Shelter Medicine and Surgery | Clinical Career Track | Open Rank

Washington State University • Bellevue, WA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS) in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), Washington State University (WSU) seeks to fill a continuous career track (clinical track) faculty position in Shelter Medicine and Surgery for its established teaching program partnership with Seattle Humane. This position will operate primarily out of the Seattle Humane (SHS) in Bellevue, WA. The successful applicant will be responsible for instruction of DVM students on clinical rotations in an established partnership with SHS. Clinical rotations primarily include physical exams, spay/neuter surgery, dentistry and other general practice procedures on community and shelter-owned animals. The faculty member may also provide support for the DVM students when they work in other Seattle-based community-health focused programs including the One Health Clinic and the Doney Coe Clinic. The successful candidate will join one other full-time WSU Seattle-based faculty member as well as engage with SHS staff veterinarians and technicians. The Department is open to novel position structures, including partial/hybrid appointments, which could allow for private sector or other activities. Specific duties will include (but may not be limited to); case management, student mentorship and evaluation, supervision of support staff, coordination and delivery of the clinical teaching services, rotation coordination with other staff and administrators at SHS and interactions with faculty and administrators at WSU-Pullman. The successful applicant may have opportunities to participate in additional didactic teaching, scholarly activity, and academic service as desired. The distribution of effort between clinical practice, didactic teaching, scholarly effort and academic service/outreach is negotiable.

Requirements

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM, VMD) degree or foreign equivalent degree (i.e., BVSc).
• Experience in shelter medicine, high-volume, high quality spay/neuter, public or academic practice.
• Proficient in general medicine, surgery and dentistry.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate a positive learning environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially and collaboratively with people from all backgrounds.
• Demonstrated commitment and relevant ability to foster community outreach, access and engagement.

Nice To Haves

• Specialty training in shelter medicine.
• Experience in teaching.
• Applicants for Associate and Full Professor must have a more substantial background in clinical practice and teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Instruction of DVM students on clinical rotations in an established partnership with SHS.
• Clinical rotations primarily include physical exams, spay/neuter surgery, dentistry and other general practice procedures on community and shelter-owned animals.
• Provide support for the DVM students when they work in other Seattle-based community-health focused programs including the One Health Clinic and the Doney Coe Clinic.
• Engage with SHS staff veterinarians and technicians.
• Case management.
• Student mentorship and evaluation.
• Supervision of support staff.
• Coordination and delivery of the clinical teaching services.
• Rotation coordination with other staff and administrators at SHS.
• Interactions with faculty and administrators at WSU-Pullman.
• Participate in additional didactic teaching, scholarly activity, and academic service as desired.

Benefits

• Paid sick and vacation leave
• Paid holidays
• Medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
• Retirement
• Deferred compensation
• Optional supplemental retirement accounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED