Small Animal Canine Rehabilitation-Certified Veterinarian
18 days ago
San Diego
Job Description 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 Powered by JazzHR MZMvYIn015