Lead Shelter & Community Clinic Veterinarian

This is a 40 hour / week exempt position with daytime hours.

The MSPCA-Angell at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem is offering a unique opportunity for an experienced veterinarian to lead our progressive team serving both community animals in need and shelter pets. If you are interested in joining our team in a primarily clinical sense rather than assuming leadership components you are still encouraged to apply. Please indicate your intention in a Cover Letter.

THE POSITION :

Our clinic provides medical care to the dogs and cats at MSPCA-Angell at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem. The majority of our shelter pets arrive to us via our animal relocation program where we have strong partnerships with individual shelters across the country as well as with larger transport-focused organizations such as the ASPCA and Bissell Pet Foundation. We also maintain capacity to help in our local community by offering pet retention resources through our community outreach program such as low cost spay / neuter and acute outpatient veterinary care for animals of low-income pet owners. Click here to read about what we do position reports to the Director of Operations and offers exposure to a diversity of surgical and medical cases rarely seen in private practice with an emphasis on high volume spay / neuter and infectious disease control. On average we see 100 community pets a month and 350 relocated pets with a goal of increasing capacity both through adjustments to our physical space and through technician and veterinarian training. As the Lead Shelter Veterinarian in addition to providing hands-on care to shelter and community pets youll be supporting new and experienced veterinarians fostering a positive culture overseeing administrative functions and playing a larger role in collaborating with Lead Veterinarians at our three other adoption centers.

The salary range for the lead position is generally $150000 - $165000 and can vary based on skill level and experience.

Joining MSPCA-Angell at Northeast Animal Shelter means being part of a dynamic passionate team from various specialties including veterinarians techs animal behavior adoptions foster and operations. You will have the opportunity to impact thousands of people and pets each year while having fewer client-focused interactions than in private practice. The role also presents an opportunity to oversee whole population health in a shelter setting.

Enjoy a consistent schedule that allows for a work-life balance and make a real difference in the lives of people and pets by providing care to homeless animals in need and providing accessible and affordable veterinary care to underserved communities.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS :

Our ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience as a veterinarian in shelter medicine / whole population health management infectious disease control high volume high quality spay / neuter techniques (humane alliance model) and experience in dental surgery. We are also looking for diverse surgery and medical evaluation skills for urgent care cases such as pyometras leg amputations foreign body surgeries etc.

OUR BENEFITS :

• Relocation allowance
• Paid professional memberships licensure PLIT VIN and DEA license
• Annual CE allowance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Blue Cross / Blue Shield health insurance
• Dental life and disability insurance
• 403b with employer match
• Flexible Spending Account
• As part of the renowned MSPCA our shelter is a not-for profit (reduction in your student loans is a possibility) animal hospital.
• Employee discounts for pet health care and pet food!

OUR LOCATION

Enjoy the diverse culture arts & entertainment of Salem Massachusetts while we are known for spooky season we have far more to offer plenty of restaurant options historical sites ocean views and beaches. Close to the MBTA Commuter Rail making it convenient to see everything the area has to offer.

At our Salem location you will be working and collaborating with veterinarians at our three other adoption center locations as well as specialists at Angell Animal Medical Center.

WHO WE ARE :

The MSPCA is the largest animal welfare organization in New England- caring for and placing over 11000 animals annually across our four adoption centers. At our Northeast Animal Shelter we care for over 4000 animals each year with a 98% live release rate. Take a virtual tour of our adoption center!

The Northeast Animal Shelter is also home to one of the MSPCAs four low-cost community clinics and a robust community outreach program. The goal of the programs is to provide access to veterinary and pet care resources to help keep families together with their pets. Our Community Clinic offers low cost spay / neuter with plans to start offering urgent acute veterinary care. The clinic currently sees over 1000 animal patients a year. Our Community Outreach program provides direct community support in Lynn and Salem providing access to resources such as pet food transportation to veterinary care appointments vaccine clinics and more.

The MSPCA is also one of the oldest and most venerable humane organizations in the world. We work together as a community to deliver on our mission of advancing the health and welfare of animals. Sharing in this vision provides meaning to our employees and adds an important dimension to our work.

If you are an experienced veterinarian consider coming to work at the MSPCA-Angell!

DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION

We believe that a diverse workforce is integral to our organizational culture and that employing a workforce with varied and unique perspectives that emerge from racial gender sexuality religious linguistic neurological physical and other differences fuel our ability to fulfill our organizational mission surpassing our goals and visions. The MSPCA-Angell needs a diverse well-supported workforce of staff and volunteers to best understand and serve our patients clients and communities. We are committed to attracting and retaining a highly talented diverse workforce for our future and appreciate your interest in pursuing a career at the MSPCA-Angell.

Key Skills

Veterinary Experience,Animal Care,Microsoft Access,Customer Service,Communication skills,TFS,Sage,Sonography,Conflict Management,Animal Handling,Pharmacy Residency,Critical Care Experience

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 150000 - 165000