Locate the Collierville veterinary opening
Collierville is an incorporated town in Shelby County in the Census Bureau’s place files, with a 2025 population estimate of 51,909 against 51,192 in 2020. Give the hospital’s street address, because a Germantown or Collierville mailing label may not match the municipality.
Choose the technician credential standard
State whether the hospital requires a Tennessee Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician for each technician role or accepts a trained assistant for some tasks, and name the tasks that depend on the credential. Say how the hospital checks the credential and who decides when a technician from a Canadian program asks for an equivalence review. A clear standard tells a doctor what the team can do without supervision on every step. The Tennessee Board’s nomenclature policy, adopted June 10, 2020, says a program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association that gives training equal to the educational requirements for a Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician satisfies that requirement whatever the program is called. A Board policy adopted December 4, 2024 recognizes graduates of Canadian Veterinary Medical Association programs as comparable and says the Board’s designee verifies the equivalence before the applicant is eligible. The Pet Hospitals’ Collierville page lists 18 S Byhalia Rd with wellness care, surgery, dental services, boarding and grooming, which shows the range of tasks a Collierville technician may be assigned. A Collierville employer should not promise a technician from a Canadian program a start date until the Board’s check is done.
- Credential required for each technician role
- Tasks that depend on the credential
- Who verifies credentials before the start date
Memphis veterinary hiring context for Collierville employers
The Tennessee Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners' continuing education policy states that each veterinarian must obtain 20 hours of continuing education each calendar year and each veterinary medical technician 12 hours, and that a licensee who falls short must submit a letter and certificates and make up the deficit hours by December 31. For a veterinarian licensed in another state, the Board's application instructions list proof of active practice in three of the previous five years at an average of at least 25 hours a week and 60 hours of continuing education in the previous five years, the Board accepts credential packets from the American Association of Veterinary State Boards VAULT service, and its lapsed license policy states that applicable law prohibits practice without an active license. For technicians, the Board uses the title Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician and recognizes graduates of programs accredited by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association as comparable to American Veterinary Medical Association graduates, and its supervision position statement says supervised persons must be employees of the supervising veterinarian, who does not have to be on the same premises. The Memphis/Shelby County Veterinary Medical Association describes a mission to promote the practice of veterinary medicine in Shelby County and lists continuing education and jobs pages, the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville has a Refer a Patient page for veterinarians, and Lincoln Memorial University's veterinary college in Harrogate hosts a job board for its graduates. O*NET OnLine, citing Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data, lists the Memphis, TN-MS-AR median annual wage for veterinarians slightly above the Tennessee median and below the national median, the Memphis median for veterinary technicians below both, and the Memphis median for veterinary assistants slightly above the Tennessee median and below the national median. The same state rules apply to every Collierville employer, so confirm them before the Collierville search starts.
- Continuing education support: state the paid days and course support behind the Board's 20 hours a year for veterinarians and 12 for technicians, and say who tracks the hours before the December 31 deadline.
- License route: ask a candidate licensed elsewhere for the practice history and continuing education the Board's instructions list, and say whether the start date holds if the Board's review takes longer than planned.
- Technician delegation: name the tasks assigned to Licensed Veterinary Medical Technicians and the doctor who supervises them, because the Board's position statement requires supervised persons to be employees of the supervising veterinarian.
- Premises: a hospital opening a new site needs a Tennessee premises permit, and the application form asks for a supervising veterinarian and license number, so state the permit status before promising an opening date.
- County and municipality: name the hospital's county and city, because the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates put the metro's Tennessee counties at 910,226 residents in Shelby County, 62,287 in Tipton County and 45,071 in Fayette County, each with its own county government.
Confirm clinical credentials and the Collierville hiring decision
Assign responsibility for Tennessee license verification through the Department of Health license verification page, plus any employer-required specialty credentials and references. Record the verification date, the license expiration date and unresolved conditions before confirming a start date. BEGHR sources and screens against your agreed requirements; your practice interviews, selects and directly employs the successful professional. The Tennessee Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners determines license eligibility.
What veterinarians compare when weighing a Collierville offer
Veterinarians considering a role in Collierville usually compare several offers at once, so the hiring brief should answer their questions before the first interview. State the clinic type, the patient mix and the working pattern in plain terms: a small animal general practice focused on wellness and preventive medicine, a busy emergency and specialty hospital, or a mixed practice with large animal calls each attracts a different candidate. A competitive offer is clear about pay structure and benefits. Explain whether the role is salaried or production-based and how any production percentage is applied, and confirm the benefits that come with it: comprehensive health insurance including dental and vision, paid time off, a CE allowance with protected days, coverage of license and DEA fees, professional liability insurance, a retirement plan, and whether a sign-on or relocation bonus is available.
Team, schedule and growth in a Collierville practice
Describe the team the veterinarian will join: the ratio of veterinary technicians and assistants to doctors, the client service staff, and who handles scheduling, callbacks and inventory. Candidates also ask about equipment, case complexity, referral options to emergency and specialty hospitals nearby, mentorship for early-career doctors, and growth opportunities such as leadership roles or ownership.
- Full-time or part-time status and the number of scheduled days per week (for example, a four-day week)
- Appointment length, typical daily caseload and the balance of wellness, sick and surgical cases
- Weekend, evening and emergency on-call expectations, and how after-hours care is covered
- The exact Collierville hospital location and any rotation between sites in the Memphis area
- Tennessee licensing status required at start and the support offered for a transfer or new license
- Start date flexibility, relocation support and how quickly the practice can make a decision
Practice types a Collierville search can cover
Veterinary employers in and around Collierville range from single-doctor clinics to large animal hospitals and multi-site groups. The brief changes with the type of practice, so the search starts by naming which of these the opening belongs to.
- General practice and wellness: small animal (companion animal) hospitals focused on preventive care, vaccines, dentistry and routine surgery
- Emergency and urgent care: 24-hour emergency hospitals, overnight ER teams and extended-hours urgent care for pets
- Specialty and referral: surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, neurology, dermatology, and diagnostic imaging and critical care services
- Mixed and large animal: practices that treat livestock and equine patients alongside small animals, often with ambulatory calls
- Exotics, shelter and community medicine: avian and exotic pet practices, shelter medicine and nonprofit clinics
- Practice leadership: medical director, chief of staff and regional roles in private, partnership and corporate veterinary groups
How a recruiting partner helps a Collierville practice hire
The Memphis veterinary hiring market is competitive, and practices in Collierville often compete with corporate groups, private hospitals and emergency centers for the same doctors. A structured search helps a practice stand out: a clear brief, direct outreach to employed and passive candidates, consistent screening, and fast feedback so strong people do not accept another offer while the hospital is still deciding. Working with BEGHR on a Collierville search means agreeing the role, the work location and the decision process first, then sourcing and screening against that brief. The practice gets access to candidates it would not otherwise reach, a consistent record of why each person was presented, and support through interviews and the offer. The hospital hires the veterinarian directly; this is permanent placement, not staffing or relief coverage.
Review the fee and billable milestones before the Collierville search starts
For a Collierville role, select the role and complete the employer opt-in to receive pricing. BEGHR manages your client account and invoices while the recruiting delivery team handles sourcing, screening and candidate delivery. Your agreement defines billable work, invoice timing and replacement conditions. Completed billable milestones may remain payable without a hire. Recruiting coverage does not represent a local office or an available candidate inventory.
For the wider engagement, review our veterinary recruiting services and the employer search process.