Essential Job Functions - Provide quality preventative medicine to the community
- Educate clients about the value of preventative care such as heartworm and flea prevention, while providing excellent customer service and care to clients
- Vaccinate pets against rabies and other disease, implant microchips and perform other veterinary medical procedures
- Work and communicate with other veterinarians and technicians to provide the best medical care
- Examine animals preoperatively to determine their ability to undergo anesthesia and surgery
- Perform surgical sterilizations
- Examine animals postoperatively to ensure appropriate healing
- Supervise post-operative rechecks and order of medical treatments as necessary to ensure complete surgical recovery
- 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 effectively with the Medical Director to keep management apprised of all out of the ordinary situations
- Communicate any issues concerning staff, patients, training programs to the Medical Director, Executive Director, or Clinic Manager
- Provide input and communicate any issues regarding the clinic’s disease control protocols, surgical protocols, or other medical issues with the Medical Director or Clinic Manager as appropriate
- Behave in a manner that upholds both personal and professional standards, as an ambassador of PPSNC/HSP, at all times, while observing our team values
- Be available to travel and train as requested
- Strive to continually improve all training programs
- Be a leader among staff, displaying a positive attitude and acting as a motivating force for all staff members
- Ensure all clinic staff members are adhering to proper pre-, peri- and post-operative care of patients
- All other duties as assigned
Wellness Techniques & Skills - Treat, and prevent an array of animal diseases and illnesses
- Prescribe necessary medications
- Administer vaccines to prevent common diseases
- Communicate with animal owners to answer questions and educate them on preventive care
- Educate the public about zoonotic disease
- Collaborate with veterinary assistants and other staff to provide top-notch care to clients and patients
- Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options
Surgical Techniques & Skills (will train) - Adhere to aseptic/sterile techniques while scrubbing, gowning, and gloving
- Adhere to sterile field throughout the surgical process
- Perform efficient and concise entrance into abdomen
- Perform safe and correct square knots
- Perform safe and gentle spay hook technique
- Performance of the ovarian cutaway technique in canine patients
- Performance of the ovarian pedicle tie in feline patients
- Usage of the modified Miller’s knot, able to set using carmalt
- Complete efficient, safe, and attractive closures, utilizing cruciate sutures
- Demonstrate principles of gentle tissue handling
Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities - Must be a licensed Veterinarian in the state of North Carolina
- Must maintain all current and correct licensure
- Physical Requirements
- Must be able to work standing or sitting for 8 or more hours
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 40 pounds repeatedly throughout the day with help
- Must be able to bend and kneel repeatedly and have a good range of motion, including a reasonable degree of agility to move through tightly cramped areas in various situations
- Must be able to see fine detail in a variety of situations
- Must have acceptable sense of touch, smell, hearing and vision
- Must be able to work in potentially extreme environmental temperatures
- Must be able to work and reach on hands and knees
- Must possess excellent hand-eye coordination and balance
- Must possess an acceptable degree of dexterity in hands and fingers
- Emotional/Mental Requirements
- Must be able to work efficiently and effectively under stressful conditions
- Must be able to respond quickly to a variety of medical situations (with training)
- Must be able to cope with death either due to surgical complications or euthanasia
- Ability to rapidly and accurately process information
- Ability to delegate tasks and make decisions
- Ability to recognize a need for assistance and ask for help
- Ability to manage and handle frustrating situations and remain calm
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