Description
The Humane Society of Wicomico County is an open admission shelter located 30 minutes from the beautiful resort town of Ocean City Maryland. We are looking for a full-time veterinarian to join our team. We have a very busy hospital clinic where we do all in-house animals and outside surgery for the public. Most surgery is general spay neuters, but often we do have the opportunity to help the public with more extensive surgeries like eye enucleations, C-sections, leg amputations, pyometra, entropion repairs, and mass removals. We will also provide our shelter animals with more extensive procedures and surgeries as needed. All shelter animals are spayed and neutered and given a general vet exam before being adopted. We also provide some follow up on recently adopted animals. Our shelter is currently is the fundraising stages of a new facility. This will be a state of the art 14,000 square foot facility.
Salary pay would be between $125,000-$150,000 based on experience. We could discuss the ability to be a contracted employee. Pay would be $90 per hour or per animal surgery pay, whichever is greater. This position schedule is Tuesday- Friday and 2 Saturday's a month.
You will be assisted by an amazing vet assistant/tech team and team of trained clinic volunteers.
Responsibilities:
Perform routine spay/neuter surgeries on both public and shelter animals.
Perform the occasional mass removal, enucleation, amputation, pyometra, and whatever other surgeries that the surgeon is comfortable with on shelter animals or for the public. All specialty surgeries are approved by the veterinarian and based on their comfort level and equipment available.
Work with back of the house assistant/techs on developing your own personal protocols to start initial treatments.
Examine shelter animals (mostly dogs and cats but we see many other species as well) and recommend treatment plans.
Examinations for animal abuse cases and court appearances when needed.
Perform vaccine clinics for the public at the shelter’s discretion, typically once per month.
Wellness checks for the public are at the discretion of the veterinarian. Your public interaction is as much or as little as you desire.
Document and balance drug log books.
Oversee general clinic assistants schedule.
Work directly with the staff and director on euthanasia decisions. (We do not promote "no kill" status but do have "no kill" statistics.)
Benefits: 2 weeks vacation, health insurance, dental insurance, eye care, personal days, sick days CE class time credit.
Requirements
Our shelter veterinarian needs a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, a valid state license, and strong medical and surgical skills for high-volume sterilization, diagnostics, and disease management. Essential non-medical requirements include excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work under pressure and with diverse populations, compassion for animals, and a commitment to animal welfare principles. Must work directly as a team with the staff and shelter director.
