fully benefited position, generous PTO package, 401k with matching
Required Education:
DVM or equivalent
Overview: One Tail at a Time’s Staff Veterinarian provides essential medical services to the pets and rescue animals that need OTAT the most. This position ensures that Community and Shelter patients are receiving high quality/compassionate care within an efficient cost structure. Principal responsibilities include assisting the Shelter and Community Medicine staff with medical duties/tasks and maintaining compliance with all policies, procedures, and regulations.
Salary and Benefits: Full Time: $110,000 annually with health/vision/dental insurance, retirement matching, generous paid time off, CE and professional license reimbursement, and loan forgiveness qualification
Part Time: Up to 20/hrs per week at an hourly rate of $60/hr
Schedule: Flexible schedule; Tuesday-Saturday
Medicine (80%)
• Provide compassionate, quality preventive and basic care to patients in underserved areas, overseeing all aspects of veterinary care including telehealth initiatives, physical examinations, diagnostics, treatment recommendations and delivery, prescribing of medications and discharge information. • Perform pre-surgery physical examinations on all surgical candidates • Perform an average of 10-15 spay/neuters per scheduled surgery day and up to 25 – 40 high quality, high volume spay/neuter surgical procedures per spay/neuter clinic day • Diagnose and treat post-surgical medical complications • Practice Fear Free animal handling to minimize fear, anxiety and stress for patients and people in care • Triage and refer cases that do not fall within our program parameters, as appropriate • Perform humane euthanasia to ease suffering • Provide support and medical services for animals within OTAT departments as needed, including evaluation and treatment of dogs/cats/exotics available for adoption • Maintain clear, accurate and timely patient records
Client Service (10%)
• Communicate with clients in a respectful, nonjudgmental way; discuss physical examination and test results to allow pet owners to make informed decisions about their pet’s care • Counsel owners about end of life and other sensitive medical concerns • Provide discharge instructions for patients and oversee the dispensing of medications • Occasionally support the OTAT’s CRISP and PMA teams by providing medical care for pets at a client’s residence/in the field when transporting to the Ellis Clinic is not practical
Administrative/Teamwork (10%)
• Document exam findings, test results and treatment recommendations according to OTAT protocols and guidelines • Communicate effectively with Community Medicine, CRISP and other OTAT staff • Support the training & development of OTAT staff, volunteers and interns • Attend Workshops or staff meetings as requested
OUR MISSION
End pet homelessness by making pet ownership a joyful and accessible experience for all.
We accomplish this by rescuing animals from overcrowded shelters, placing them in loving forever homes and providing support and resources to pet owners in need.
OUR VALUES
Compassion for all animals and the people who care for them. We aim to foster a non-judgmental environment to build bridges and relationships with our community to help keep pets out of the shelter and in the homes where they are loved.
Community engagement and participation in all our programs. We aim to empower our community to be the change they want to see and rely on our volunteers to provide daily care in foster homes and our facilities.
Vulnerable populations are a priority for rescue and support. We aim to deliver programs focused on finding the most vulnerable populations of animals including big dogs, senior dogs, sick dogs, parvo puppies, pitbulls and neonate kittens, and delivering solutions to help them live and be loved.
Progress and growth every day. We aim to consistently be on the front lines of progressive policies and programming in the animal welfare community, knowing that change is made by taking risks, challenging the standard and always thinking differently.