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Shelter Veterinarian
Montgomery County SPCA
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Conshohocken, PA 19428
Description
Job Summary:
Responsible for the care and welfare of all animals in the shelter. Performs spay, neuter, and other routine surgeries as necessary. Available for after-hour’s veterinary emergencies and consultations.
Essential Duties:
- Perform in-house examination on any animal requiring attention. Prescribe treatment necessary. In necessary cases authorize animals for euthanasia.
- Alter all animals adopted from our facilities, excepting only those that cannot be altered due to medical concerns.
- Work with training Animal Care Technicians in vaccination, treatment, and euthanasia of animals.
- The veterinarian will carry a cell phone and, when on-call, respond to injured and sick stray animals, animals in the shelter, or recently adopted pets in need of veterinary attention. When there are multiple veterinarians, a prearranged schedule will be made for determining the on-call veterinarian.
- Provide treatment to all animals recently adopted from the shelter and having a kennel related illness or injury. This care will be both by consultation with the adopter over the telephone and in person and with in-house treatment of the animal as necessary.
- Veterinarian will be responsible for responding to any and all Montgomery County SPCA locations as the Society’s needs may dictate. In general, emergency coverage will be through the Conshohocken facility.
- May be required to respond to the scene of an emergency to provide emergency care. This may be anywhere in Montgomery County.
- Veterinarian will provide treatment to any animal(s) obtained by a Humane Society Police Officer or any other Police Officer for violation of the cruelty to animal’s laws. The veterinarian will be called to testify as to the condition of the animal(s) and the steps they took to provide treatment or ease the suffering. If the animal is already deceased a necropsy may be necessary.
- Perform examinations for quarantined animals or- when necessary- decapitate deceased animals to have a sample sent for testing for possible rabies exposure.
- Work in coordination with managers to evaluate and determine adoptability of animals as needed. Includes determining age, behavioral concerns and identification of any wounds.
- Provide written reports of veterinary care for Board of Directors (head veterinarian)
How to Apply
Contact: Please call Tracie Graham, Interim Executive Director at 610-825-0111 and/or email: tgraham@mcspca-pa.org.
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