Veterinary Medical Director

POSITION SUMMARY:

Looking for a Veterinary Medical Director passionate about shelter and community medicine, excited about building a First Class Shelter Medical Program and Access to Care Clinic. Hire your dream team in a brand-new state-of-the-art shelter and clinic. Our ideal candidate is a strong leader who is well organized, innovative and shares our excitement about the business of saving lives.

The Veterinary Medical Director is responsible for continually developing and maintaining day- to-day operations of comprehensive shelter medicine and public programs for Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue. We are looking for a director who will provide guidance and compassionate leadership to our team. Honor takes pride in providing a premiere level of care and services to all animals and people. Our vision is to enrich and support the lives of pets and people in our community, while maintaining a family-friendly, positive shelter experience.

Our clinic is a brand-new facility that will offer state-of-the-art medical care. We will provide the animals in our shelter and community with high quality medicine through complete whole-life services: wellness, preventative care, general medicine, dentistry, and surgery. The hospital will include equipment to provide all in-house diagnostics including digital and dental radiography, digital ultrasound, laser therapy and more. We also feel it is important to cater to our team’s strengths and interests, providing additional diagnostic tools and equipment as requested based on our doctor’s preferences.

We are committed to creating a positive work environment, maintaining work/life balance and excellent pay for the role each of our team play in making a difference in the lives of all animals.

We will be growing our team as we build our new facility and hope to see the Veterinary Medical Director play a part in creating their ideal dream team of veterinary staff and support.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Leadership, Teamwork, Collaboration, and Communication
• Create and implement medical protocols and guidelines for the care of shelter animals.
• Follow and promote all standard operating procedures (SOPs) and protocols and contribute to development and maintenance of these.
• Lead, guide, and consult the team on medical treatment plans for animals in our care and those within the public wellness clinic.
• Maintain and build outside veterinary relationships to provide after-hours care and support for foster parents.
• Be a part of executive leadership and decision making because we believe shelter medicine affects all areas of shelter operations.
• Collaborating with the Executive team to develop the organization’s budget planning and regularly track and report upon progress toward goals.
• Work with professional consultants to guide and establish our future scope of work within our public community animal care clinic.
• Provide mentorship and training to veterinary externs once a strong medical team has been established.
• Maintain effective communication with staff through daily contact, in scheduled meetings, and daily medical rounds.
• Lead by example and facilitate good working relationships through teamwork and collaboration. Project a calm, professional demeanor and positive attitude.
• Strive to reduce length of stay (LOS) and maintain our shelter’s adoption-driven capacity and capacity for care.
• Provide high quality veterinary medical and surgical care in accordance with ASV guidelines.
• Perform spay/neuter surgeries, including pediatric sterilizations, and additional surgery as necessary. Additional surgeries include but are not limited to dentistry with dental radiography, enucleations, exploratory laparotomies, tumor removal, amputations, etc.
• Consult and collaborate with specialty veterinary partners on special cases.
• Ensure that all state and federal laws, state regulations, and accepted standards regarding veterinary operations, drug control, and high quality veterinary medicine are adhered to.
• Contribute to the monitoring, protection, and improvement of the physical and behavioral health of shelter animals, both on an individual and population basis through collaboration with the behavior team.
• Practice compassionate care for the animals in our shelter and encourage all staff to do so through protocol and continued education and certification.

Pay: $160,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year, based on experience

Benefits of Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue Employment:

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off
• Flexible schedule
• Personal Liability Insurance Coverage & AVMA Membership
• Potential eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
• Employee assistance program
• Free and heavily discounted clinic services for your personal pets.
• Relocation assistance

Requirements:

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree or equivalent from an accredited university with no history of disciplinary action required. Certificate or advanced training in shelter medicine preferred.
• Valid State of Florida Veterinary license.
• Valid DEA license, or ability to obtain one.