Community Clinic Veterinarian

Description

Full Time

Required: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Required: Two years of veterinary medicine practice in a shelter or private practice setting.

Preferred: Three+ years of veterinary medicine practice in a shelter or private practice setting.

Pay Range:   $100K - $106K DOE

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, SIMPLE IRA, First Stop Health, Paid Holidays

General

The Community Clinic Veterinarian is responsible for diagnosing and treating animals with diseases and injuries, performing surgeries to restore their health, implementing preventive medicine protocols, and advising pet owners on proper animal care and nutrition. The person in this position works with a small medical team, providing high-quality pre-, peri-, and postoperative care and wellness to cats and dogs, in a subsidized veterinary care setting. Lastly, maintaining accurate medical records and reports.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Creates a list of differential diagnoses based on problems found on physical exams, and then formulates appropriate diagnostic and treatment plans. 
• Provides surgical procedures as needed on patients (amputations, enucleations, mass removals, dental procedures, etc).
• Works with the veterinary operations team and other staff to ensure sound veterinary medical practices. 
• Works closely with the Supervising Veterinarian to maintain shelter-controlled drug substances and supply inventory while meeting and maintaining DEA requirements.
• Educate the public about diseases and infections that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
• Promote animal health and wellness by advising owners on sanitation, feeding, and general care.
• Record actions by documenting and updating forms, reports, animal records, and reporting diseases to public health officials.
• Ensure compliance with veterinary procedures, ethics, policies, and relevant statutes
• Operate diagnostic equipment such as radiography machines and interpret the resulting images.
• Euthanize animals when they deem it appropriate, such as in cases of terminal illness or extreme behavioral concerns.
• Maintains appropriate licensing and completes required continuing education courses.
• Maintains accurate and complete medical records.

Staff & Volunteer Care

• Respectfully and clearly communicates with staff and volunteers to meet the needs of the animals in our care.
• Trains, supports, and provides constructive feedback to volunteers in this department.
• Supervises and directs volunteer veterinarians and veterinary students at the shelter and clinic during their independent studies and/or externships.
• Maintains and enforces Standard Operating Procedures, training manuals, and other company regulations with staff and volunteers.

Other Duties:

• Actively promotes spay/neuter and educates clients on responsible animal guardianship.
• Takes part in staff meetings and regularly scheduled meetings with the Supervising Veterinarian and attends quarterly All Staff Meetings;
• Provide programs, presentations, and training to staff and community as needed. Participate in programs and activities as a staff member;
• Represent Animal Friends Alliance in a professional and courteous manner at all times;
•  Attends one-on-ones with direct supervisor.

Organization-Wide Duties

• Treats animals humanely, with compassion and concern, both on and off the job, and conveys these values to others, in word and action.
• Represents Animal Friends Alliance in a professional and courteous manner at all times.
• Provides quality service to customers, volunteers, and staff, recognizing their individual contributions to Animal Friends Alliance. Monitors, supports, motivates, and champions volunteers and their work.
• Solicits monetary and in-kind donations by raising awareness of the organization's work, goals, and financial needs.
• Follows all safety rules to ensure a safe work environment at all times. Takes immediate action to address any safety concerns or noncompliance issues that could put an animal, employee, volunteer, visitor, or the organization at risk.
• Learns basic duties of other departments, and supports other departments and staff.
• Monitors, supports, motivates, and accredits volunteers and their work.
• Understands and operates by Animal Friends Alliance’s core values.
• Regular and timely presence on-site.

Work Environment:

• Work performed in an animal clinic setting
• Potential for exposure to zoonotic diseases and cleaning chemicals
• Potential for exposure to dangerous and fractious animals
• Potential exposure to high noise levels when in the kennel area
• Potential for animal bites and scratches while handling animals

Unusual Demands:

• Work is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Employee is subject to work weekends, holidays, and beyond the normal scheduled hours of work.
• Employee is subject to working outside in a variety of weather conditions.

Requirements

Education/Experience:

Education

• Required: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 

Experience:

• Required: Two years of veterinary medicine practice in a shelter or private practice setting.
• Preferred: Three+ years of veterinary medicine practice in a shelter or private practice setting.

Miscellaneous:

• Valid Driver’s License: Required
• Colorado Veterinary License (required) and in good standing
• Sincere interest in Animal Friends Alliance’s mission & vision

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Google Suite, including Gmail and Google Drive.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel
• Knowledge of animal breed, behavior, handling, and care
• Knowledge of the animal welfare and shelter medicine fields, and common programs and practices in the fields

Skills:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to learn, retain, and communicate a wide variety of information
• Detail oriented 
• Effective verbal and interpersonal skills for in-person, written, and telephone communication, for interaction with the public, volunteers, and colleagues.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• High level of professionalism.
• Emotional intelligence, work ethics, and integrity.
• Strong computer skills
• Outstanding dexterity in handling small animals while performing precise tasks

Abilities:

• Able to show compassion to both pets and their owners
• Ability to react quickly and make decisions under pressure about the well-being of an animal
• Able to understand and use a database.
• Able to prioritize duties and perform multiple tasks.
• Able to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment.
• Able to learn, retain, and communicate a wide variety of information.
• Able to work autonomously and within a team environment.
• Able to plan, schedule, and organize multiple priorities and a high volume of work.
• Able to work extended hours and on-demand

Physical, Sensory and Mental Requirements

Physical Requirements

Frequent:

• Sit, Stand, Walk, Bend, Squat, Kneel, Crawl, Reach above head, Push/Pull objects & reaching above head.
• Lift & carry up to 50 pounds unassisted, over 50 pounds with assistance
• Exposure to hazards: Biological, Chemical, Noise, Sharp instruments
• Exposure to marked changes in temperature 

Occasional:

• Write legibly
• Use of a microwave
• Climb
• Operate standard pedals in a company vehicle 

Sensory Requirements:

Required

• Can hear normal tones
• Can hear soft tones
• Eyesight - Normal/corrected to 20/40
• Eyesight - Close eye work
• Eyesight - Color recognition

Important

• Can distinguish smells
• Can distinguish temperatures by touch/proximity

Not applicable

• Can distinguish tastes
• Mental Requirements:

Required

• Ability to read, speak, and write English
• Ability to control emotions
• Ability to cultivate and project a positive attitude in the work setting, and when representing Animal Friends Alliance in public
• Ability to work with controlled substances
• Ability to handle stress