Position Summary: Gulf Coast Humane Society is seeking a shelter veterinarian to join our team. Our Shelter Veterinarian is responsible for ensuring the highest quality care for all our shelter animals. Gulf Coast Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, no-kill, animal welfare organization, located in Fort Myers Florida. Gulf Coast Humane Society was established as the first non-profit animal welfare organization in southwest Florida in 1947. We rely solely on donations, grants, bequests and fundraising events to further our mission of caring for the neglected and abandoned pets of Southwest Florida.
Essential Job Functions:
· Examine animals to determine their health status
· Ensures all animals receive prompt and proper medical care and continued monitoring for individual health and welfare
· Examine animals post-operatively to ensure appropriate healing
· Inoculate animals and provide recommendations for follow up care
· Access individual patient issues, and provide appropriate solutions
· Creatively problem solve on a daily basis
· Make reasonable and sensible medical decisions
· Follow and support all organizational and medical protocols
· Communicate any issues concerning staff or patients with Operations Manager and Executive Director
· Provide input and communicate any issues regarding the shelter’s disease control protocols or other medical issues to the Operations Manager and Executive Director
· Behave in a manner that upholds both personal and professional standards, as an ambassador of the GCHS, at all times
· Strive to continually improve and keep current on shelter medicine
· Be a leader among staff, displaying a positive attitude and acting as a motivating force for all staff members
· Examine and treat any emergency that may arise in the shelter
· Assist with the development of policies, procedures and protocols related to the veterinary needs of animals in the shelters care
Additional Functions as Needed:
· Perform surgical procedures for shelter animals to include dentistry, various soft tissue, and possible orthopedic surgeries
· Make medically necessary euthanasia decisions
· Other duties as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
· Assist with the development of policies, procedures and protocols related to the veterinary needs of animals in the shelter’s care.
· Must be a licensed Veterinarian in the state of Florida
· Must maintain all current licensure and insurance
· Experience practicing veterinary medicine in an animal shelter is preferred but not required
Working Conditions:
Work is performed in an animal shelter that operates seven days per week with exposure to animals, including some with questionable health and temperament concerns, high noise levels, zoonotic diseases, and cleaning agents. The person in this position needs to regularly move about the shelter to provide care to shelter animals. Must be able to handle animals of all sizes in a variety of areas and positions (low cages, high cages, on tables, on the floor, in vehicles, etc.). Consistently communicate with staff members who have inquiries and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. Occasionally moves animals weighing up to 50 pounds (i.e. through the clinic on leash or using other safe restraint and animal handling equipment, into and out of cages in the shelter, onto and off of exam tables).
Gulf Coast Humane Society is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace. Upon acceptance of a position, all applicants must provide a negative drug screening within 5 days.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Temporary
Pay: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Choose your own hours
- Monday to Friday
- No nights
- No weekends
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person