Per Diem Veterinarian, ASPCA Animal Hospital

Aspcapro; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated veterinary professional for a temporary role in a fast-paced urgent care environment. This position offers the opportunity to provide high-quality care to both outpatients and inpatients while ensuring a safe and compassionate atmosphere. The role emphasizes collaboration and mentorship, allowing you to positively impact the next generation of veterinary professionals. If you thrive in a dynamic setting and are passionate about animal care, this position could be the perfect fit for you, offering competitive hourly rates and a chance to grow your skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced urgent care practice.
• Strong multi-tasking skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality veterinary care to a wide range of patients.
• Mentor and train externs and interns while collaborating with the team.

Skills

Veterinary Care

Emergency Procedures

Customer Service

Multi-tasking

Team Collaboration

Education

Veterinary Degree

Job description

Compensation and benefits:

The target pay rate for this role is $110 hourly for weekday shifts and $125 hourly for weekend shifts.

This is a temporary, contingent position and the person hired will be employed through a third-party staffing agency.Please note that we are not able to guarantee full-time work.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Managing Medical Cases (80%):

1. Provide high-quality, practical veterinary care to a wide range of outpatients and inpatients; perform diagnostics and treatments within the scope of our medical guidelines and recommend referral when appropriate.
2. Perform general emergency and routine procedures including wound treatments, bandage/splint placements, POCUS, unblocking cats, deobstipation, and more. All levels of experience welcome, mentorship will be provided.
3. Provide a high level of customer service to external and internal clients.
4. While seeing appointments: Fulfill 30-minute appointment turnaround time.
5. Provide a safe and compassionate environment for animals in our care, our staff, and for our clients by using low-stress handling techniques.

Collaboration/Mentorship (20%):

1. Positive participation in doctors’ meetings/ICU Rounds.
2. Empathetic mentorship and training of externs and interns.
3. Provision of medical information and hospital representation to other departments of the ASPCA, to the public, and potentially to the media.

Qualifications:

1. Ability to successfully work in a high-volume, fast-paced urgent care practice.
2. Effectively multi-task with a high degree of integrity, accountability and without loss of attention to detail.
3. Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively and courteously with all levels of staff including licensed veterinary technicians, hospital veterinary assistants, customer service representatives and managers.

Please don’t forget to attach your resume to complete your application.