Shelter Veterinarian

VetProCentral • Sarasota, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a mission driven organization located in Englewood, FL as a Full-Time Shelter Veterinarian. As part of this team, your role will be to provide compassionate, accessible care that helps pets stay with and find the families who love them. This role blends community medicine, surgery (including HVSN), and shelter medicine in a collaborative, high-impact setting. You'll see a wide range of cases - from wellness and sick visits to chronic disease - while also performing HVSN and other elective or safety-net procedures on our shelter animals. You will partner closely with a team to deliver practical, incremental care that serves the shelter and community.

Requirements

• Veterinary degree from an accredited institution with valid licensure to practice veterinary medicine in the state of FL.
• Current DEA license
• Maintenance of malpractice insurance
• Proven veterinary experience with a focus on small animal care
• Ability to work well within ever-changing needs of a shelter environment
• Ability to communicate skillfully and effectively with a diverse staff, volunteers and community in a professional, pleasant, and respectful manner at all times

Nice To Haves

• shelter or emergency veterinary experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and directs shelter medical operations and ensures sound veterinary medical practices
• Continuously improves the medical management program and ensures high-quality medical care and services for shelter and clinic guests, focusing on identification, treatment, and prevention of health problems thereby increasing adoptions and decreasing adoption returns
• Makes recommendations and collaborates with the Clinic Manager in the creation of shelter medical objectives, practices, plans, and decisions that influence operations to ensure optimal health of sheltered animals
• Oversees the maintenance of shelter drug and supply inventory while meeting and maintaining DEA requirements
• Maintains effective communication with staff through daily contact, in scheduled meetings, informally or in writing, as needed to coordinate and direct medical functions of the shelter
• Treats people and animals with respect, contributes to effective teamwork, promotes inter-departmental cooperation and fosters public relations beneficial to SHS.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level