Move from a vacancy to a hiring decision
A usable brief lets the employer evaluate candidates consistently and resolve scope questions before interviews.
- Separate essential requirements from preferences.
- Set compensation and obtain approval for the role.
- Choose interviewers and decide who can approve the offer.
Prepare the role brief
Write down the information a candidate needs to evaluate the position before the search begins.
- List the hospitals and travel expectations within the role.
- Define authority across clinical quality, people and operational decisions.
- Agree reporting relationships and how hospital leaders will be supported.
Plan the work location in Atlanta.
Name the street address, city and county, and keep Atlanta neighborhoods separate from suburban cities. Several places cross county lines: Atlanta reaches Fulton and DeKalb counties, Roswell reaches Cobb and Fulton, College Park reaches Clayton and Fulton, and Austell reaches Cobb and Douglas. Mailing addresses can mislead: a Marietta hospital address listed on VEG’s site geocodes outside any incorporated place in Cobb County, and the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association’s Norcross address geocodes to Peachtree Corners. Coverage on this site is limited to Georgia; a hospital in another state falls under a different licensing authority.
Give the hiring team one brief for each facility, with clinical work, technician delegation, weekend duties and location commitments stated together. Georgia asks veterinarians for 30 hours of continuing education every two years, so state the support the practice provides. O*NET OnLine, using Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data, lists a median annual wage for veterinarians in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area above the Georgia median and below the national median, which is context candidates may bring to an offer. The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in Athens lists a DVM program, and because Georgia does not license by reciprocity, a doctor licensed elsewhere applies to the Georgia Board. This site describes employer hiring coverage without claiming an Atlanta recruiting office.
Review Atlanta-area recruiting coverage →Local context for this role
Atlanta’s regional leaders work across many cities and counties: the Census Bureau’s place-by-county file lists Roswell in Cobb and Fulton counties, Austell in Cobb and Douglas, and College Park in Clayton and Fulton, and the Atlanta Regional Commission describes itself as the official planning agency for the 11-county Atlanta region. Fulton County’s Animal Services page says the county contracts with LifeLine Animal Project to provide services on behalf of Fulton County and its cities, and Cobb County Animal Services says it serves the entire county. A regional leader over Atlanta area sites works under more than one county animal control system and should receive a written list of sites, counties and reporting lines.
Plan Georgia credential checks before the start date.
Georgia licenses veterinarians and veterinary technicians through the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine, which sits under the Georgia Secretary of State. Assign a person to verify license status and the expiration date, record the verification date and resolve questions with the Board. Check any additional specialty credentials required by the employer with the issuing organization.
Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine page and license search · Rules of the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine (Chapter 700)
Confirm the service and terms with BEGHR.
Scope regional veterinary director and multi-site leadership searches serving Atlanta-area practice groups.
Read the service scope · Review the recruiting process · BEGHR veterinary placement