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Shelter Veterinarain
Gulf Coast Humane Society
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Fort Myers, FL 33916-4849
Description
Our Shelter Veterinarian is responsible for providing the highest quality care for all shelter animals while adhering to best practices in shelter medicine. This includes diagnosing and treating illnesses, performing surgical procedures, and working collaboratively with a passionate team to ensure the well-being of every animal in our care.
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 but not limited to dentistry, various soft tissue procedures, amputations, enucleations, etc.
- 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
Salary Range: $135,000 - $150,000 annually, based on full-time employment (30+ hours per week). Part-time and Per Diem compensation is negotiable.
Pay is dependent on scheduled hours.
- Full-time (30, 32, or 40-hour options), Part-time, and Per Diem options available.
- 30 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 6 hours per day; or
- 32 hours per week, Tuesday through Friday, 8 hours per day; or
- 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day
Benefits for Full-time employees:
- Four (4) weeks paid time off (PTO)
- Company paid holidays
- Employer paid professional license and liability insurance
- Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
- $1,000 annual allowance for continuing education
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee assistance program
- Signing Bonus and/or relocation considered for the right candidate
- Discounted veterinary services
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter outlining their qualifications and interest in the position to Darcy Andrade, Executive Director: Darcy@gulfcoasthumanesociety.org
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