Pet Care Specialist

Our Pet Care Specialists play a vital role in ensuring the health and well-being of our patients. As a Relief Veterinarian, you will provide preventative care, diagnose and treat diseases and injuries of pets.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the Safety of Pets, clients and associates by utilizing safe restraining techniques, following standard protocols and maintaining clean, sterile and organized treatment areas, exam rooms and labs.
• Obtain relevant information and history from clients and maintain proper and complete medical records.
• Educate clients about preventative care, pet health needs, any diagnosis or treatment, hospital services and other related information.
• Provide professional, efficient and exceptional service including prescribing and administering preventative care for the wellness needs of pets and diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries of pets.
• Effectively communicate diagnosis and treatment plan to veterinary medical team and client.
• Ensure local, state and federal laws are followed, including proper maintenance of the controlled substance inventory log.
• Understand and follow state guidelines regarding duties of veterinary assistants and licensed veterinary technicians.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM / VMD) or equivalent degree required.
• License in good standing with the applicable state veterinary board.
• License with the Drug Enforcement Agency required.
• Proven ability to perform all basic surgeries, including use of all standard medical instruments and equipment.
• Able and willing to perform tasks and duties without supervision.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple responsibilities.
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Physical stamina to stand for long periods, lift up to 50 pounds and move quickly in emergency situations.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including health, wellness and financial support for you, your family and even your pets.
• Commuter benefits make your daily journey more convenient and cost-effective.
• Access to VetFolio for online CE courses, webinars and conference proceedings.
• Three free Optimum Wellness Plans for pets ensure they receive the best preventive and general care.
• Exclusive discounts on products and services make life more affordable and enjoyable.

Work Environment

• Ability to be confident around pets (i.e., dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc.).
• Client needs and work volume may often require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job.
• This position requires special hours including working weekends and evenings.
• Mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing and speaking English) to perform duties proficiently.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderately high.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form and to solve problems involving several variables.
• Requires sufficient ambulatory skills to perform duties while at hospital.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, finger-hand-arm dexterity with the ability to reach and grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.