Veterinarian
Core
Provide veterinary medical oversight, treatment, and welfare care for shelter animals on-site and in foster care.
Role type
Veterinarian (Shelter Medicine)
Builds
Health outcomes for animals awaiting adoption, foster placement, or transfer
Domain
Municipal animal services / Shelter medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Veterinary medicine principles, animal examination, diagnosis, treatment, preventive care, vaccination protocols, disease management, spay/neuter procedures, surgical procedures, animal welfare standards, infectious disease prevention, zoonotic disease risks, safe animal handling
Preferred skills
Shelter medicine experience, high-volume practice experience, municipal animal services experience, Global Vet Link certification, bilingual skills
Technologies
Global Vet Link
Responsibilities
Develop and implement treatment plans and protocols, perform medically relevant surgical procedures, coach and mentor veterinary technician staff, ensure compliance with controlled substance regulations
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC