Veterinarian

Summary:

The ARC (Animal Recovery Center) and CARE (Canine Annex for Recovery and Enrichment) facilities are dedicated to the recovery and rehabilitation of victims of cruelty and neglect admitted through NYPD and the ASPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement (HLE) and Community Engagement (CE) programs.

Our dedicated team of more than 45 sheltering, medical, and animal behavior professionals work closely with the ASPCA Animal Hospital, Forensics, Legal Advocacy and Investigations, Behavioral Sciences, Shelter Medicine Services, Community Engagement, Placement, and the Adoption Center teams to ensure coordinated response and operations, and holistic, balanced, high quality care for the animals we serve.

The Veterinarian, ARC and CARE will perform all the duties of a licensed veterinarian, including providing compassionate, high-quality, practical veterinary care to a wide range of cruelty, neglect, and at-risk animals.

Schedule:   Sunday through Wednesday, 9-7pm

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Managing Medical Cases (80%):

• Provide high-quality, practical veterinary care to a wide range of cruelty, neglect, and at-risk patients.
• Perform medical intakes on all new NYPD and CE cases admitted to AAH/ARC/CARE and in collaboration with partner departments for animals admitted to veterinary partner hospitals and the Adoption Center.  
• Develop skilled and efficient diagnosis and treatment plans following ARC/CARE/AAH medical parameters and guidelines.
• Perform exams, diagnostic tests, and medical treatments with full utilization of Fear Free medical handling. 
• Provide high quality individualized care while maintaining overall population medicine using shelter best practices.
• Provide medical care for outpatients of owned, fostered out and/or animals in transition to the Adoption Center.
• Maintain thorough, high quality medical records, documenting all exam findings, test results, and treatments.
• Ensure LVTs and daily care teams are practicing Fear Free handing.
• Work with partner hospitals as needed, including referral for advanced care, and assessing medical stability of new cases at partner hospitals
• Guide rotating veterinary interns and fellows through diagnosis and treatment plans for individual patients, as well as provide medical context for departmental protocols.
• Maintain ARC and CARE census daily.
• Ensure effective use of quarantine and isolation spaces to manage herd health; ensure appropriate use of PPE, dog walk orders, and cleaning orders.
• Ability to assess medical prognosis and make appropriate euthanasia decisions following ARC/CARE/AAH protocols and guidelines outlined by the ARC Medical Supervisor and AAH Medical Director.
• Respond to after-hours medical concerns.
• Keep the Director of Veterinary Services and ARC and CARE Medical Supervisors apprised of patient medical progress and flow of cases.

Teach/Coach/Team Support (20%)

• Collaborate and support the work of partner departments, particularly the Humane Law Enforcement, Community Engagement, and the Adoption Center departments.
• Provide a high level of customer service to external and internal clients.
• Attend daily rounds; ensure individual patients and the population are assessed daily and treatment/intervention recommendations are implemented in a timely fashion considering medical, behavior, and sheltering perspectives.
• With the ARC and CARE Management team, contribute to a culture of learning at ARC and CARE, including ensuring a respectful and welcoming environment, active participation in goal setting and monitoring, clear expectations, and regular practice of feedback and after-actions.
• Model a standard of continual commitment to improvement in all aspects of ARC and CARE’s care and handling of dogs and cats.
• Assist in teaching veterinary interns and fellows rotating through ARC and CARE.
• Follow written and verbally communicated ASPCA and ARC Standard Operating Procedures.
• Attend staff meetings, doctor meetings and other requested meetings.
• Cover the ARC/CARE Medical Supervisors in their absence.
• Assist the VP, Director of Veterinary Services, and Medical Supervisors with special projects, presentations and data collection as requested.

Exemplifies the ASPCA’s Core Values:

• Has Commitment and dedication to improving the lives of animals
• Demonstrates Ownership and feels responsible for outcomes
• Believes in Team – that we are stronger together
• Seeks to Elevate others and reimagine what is possible
• Focuses on Impact, specifically making change for animals

Compensation and benefits:

Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to education, training, experience, location, business needs, internal equity, market demands or budgeted amount for the role. The target hiring range is for new hire offers only, and staff compensation may increase beyond the maximum hiring range based on performance over time. The maximum of the hiring range is reserved for candidates with the highest qualifications and relevant experience. The expected hiring salary range for this role is set forth below and may be modified in the future. 

The target hiring range for this role is $148,000-$156,000. In addition to a competitive salary, this role offers a signing bonus.

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Qualification Requirements:

• Ability to successfully work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment that combines emergency and shelter medicine and effectively multi-task with a high degree of integrity and accountability and without loss of attention to detail.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks at once and deal with high levels of stress in an environment of constantly changing priorities.
• Excellent low stress animal handling skills.
• Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively and courteously with all levels of staff.
• Maintain open mind regarding changes and be willing to learn, implement, and teach new protocols
• Provide medical support for larger scale NYPD and CE cases.
• Maintain strict confidentiality when dealing with criminal cases.
• The ability to work closely with behaviorally and medically compromised animals and feel comfortable working in an environment where humane euthanasia is performed on a regular basis.
• Obtain continuing education as required by ASPCA and state licensing board
• Deploy locally or nationally at least one time per year.
• May be required to work or provide medical support for disasters/weather coverage.
• Willing to accept rotating on call responsibility.

Additional Information:

• This is a full-time exempt position that works out of our 91st and 92nd Street office, but the incumbent must be flexible, as some early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays will be required.
• To apply, please complete our application and upload a cover letter that outlines how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of this position. Applications without cover letters will not be reviewed.

Qualifications:

See above for qualifications details.

Veterinarian License - Other

Language:

English (Required)

Education and Work Experience:

Doctorate: Veterinary Medicine (Required)

3+ years in GP, specialty, and/or shelter setting, DVM degree (or equivalent) with NY State veterinary license., Fear Free Shelter certification within 6 months of hire date., USDA certification within 1 year of hire

Our EEO Policy:

The ASPCA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, age, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.  A reasonable accommodation is a change in the ASPCA’s standard application process, which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the ASPCA.  Please inform the ASPCA’s People Team if you need an accommodation in order to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Individuals seeking employment are considered without regards to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, age, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status,  or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

ASPCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V).

Employment Type: Full Time
Years Experience: 3 - 5 years
Salary: $148,000 - $156,000 Annual
Bonus/Commission: No