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MSPCA Northeast Animal Shelter is seeking a dedicated, caring and compassionate veterinarian to join our team.  We are located in Salem, MA, just 13 miles north of Boston.  Our facility is a modern 18,000 sq ft building capable of housing over 200 animals in 26 rooms.

If you have excellent technical, diagnostic, clinical, and surgical skills, as well as a natural ability to relate to our patients and staff, we want to hear from you.  Currently, we are looking for a per diem veterinarian to fill occasional weekday shifts, on average 3-4 per month. There is the option to fill the non-surgical position, assessing and treating our shelter pets on the adoption floor, or spending the day in surgery for routine spays and neuters. We have a great working environment, limited client interaction and competitive hourly rates.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility will be carrying out routine HVHQSN along with other miscellaneous procedures in our brand-new surgical suite.
• Mentor and train technicians and veterinary assistants, as needed, on surgical monitoring and procedures.
• Follow controlled drug logs in accordance with DEA guidelines; assure accuracy as it relates to drug logs and submit reports within due dates.
• Secondary responsibility will be providing veterinary care for all shelter animals residing at NEAS and in foster care.
• Update the Medical Director and other Staff Veterinarians on medical cases.
• Follow and contribute to medical and general shelter protocols.
• Maintain impeccable records of all shelter animals: written charts and digital files, including treatments performed, vaccination histories, clinical findings, surgeries performed, etc., including health certificates as required by MA State Law.
• As part of the shelter team, contribute professional opinion to emergency euthanasia decision-making, and perform and assist with euthanasia as needed.
• Communicate with the public regarding post adoption concerns as needed

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Graduation from an AVMA-accredited college or university with a DVM or VMD degree, plus at least 1 years’ experience in a veterinary hospital.  Experience as a shelter veterinarian or HVHQSN preferred.
• Possess an active Massachusetts Veterinarian License in good standing at the time of hire or have the ability to become licensed in MA
• Demonstrate superior spay/neuter skills, solid clinical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively, both independently and in a team environment, in an atmosphere of multiple projects, shifting priorities, and deadlines. Ability to be flexible, detail oriented, and able to prioritize.
• Must be committed to continued learning
• Maintains a professional stance and encourages professionalism in all operations activities. Exhibits cordial, productive relationships with all staff and board members.
• May require lifting or carrying animals weighing up to 50 pounds and will require extensive mobility, including standing, walking, sitting, crouching and kneeling.
• This job requires the ability to safely react to being pulled by large, active dogs.

Conditions:

• May require working safely around sick, injured, unruly, vicious, or dangerous animals.

• Potential exposure to zoonotic diseases.