Description

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated Veterinary Hospitalist to join our growing emergency and specialty hospital. This role focuses on inpatient case management, while also supporting the Emergency Service with incoming cases as needed.  This position is ideal for a veterinarian who thrives and excels at inpatient management, values continuity of care and practices up to date evidence-based medicine.  

Our hospitalist team works closely with emergency clinicians, our critical care specialist, other specialists, technicians, and client liaisons to deliver exceptional, efficient, and compassionate care.

Position Overview

The Hospitalist is responsible for the medical management of all hospitalized patients during their shift, including those admitted by ER doctors or transferred from other hospitals. This role emphasizes:

• Comprehensive, and often serial, patient assessments
• Thorough and accurate medical record-keeping
• Clear and proactive client communication
• Efficient case flow and continuity
• Follows hospital protocols and practices highest standards of care

This position is available for Daytime (6am-6pm) or Overnight (6am-6pm) schedules, with full time being considered 3 shifts one week, alternating 2 shifts the next with an average of 10 shifts per month.  

Core Responsibilities

1. Inpatient Care Management

• Oversee and care for all hospitalized patients during the shift, including new admissions and transfers.
• Manage ICU-level patients requiring advanced monitoring or life-support interventions.
• Conducting patient rounds with oncoming hospitalist as well as swing doctors admitting patients, ensuring smooth transitions.
• Perform ongoing assessments, adjust treatment plans, and respond to changes in patient status.
• Review ICU treatment sheets (digital) and adjust plans as needed.
• Develop, implement, and update individualized medical plans.
• Order and interpret diagnostics (lab work, imaging, point-of-care tests).
• Perform or delegate procedures, bloodwork, and diagnostics whenever feasible during the shift.
• Maintain daily thorough medical records (EMR Instinct)

2. Client Communication & Support

• Serve as the primary point of contact for owners of hospitalized patients.
• Communicate diagnoses, treatment plans, prognoses, and financial updates with clarity as needed.  
• Coordinate with referring veterinarians as needed.  

3. Emergency Support

• Participate in triage and prioritization of critical patients.  Intaking and management of critical or unstable outpatient cases requiring immediate attention.
• Perform or oversee emergency procedures (e.g., catheter placement, stabilization, oxygen therapy).
• Provide post-surgical monitoring and complication management.
• Maintain readiness to respond rapidly to changes in patient conditions on the inpatient and outpatient floor.  
• Work closely with emergency clinicians to triage and stabilize incoming patients, working as a mentor for newer emergency clinicians.  
• Emergency surgical skills are not required for this position; inpatient hospitalists will have first opportunity to take on surgical cases.  

4. Discharge Planning

• Arranging discharges ahead of time and communicate clearly with the team, the expectations timely discharge of inpatients.    

5. Other Responsibilities if time allows

• When available and if needed, triage urgent or stable cases and determine whether they can safely wait for the emergency clinician.  
• When inpatient caseload allows, see stable urgent care cases.
• Work closely with inpatient technicians to facilitate training and advanced skills.

About Us

Mosaic Animal Emergency is not just another emergency hospital; we are Vet Med 2.0. Founded by three local ER veterinarians, our 16,000 sq ft facility was meticulously designed with both our staff and our patients in mind. Our expansive treatment area boasts a soothing aesthetic, comfortable patient enclosures and cutting-edge technology to provide the best possible care. We are proud to be the first (and only!) fear-free emergency veterinary hospital in New Mexico and one of just three in the entire country.

At Mosaic, we invest in out-of-the-box methods and tools that help our team members provide the highest level of care to the pets in our community. We offer payment plans to our clients, not just credit cards, and have taken steps at all levels to ensure that the humans in our community can afford the care their pets deserve.

We are committed to offering a work environment where employees feel safe to be who they are, safe to communicate what they need, and where their opinions matter. Our leadership philosophy centers around transparent decision-making where every action is guided by integrity and a commitment to open communication. Working in an emergency hospital is one of the hardest and most rewarding paths you can take in veterinary medicine. We understand your struggles in veterinary medicine because they are our struggles too. At Mosaic Animal, our goal is to transform your experience of working in veterinary medicine through our experience.

Requirements

Qualifications

• DVM or VMD degree from an accredited institution.
• Internship trained and/or 5+ years of experience in emergency, critical care, or specialty hospital-based practice required.  
• Strong interest in inpatient medicine, critical care, and continuity of care.
• Excellent record-keeping, communication and client-service skills.
• Ability to multitask and remain composed in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to collaboration and a team-first mindset.
• Comfort with independent decision-making and high-acuity case management.
• Excellent clinical judgment in critical care settings.

Reporting

• Reports to the Medical Director or Chief Medical Officer.
• Collaborates closely with ER and ICU leadership.