What are the responsibilities and job description for the Canine Rehabilitation Certified Veterinarian (Full-time, part-time, or regular relief) position at Animals Only?
Essential Job Duties include, but not limited to:
- Practice integrative (conventional and alternative) rehabilitation medicine for dogs and cats and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and generally accepted industry standards relating to veterinary clinical practice and professional ethics
- Be familiar with common rehabilitation treatment modalities and be motivated to learn about and implement new modalities
- Accurately describe, discuss, and recommend the treatments offered at Animals Only to current and potential clients
- Develop appropriate treatment plan for patients and prescribe treatments offered at Animals Only
- Assess patient response to treatments on a regular basis and modify ongoing treatment plans as needed
- Maintain detailed and accurate patient record keeping via electronic medical record software within allotted time frame
- Perform services in a safe, timely, competent, effective, and professional manner for the duration of your scheduled shifts
- Provide exceptional client education and communication in accordance with clinic protocols
- Remain current in animal rehabilitation services and therapies via continuing education
- Be an essential and responsible member of our patient care team and work closely with all other team members, and maintain positive and motivational team morale
- Enforce and maintain clinic procedures and policies
- Participate in and, when appropriate, lead team rounds, meetings, and training
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Ability to perform in a leadership role and effectively manage support staff and appropriately delegate tasks
- Ability to train other team members in all treatment modalities
- Ability to work both independently and as an essential part of a team
- Ability to work with, safely restrain, and lift companion animals of all sizes
- Ability to correctly assess patient body language and adjust handling protocol to reduce patient stress and increase compliance
- Ability to communicate respectfully, patiently, and accurately with clients and other staff members
- Ability to safely partake in physical tasks required for services including but not limited to restraining animals, lifting animals and other dynamic movements
- Ability to stand, walk, jog, stoop, bend, twist, kneel, and/or crouch for long periods of time
- Full understanding and acceptance that you will be exposed to animals, animal by-products (including by not limited to detritus, bites, scratches, excretions, contagious diseases) and animal-related injuries (including but limited to bites, scratches)
- Be regular in attendance and timeliness
Requirements:
- Completed Certification in Canine Rehabilitation (DACVSMR, CCRP, CCRT, CRPM, VMRT, or CCRV)
- Completed Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM, VMD, BVSc, or other equivalent)
- Maintain current state license and registration, and remain in good-standing for the duration of employment
- Have at least 1 year of small animal rehabilitation and physical therapy experience
- Have at least 2 years of previous fast-paced veterinary experience
Details:
- Job Type: Full-time, Part-time or Relief
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 hour shift; no nights, no weekends; subject to change
- Work location: in person
- Pay: Negotiable based on experience and availability
- Benefits (based on full or part-time position): 401k (with company match), professional membership and insurance allowance, paid time off, paid holidays