Lead Shelter & Community Clinic Veterinarian
About The Position
The MSPCA-Angell at Nevins Farm in Methuen, MA is offering a unique opportunity for an experienced veterinarian to lead our progressive veterinary team serving both community animals in need and shelter animals. Our clinic provides medical care to the animals at our Nevins Farm Adoption Center in Methuen as well as low cost spay/neuter and acute outpatient veterinary care for owned pets. The position reports to the Director of Veterinary Medicine & Community Initiatives and offers exposure to a diversity of surgical and medical cases rarely seen in private practice, with an emphasis on high volume spay/neuter, urgent outpatient surgery, and infectious disease control. Nevins Farm also offers the unique opportunity to provide care for the shelter animals under the care of our farm team. Joining MSPCA-Angell at Nevins Farm means being part of a dynamic, passionate team from various specialties – including veterinarians, techs, animal behavior, adoptions, foster, and operations. As the Lead Shelter Veterinarian, in addition to providing hands-on care to shelter and community pets, you’ll be supporting new and experienced veterinarians, fostering a positive culture, and collaborating with Lead Veterinarians at our other locations to have a key voice in protocol and policy development.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience as a veterinarian in shelter and community medicine practice
- Comfort in managing shelter population health
- Comfort in performing high-quality, high-volume spay-neuter and other soft tissue and dental procedures
Responsibilities
- Providing hands-on care to shelter and community pets
- Supporting new and experienced veterinarians
- Fostering a positive culture
- Collaborating with Lead Veterinarians at other locations to have a key voice in protocol and policy development
- Managing shelter population health
- Performing high-quality, high-volume spay-neuter
- Performing other soft tissue and dental procedures
- Providing medical care to shelter animals
- Providing low cost spay/neuter and acute outpatient veterinary care for owned pets
Benefits
- Relocation allowance
- Paid professional memberships, licensure, PLIT, VIN and DEA license
- Annual CE allowance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance
- Dental, life and disability insurance
- 403b with employer match
- Flexible Spending Account
- Reduction in student loans is a possibility
- Employee discounts for pet health care and pet food!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
