Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington is currently seeking a Veterinarian to join our Shelter Medicine team. This is a full-time, FLSA exempt opportunity.

Veterinarian - Shelter Medicine

The Shelter Veterinarian is responsible for implementing and maintaining standards of animal care, quality diagnostics, treatment, and surgical services to animals served by the Humane Society for Southwest Washington in accordance with HSSW policies, procedures, and philosophy. The position requires strong attention to detail, ambition for team collaboration, strong critical thinking skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities in a high-energy, fast paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide quality veterinary and surgical care for animals served by HSSW, including shelter animals housed on site and in foster homes, stray and protective custody animals, and pets of low-income clients
• Perform high-quality, high-volume, spay and neuter (HQHVSN) surgical techniques. Perform other soft tissue surgical procedures and dentistry as needed
• Practice incremental medicine within HSSW's scope of care, utilizing problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Work collaboratively with other Shelter Veterinarians and Leadership from other departments to develop and implement treatment plans and to make euthanasia and population-level decisions
• Provide HQHVSN, urgent care, and wellness to pets of low-income community members through HSSW Spay & Save and Community Solutions Program.
• Practice medicine and maintain records in accordance with state practice act and organization standards
• Demonstrate knowledge and compliance of safety regulations and safe work practices. Follow all safety guidelines to ensure a safe work environment. Take immediate action to address any safety concern or noncompliance of safety rules that could put an employee, volunteer, client, animal, or the organization at risk
• Assist with directing, guiding, counseling, and training staff and volunteers in the performance of their respective responsibilities within the department in a culture of continuous improvement
• Participate in creation and maintenance of departmental SOPs and training
• Actively support staff and the integration of volunteers and promote the development of skills related to the advancement of our goals and mission
• Represent HSSW in a professional and positive manner
• Closely monitor the shelter population to maintain the integrity of the HSSW's shelter and adoption program
• Work closely with the Shelter Operations teams to jointly determine placement for special needs animals
• Support positive working relationships with other animal shelters, private veterinarians, and rescue groups.
• Assist with the transfer or acceptance of animals requiring extended medical care to/from partner facilities

Employee Benefits and Perks
In addition to serving in an organization with a compassionate and strategic purpose, eligible employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package and a variety of employee perks.

Benefits include:

• Health insurance effective the first of the month following hire (full-time employees).
• Dental and vision insurance effective the first of the month following hire.
• Matching percentage 401(k) retirement plan beginning the first month after hire, with a 3-year graded vesting schedule and ROTH contribution option.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to all employees and household members.
• Section 125 FSA Cafeteria Plan for out-of-pocket health and/or dependent day care expenses.
• Access to affordable life, disability, and accidental supplemental insurance.
• Numerous employee discounts and discounts with partner organizations.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness qualified employer: To learn more about this Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, go to https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation .

Paid Time Off (PTO)

PTO is granted at 3-weeks per year.

Additional Paid time includes:

• Floating Holidays (full-time employees).
• Bereavement leave.
• Pet bereavement leave.

How to Apply

Does HSSW sound like the right place for you?

Does this job sound like a great fit & do you meet the qualifications for this position?

If so, then click the Apply button to begin your journey to join our team today.

For more information visit https://HSSW.org/careers/.

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from an accredited University or equivalent
• DVM license in Washington State

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work effectively in a demanding environment with diverse populations
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and a high degree of emotional and social intelligence
• Exceptional verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include some nights, weekends, and on-call status.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize Microsoft suite of products.
• The ability to work in an emotional field where a positive attitude, sense of humor and understanding how to recognize and address compassion fatigue are essential
• Able to perform physical work: bending, lifting, walking, and standing for up to 6 hours per day, moving up to 50 lbs. with assistance.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

This position requires you to be comfortable speaking with people and to groups of people. Work duties and tasks may require walking, standing, sitting, stooping, squatting, bending, typing, speaking, seeing, listening, utilizing arms, hands & fingers for grasping, lifting, operating computers, answering telephone, and in working with animals. Position will call for repetitive use of hands to perform tasks related to traditional veterinary & surgical work in addition to operate computers, telephone, and cell phone; use computer keyboard for extensive periods of time. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Work is performed in an animal shelter that operates seven days per week, with exposure to environmental conditions that include working with and/or near animals, with potential exposure to fractious animals, high noise levels, zoonotic diseases, animal bites and scratches, radiation, cleaning chemicals, allergens, and potential exposure of infectious diseases to personally owned animals. The Shelter Veterinarian must be able to perform physical work: bending, lifting, walking, and standing for up to 6+ hours a day, lifting fifty pounds with assistance.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Nor does this document create an employment contract implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" relationship.

Salary Description

$100,000 - $120,000 per year