The Chesapeake Humane Society operates a low-cost, high-volume clinic offering preventative veterinary care, spay/neuter surgery, dentals, heartworm treatment, and various surgical procedures. The Medical Director is responsible for providing veterinary oversight, establishing and maintaining protocols, and performing high-quality surgical procedures and other routine veterinary services in a fast-paced setting.
CHS’s veterinary clinic provides low-cost, high-quality veterinary care to the public. Our public services are open to canines and felines. CHS’s shelter and crisis boarding programs serve canines, felines, rabbits, and other small animals such as guinea pigs, rats, mice, ferrets, and birds.
The Medical Director has clinical responsibilities (approximately 75%) and administrative responsibilities (approximately 25%). Clinic practice includes: performing HQHVSN surgeries, dental surgeries, and additional soft-tissue surgeries as needed, conducting vaccine appointments and sick visits for pets whose owners rely on CHS for affordable care, performing examinations and determining treatment plans for our in-house and foster population of shelter pets, and administering heartworm treatment according to the American Heartworm Society protocol. Administrative responsibilities include: upholding and updating CHS’s current medical procedures and protocols in keeping with industry best practices; establishing new protocols as needed; providing insight and oversight for in-house and foster animals with complex medical or surgical needs; and leading and mentoring a cohesive and productive medical staff in partnership with the Clinic Manager.
The Medical Director acts as a liaison among multiple departments within the organization to ensure optimal treatment and outcomes for animals who come into CHS’s care. Therefore, the successful applicant must possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and decision-making skills and be able to work effectively with staff members who have varying levels of medical knowledge. The ability to think practically about medical care, balancing animal welfare and “gold standard” practices with cost and reasonable outcomes, is essential.
