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Shelter Veterinarian
Location
Riverside, California, United States
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full Time
Experience
5-10 years
Compensation
$148.1K - $237K per year
Posted
1d ago
Summary and responsibilities
Role overview
Summary
The Shelter Veterinarian will perform a wide range of duties including high-volume spay/neuter surgeries, other small animal surgeries, and medical oversight of impounded animals across multiple locations. This role also involves supervising a team of veterinary technicians and animal care staff, ensuring disease control and the well-being of the shelter population.
The Animal Services Department seeks a Shelter Veterinarian (Veterinary Surgeon) for the Jurupa, San Jacinto, and Thousand Palms locations.
This position will perform a wide range of duties including spay/neuter responsibilities in a clinic/mobile environment, performance of various other small animal surgeries, and provision of medical oversight of impounded animals. The most competitive candidates will have shelter medicine and high volume spay/neuter experience (training available for motivated candidates with interest in this field). While the primary responsibility is the performance of sterilization surgeries (25-40/day) on shelter animals and privately owned pets, ample opportunity exists to perform other soft tissue or orthopedic surgical procedures to improve quality of life and adoptability of shelter animals. In addition to surgical responsibilities, candidate will perform examinations, develop, and oversee treatment plans and medical progress of sick and injured shelter animals.
In addition, the Shelter Veterinarian oversees a team of registered veterinary technicians, animal care staff and clerical support personnel as their duties relate to contagious disease control, medical care and the general well-being of individual animals and the shelter population as a whole. Our compassionate, hard-working team cares for more than 40,000 animals per year within the 4th most populous county in the State of California.
If you are a licensed veterinarian and meet the minimum qualifications, we want you to apply. The benefits of this position are many which include: a wide scope of responsibilities allowing you to grow as a professional, regular business hours, no emergency or evening work, excellent pay and benefits, a defined pension plan, generous annual vacation accrual, paid holidays, and life insurance.
This is a unique opportunity to join a dedicated team of animal care professionals and allow the selected candidate to take their career to the next level.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Perform physical examinations, preventive care, diagnostics, and treatments on a variety of animal species.
Using appropriate medical equipment, perform sterilization and other surgeries as necessary on animals; administer anesthesia and/ or other medications as needed.
Perform immunizations on animals for purpose of disease control.
Perform post-mortem exams on a variety of animals in order to make a diagnosis and/or document pathological findings for animal cruelty cases and to ensure community health.
Maintain control of medicinal and surgical supplies.
Ensure through subordinate staff all office equipment and miscellaneous supplies required for clinic activities are maintained at an adequate level and that requisitions are prepared and submitted through appropriate channels as necessary.
Supervise employees to ensure clinic work is adequately performed; instruct, train and advise paraprofessional staff in the proper care and treatment of animals including the euthanasia of dogs, cats, birds and livestock.
Assign and review work of subordinate staff; respond to inquiries from the public and department employees relative to the health and medical conditions of impounded animals.
Maintain detailed and accurate medical records on individual animals; prepare reports and compose correspondence.
Updated 1d ago
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5-10 years
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$148.1K - $237K per year
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Company
County of Riverside
Team size
Growing team
Location
Riverside, California, United States
The Riverside County Department of Animal Services has a vision for promoting an environment of responsible pet ownership through progressive animal welfare initiatives, community outreach, and humane education in a culture of compassion, creativity, and integrity.
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Shelter Veterinarian
Riverside, California, United States • Full Time