Responsibilities:
Essential duties and responsibilities:
• Perform surgical sterilization for animals that are released from the shelter through rescue, adoption,
low-cost owned services and return to owner.
• Participate in all off-site vaccination clinics as needed.
• Participate in low-cost basic medical clinics for the community as needed and requested.
• Ensure that all procedures are done in a humane manner at all times and stays abreast of new trends
towards humane treatment within animal shelter low-cost spay/neuter clinics.
• Provide direction to staff responsible for following prescribed treatment and maintaining treatment
records for animals brought to the shelter; ensures that the highest level of service and care are provided
and that changes in animals' conditions are recorded.
• Work with clinic manager to ensure staff is abiding by clinic policies and procedures, set by HSOY at
all times, to include, medical, drug and client record keeping.
• With the Clinic Manager, ensures that all state and federal laws, state regulations, accepted standards,
and HSOY policies and procedures regarding clinic operations, the practice of veterinary medicine, drug
control, and animal care and handling are adhered to.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of shelter animal health protocols, surgical procedures and companion
animal health issues.
• Assists with educating entire HSOY staff on medical issues that affect animal shelters and teach the
philosophy of “Herd Health” within the shelter environment.
• Work with local Veterinarians who step in on medical cases, to include cruelty cases, which require
medical treatment outside of HSOY’s ability.
• Assist shelter staff in providing solutions to disease outbreaks within the shelter setting.
• Provide medical care to fostered animals that are being fostered by volunteers at HSOY.
• Provide input when euthanasia decisions are to be made on medical cases.
• Build effective relationships through positive interaction and communication with the community,
volunteers and staff.
• Perform other medical services as needed for animals in shelter, fostered animals or staff animals when
requested or required for humane care.
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• Be available by phone, after hours, to clinic staff when emergencies arise from animals that were
recently altered in HSOY’s clinic.
• Report to shelter, as needed, when afterhours emergencies, from previous HSOY surgeries or foster’s,
require the assistance of HSOY’s Veterinarian
Qualifications
Qualifications:
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from accredited college.
• Current Veterinary License within the State of Arizona.
• Minimum of 1 year animal shelter experience preferred.
Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Superior knowledge of medical animal care.
• Ability to work with many different types of people to promote HSOY in the best possible manner.
• Flexibility and ability to manage multiple tasks in a
Newly graduated veterinarians may apply for this position
Employees:
2 Veterinarians And 2 Technicians
How to Apply:
Contact HR at the listed phone and email address.
Case Load:
The function of this position is to perform spay and neuter procedures for shelter, adopted , owned
and feral animals that HSOY schedules into the clinic. Assist with developing and implementing standards of
animal medical care and to coordinate and direct treatments for animals in the care of the Humane Society of
Yuma. The work typically is performed under general direction of the Director of Veterinary Medicine and the
Executive Director, with administrative assistance provided by the Spay/Neuter Clinic Manager.
Benefits:
• Relocation Stipend: Available for qualifying candidates
• Benefits: IRA with organizational match, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Professional Development: Continuing education reimbursement
• Additional Perks: Discounted services