Shelter Veterinarian (Contract)

Parish Of Caddo•Shreveport, LA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Caddo Parish Animal Services is seeking a staff veterinarian to ensure shelter pets receive prompt and proper medical care and continued monitoring for individual health and welfare. The veterinarian will assist in the management of medical and surgical care, with a focus on performing spay and neuter surgeries, as sterilization is a top priority. This role involves utilizing strong team-building skills, maintaining accurate records, providing medical expertise to staff, and assisting with protocol development and training. The position may require participation in community rabies vaccination clinics and other assigned duties. The shelter receives approximately 5,000 homeless pets annually and strives to find appropriate placement for as many as possible. Animal Services staff comprises an enforcement operations team, an animal care assistant team, a clinic team, and a communications team.

Requirements

Requires a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from an accredited college or university.
Must possess a Louisiana Veterinary License to Practice.
Must possess Federal and State licenses to prescribe drugs, from the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Must have willingness to be trained in high quality/ high volume surgeries if not currently in a high-volume setting.
Lifts/carries maximum of 50 pounds, stands for long periods of time, walks through kennel section and examines, restrains and treats animals, some of which may be fractious.
Position may be called upon during times of parish’s emergency activation, may be required to report to work during a period of general emergency.

Nice To Haves

Training in forensics preferred but not required.
Experience practicing veterinary medicine in an animal shelter environment.
Experience performing high quality/ high volume spay and neuter surgeries.
Experience handling/knowledge of small animals, specifically cats, dogs and the occasional gerbil, hamster, rabbits.

Responsibilities

Ensures all animals in care receive prompt and proper medical care and continued monitoring for individual health and welfare with the assistance of 2 veterinarian assistants.
Perform high quality/ high volume spay and neuter surgeries on a daily basis, in addition to microchips, vaccinations and other surgical procedures as necessary.
Surgeries pertain to adoptions, TNR’s and return to owner animals.
Maintain accurate and thorough records for each individual animal as well as for the use and distribution of controlled substance consistent with Federal and State requirements.
Provide medical expertise and assistance to the Animal Services Division staff, onsite, in the field and in court as needed.
Assist with the development of animal care protocols related to the veterinary needs of animals in the shelter’s care.
Participate in training of other staff and volunteers as needed.
Document body scores and medical observations for cruelty cases.
Client facing services such as participating in community rabies vaccination clinics.
Other duties as assigned.