travels. At 4,520 square feet it9s also the largest clinic we9ve built, a former fitness space converted end-to-end into a bright, modern urgent care with room to work in.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Competitive salary, no negative accrual
- A management bonus shared with your Practice Manager, tied to the growth and success of your clinic - because you9re accountable for it together
- Health/vision/dental insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance
- 3 weeks PTO plus 5 holidays for full-time doctors
- A generous CE stipend with guaranteed coverage for 1 major conference per year
- Parental leave
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with a 2.5% employer match
- Payment of all professional dues/licenses/association memberships/VIN/PLIT
- Commitment to professional and personal development through mentorship
- Pet care discounts and uniform allowance
- No boarding, grooming, or on-call!
TRUSS VET VALUES STATEMENTS
DARE TO CARE
Doing what is easy isn9t always right. Doing what is right isn9t always easy. So we show up. We give a sh!t. Even when clients don9t deserve our best, even when a conversation is uncomfortable, we approach situations with courage, empathy, and authenticity. 47We care enough to have tough conversations and we handle tough conversations with care.47
THE DETAI LS MATTER
Our standards are reflected in every detail, and those details matter. The client will never forget the hug you gave when they said goodbye to their best friend. That blanket may mean the difference between an hour of comfort for a pet versus an hour of fear. The smell or sight of a dirty rug may mean the difference between a great first impression versus skepticism of our entire team.
TRUSS ONE ANOTHER
To be accountable to the success of the team means we9re accountable to the success of each other. We have our teammates9 backs. We catch each other9s mistakes. We challenge each other to improve and be the best versions of ourselves.
BOWL HALF FUL L
Your dog doesn9t go through life believing his bowl is half-empty. We see the good in others and in each other, we see opportunities in challenges, we meet discomfort with good humor, and when we find closed doors, we kick them open or make new ones.
Sound like your kind of place? Come lead a team that9s passionate, positive, and committed to shaping the future of veterinary medicine - for pets, their people, and each other.
