Locate the Hickory Hill veterinary opening
Hickory Hill is a neighborhood on the City of Memphis Parks list, and the Memphis 3.0 Southeast planning district page describes the district as home to Hickory Hill, with commercial corridors along Winchester Road and Kirby Parkway. Give the hospital’s street address and say whether the role includes a Whitehaven or East Memphis site.
Plan case support for a specialty surgeon
If the opening is for a surgeon, list the anesthesia monitoring, imaging, instrument sets and technician support the surgeon will use. Say how referral cases arrive, who schedules them and how many operating days a week the role holds. A surgeon compares equipment and case flow before comparing most other terms, so state them in the first conversation. The Memphis 3.0 Southeast page describes Hickory Hill and its surrounding neighborhoods with commercial corridors along Winchester Road and Kirby Parkway, and names Hickory Ridge Mall, Hickory Hill Park and the Community Center as community assets. A surgeon looking at a Hickory Hill hospital can compare how referral surgery is described locally: Bluff City Veterinary Specialists’ own site describes a private referral practice focused on hard tissue (orthopedic), neurologic, soft tissue and oncologic surgery at 4396 Forest Hill Irene Rd in Memphis. A Hickory Hill brief for a surgeon should say whether the hospital receives referrals or sends them and how it divides surgical cases with such practices.
- Operating days and case scheduling
- Anesthesia monitoring and imaging equipment
- Technician and nursing support in surgery
Memphis veterinary hiring context for Hickory Hill 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 Hickory Hill employer, so confirm them before the Hickory Hill 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 Hickory Hill 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 Hickory Hill offer
A Hickory Hill veterinary opening competes with other practices across the Memphis area for the same experienced candidates. The employers that move fastest describe the practice honestly: whether it is a companion animal hospital built around wellness care, an emergency or specialty referral center, or a mixed practice, and how the role fits the team that already provides care to clients and their pets. Experienced veterinarians compare total packages. Spell out how compensation works (salary, production pay or a hybrid), then the benefits: medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off and holidays, continuing education support, license, DEA and association dues, liability insurance, retirement savings with any match, pet care discounts, and any bonus tied to signing, retention or performance. Leaving these out slows the search because every candidate has to ask.
Team, schedule and growth in a Hickory Hill practice
Hospital culture is a deciding factor for many candidates. Explain how the medical team works together, the technician and assistant support each doctor receives, how cases are discussed, and how the practice handles difficult clients. Include the development path: mentorship and continuing education for newer veterinarians, and leadership, medical director or ownership opportunities for experienced doctors.
- 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 Hickory Hill 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 Hickory Hill search can cover
Veterinary employers in and around Hickory Hill 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 Hickory Hill practice hire
The Memphis veterinary hiring market is competitive, and practices in Hickory Hill 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 Hickory Hill 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 Hickory Hill search starts
For a Hickory Hill 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.