Veterinarian

Description

The primary responsibilities are to provide community animals with professional medical care and management to help promote healthy animals and educated pet owners in the Sanford area.  The veterinary team works closely together to achieve efficient and cost-effective operations in support of community members seeking medical information about companion animals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform physical exam and assessment of community pets and provide tests, inoculations, and other general wellness medical care as appropriate and necessary, including but not limited to minor illnesses (chronic), dental cleanings, small mass removals, euthanasia, and other preventative medicine
• Provide client education to support keeping pets healthy in the community
• In cooperation with the clinic team, establish and maintain effective disease prevention, control and management programs and services for community pets
• Maintain accurate medical records including but not limited to patient charting, drug logs and drug and equipment usage
• Provide input into the performance of designated staff to help maintain a high functioning team for excellent customer service
• Provide guidance and support for continuing education programs for designated staff
• Support the department’s safety program and follows all safety guidelines to ensure a safe work environment.
• Perform and promote safety efforts as they relate to zoonotic diseases, veterinary drugs, cleaning and disinfecting agents, chemical restraint and handling of animals
• Promote humane attitudes towards care and treatment of animals through education and example.
• Promote sterilization of owned animal in effort to reduce pet-overpopulation.
• Perform any other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the organization.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited college with a degree in veterinary medicine
• Must have a current, valid Florida veterinarian license and DEA license
• A minimum of two years relevant work experience
• Must have excellent customer service and conflict resolution skills

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:

· Highly motivated toward the welfare and humane treatment of all animals

· Demonstrated ability to maintain a compassionate attitude in providing humane veterinary care for animals

· Demonstrated knowledge of animal health and disease care and treatment

· Demonstrated ability to analyze shelter sanitation and disease prevention problems and to make qualified recommendations

· Demonstrated ability to work in team environment

· Demonstrated experience in dealing and communicating effectively and tactfully

· Demonstrated ability to apply excellent judgment in making decisions in accordance with organizational policies and procedures

· Ability to assist staff in better understanding and performing lab, medical & surgical procedures

· Agreement to support Pet Alliance’s policies and procedures

· Ability to achieve gross financial targets as set by the agency’s management

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

· The physical demands of the job require extensive standing, performing surgeries for a number of consecutive hours each shift; walking and bending for extended periods of time; lifting requirements up to approximately 50 pounds

· Must be able to successfully handle both routine and difficult interpersonal contacts and make rapid, well-thought out, independent decisions 

· Must be able to teach lab, medical and surgical equipment and procedures to staff, as needed

· Must be able to successfully handle both routine and difficult public contacts in a demanding, multi-tasking environment

· Must be willing to be flexible with work schedule

· Must be able to comfortably handle guidance from multiple sources

· Must be able to work in a somewhat stressful environment where constructive feedback is encouraged. 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

· Most work is performed in the medical areas at the Pet Alliance. These are open and well-lighted, adequately ventilated, but somewhat noisy environments. In addition, the kennels are subject to extremely warm temperatures during the summer months.

· The job requires moving between rooms and buildings that may result in increased exposure to extremes in temperature.

· Must be available and willing to travel to such locations and with such frequency as the Pet Alliance determines are necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.

· Job requires frequent and routinely intense public contact as well as the ability to multi-task under conditions that can be described as extremely fast paced and frequently potentially stressful.