Staff Veterinarian, Shelter Medicine (Eligible for $5000 sign-on bonus)

OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY•Portland, OR

3d•$110,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The veterinarian is responsible for providing day-to-day delivery of exceptional diagnostic, treatment and surgical services to animals served by the Oregon Humane Society. As a state licensed DVM, the veterinarian is also a primary care giver and must deliver exceptional services in accordance with OHS and state standards. Medical cases are both outpatient and inpatient with the majority being canine and feline patients and a small percentage being exotics (small mammals and birds) or other species. Additional responsibilities include providing clinical leadership to veterinary staff and student interns, as well as providing expert consultation to medical support staff regarding complex medical cases and decisions.

Requirements

DVM from an accredited academic institution.
Licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Oregon or able to acquire within six months of hire.
Able to demonstrate excellent surgery and medical diagnostic abilities in a high-volume veterinary medicine facility.
Able to recognize, diagnose, treat and properly quarantine infectious disease in a high-population environment.
Able and willing to perform tasks without direct supervision.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills - able to communicate with a diverse population in a consistently informative, respectful and professional manner.
Able to exercise sound judgment and maintain a professional demeanor during all interactions with the public, partner agencies, donors, staff and volunteers.

Responsibilities

PERSONAL LEADERSHIP
Consistently strives to exceed expectations; demonstrates flexibility, resilience, and the ability to maintain positive relationships and composure, even under difficult circumstances.
Maintains high ethical standards, including exhibiting behaviors and actions that embrace and align to our organization and customer service values, while treating all people with respect and dignity.
Demonstrates an awareness of your individual personal strengths and development needs, modeling non-defensive behavior and openness to feedback; builds a culture of feedback and learning.
LEARNING
Contributes to regular dialogue and accountability with the leadership team and across the organization to review progress and course correct if necessary.
Utilizes data and insights to identify, understand and articulate the key inputs and metrics that tell the story of the organization/team strategy and its progress.
Builds appropriate feedback loops to measure if we are meeting key milestones and if the impact planned is being felt across the organization.
INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION
Communicate effectively to executive and other stakeholder groups to ensure they are informed and able to actively engage.
Liaise with and maintain productive relationships with all stakeholders, including other departments, and donors; build mutually rewarding professional relationships inside OHS at all levels.
Leverage our best practices externally and grow OHS’ reputation as a leader in the animal welfare space.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Perform clinical and surgical veterinary duties in a high volume, high quality spay/neuter, general surgery, and comprehensive medical center. Patients include client owned animals, shelter owned animals, animals surrendered to OHS from the public, animals in protective custody, and animals presented for care by their owners or agents through programs at OHS. Procedures include a wide variety of diagnostics, soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, dentistry, general wellness, and medical cases.
Communicate examination findings, treatment plan, and patient care alternatives to clients.
Engage in financial conversations with clients, elevating discussions to other team members as needed.
Uphold team culture and values of quality, compassion, efficiency, teamwork, and responsibility.
Provide clinical advice on complex euthanasia decisions, as well as referrals from community partners.
Provide mentorship and clinical guidance & oversight regarding complex medical, surgical, and euthanasia decisions to colleagues, interns, residents, and students. Guide decision making when necessary, including during patient rounds & in all aspects of patient care.
Work in partnership with other OHS departments to coordinate care and quarantine of infectious disease patients effectively and efficiently.
Develop and maintain protocols and provide guidance to staff as needed.
Participate in investigation of cruelty or neglect of animals and aid veterinary forensics and humane law enforcement teams.
Provide weekend and/or evening on-call services on a rotational basis, for OHS owned animals residing in the shelter or in foster care.
Complete and maintain medical records in accordance with practice and state standards, documenting treatment plans, case summaries, and other communications in a timely manner within veterinary practice software.
Work with Medical Director to resolve complaints about medical outcomes and/or decisions from veterinarians, clients, adopters, and other constituents.
Provide leadership in clinical instruction of veterinary students and house officers in partnership with OSU faculty and OHS staff
Attend and participate in clinical rounds and provide support and direction during patient care discussions.
Participate in other departmental and organizational meetings, media appearances, and events as requested.
Provide direct professional contact with community practitioners to answer questions or to follow-up on concerns related to patient care and policies
Bolster interdepartmental communication and partnerships through excellent communication and teamwork.
Participate in OHS organized responses to animal related emergencies and participate in special projects as requested.
Work collaboratively with shelter medicine team, providing support as needed.
Assist all related internal and external departments as needed to support the program, and perform other duties as requested by management.