Veterinarian - Shelter Medicine

Description

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington is currently seeking a Veterinarian to join our Shelter Medicine team. This is a full-time, FLSA exempt opportunity.

Since 1897, the Humane Society for Southwest Washington (HSSW) has been caring for the animals of Southwest Washington. Today, we are the largest animal welfare agency in Southwest Washington with campuses in Vancouver and Longview, where we help thousands of adoptable pets find shelter, TLC, and loving homes. And through programs like free pet food, emergency shelter, financial assistance, and medical care, we provide critical support that helps pets in need stay home with the families they love.

Thanks to our hardworking staff and volunteers, we serve more than 10,000 pets each year. At our Community Veterinary Clinic (CVC), we provide high-quality, subsidized care to the pets of income-qualified families in our community. The CVC expands access to preventative care and spay/neuter, provides care for treatable conditions, and offers essential support to keep pets happy and healthy. And at ReTails Thrift Store, our team of staff and volunteers help hundreds of thousands of items find a second life, providing vital funding for our work with animals.

Thanks to our hardworking staff and volunteers, we served more than 10,000 pets in our community - helping them find new homes or providing the support they need to stay with the family who loves them.

Our mission is to rescue, return, restore, rehome, and reconnect one animal at a time. That work is possible thanks to the dedicated teams of staff and volunteers who are here for the animals every day. We are committed to a diverse, healthy, and engaged team of employees and volunteers who strive for excellence, treat one another with kindness, and provide quality and compassionate care for the pets and people we serve.

The Shelter Veterinarian is responsible for implementing and maintaining standards of animal care, quality diagnostics, treatment, and surgical services to animals served by the Humane Society for Southwest Washington in accordance with HSSW policies, procedures, and philosophy. The position requires strong attention to detail, ambition for team collaboration, strong critical thinking skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities in a high-energy, fast paced environment.

• Provide quality veterinary and surgical care for animals served by HSSW, including shelter animals housed on site and in foster homes, stray and protective custody animals, and pets of low-income clients
• Perform high-quality, high-volume, spay and neuter (HQHVSN) surgical techniques. Perform other soft tissue surgical procedures and dentistry as needed
• Practice incremental medicine within HSSW’s scope of care, utilizing problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Work collaboratively with other Shelter Veterinarians and Leadership from other departments to develop and implement treatment plans and to make euthanasia and population-level decisions
• Provide HQHVSN, urgent care, and wellness to pets of low-income community members through HSSW Spay & Save and Community Solutions Program.
• Practice medicine and maintain records in accordance with state practice act and organization standards
• Demonstrate knowledge and compliance of safety regulations and safe work practices. Follow all safety guidelines to ensure a safe work environment. Take immediate action to address any safety concern or noncompliance of safety rules that could put an employee, volunteer, client, animal, or the organization at risk
• Assist with directing, guiding, counseling, and training staff and volunteers in the performance of their respective responsibilities within the department in a culture of continuous improvement
• Participate in creation and maintenance of departmental SOPs and training
• Actively support staff and the integration of volunteers and promote the development of skills related to the advancement of our goals and mission
• Represent HSSW in a professional and positive manner
• Closely monitor the shelter…