Pet accidents, illnesses, and injuries are all unfortunate and seem to always happen at the worst of times when primary Care Veterinarians are either closed or too busy to see the pet. For these reasons, we are excited to announce that our new Animal Urgent Care of St. Louis will be coming soon! We'll be available for Urgent Care pet needs Monday through Friday 2pm - 10pm and weekends. We're looking to hire the most compassionate, experienced, and qualified Veterinarians and support staff, to ensure the highest quality of medicine is provided. Our new building and state of the art equipment will provide our teams the space and tools they'll need to deliver the best in service and medicine for our community!
We are seeking part-Time Urgent Care veterinarians to provide the hours and care that we envision. Will need to embody role model characteristics, open to mentoring, able to motivate staff and help to build and maintain morale, as it aligns with our core values and standards. Will need to promote a collaborative working environment, demonstrate leadership capabilities, understands the value of teamwork, and will enthusiastically and willingly perform as necessary to help the hospital function as a unit.
Doctor of Veterinary degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university
Active veterinary state license
Current DEA License or obtained upon hire
USDA Accreditation or obtained upon hire
SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS
+ Ability to sit or stand and work at a computer for long periods of time.
+ Ability to be confident around animals (i.e., dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc. Candidate to confirm species treated with practice leadership for additional clarity.)
+ Client needs, and work volume may occasionally require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job. This position may require special working hours, including working weekends, evenings and/or holidays.
+ Must have mental capacity and processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
+ The noise level in the work environment is moderately high. Ear plugs will be available upon request.
+ Job requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform required duties while working.
+ Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
+ Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate other equipment as required.
+ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
+ Hospital teammates are routinely exposed to a variety of animals that may bite, kick or scratch, and on occasion, may be exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological or zoonotic hazards and/or medication/controlled substances.
**Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory background check**
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