Small Animal Canine Rehabilitation-Certified Veterinarian

Job Description

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

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