Veterinarian

Banfield Pet Hospital; Port Reading (NJ); On-site; USD 207,000 - 234,000; Part time

Job summary

Banfield Pet Hospital is seeking a locum veterinarian in New Jersey to provide preventative care, diagnosis and treatment of diseases in pets. The role involves client communication, medical record maintenance, and adherence to veterinary protocols.

The position offers a flexible, temporary assignment with compensation between $150 and $170 per hour, depending on experience and location, with duties including surgeries, preventive care, and client education.

Qualifications

• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple tasks simultaneously under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Surgical skills with standard instruments and techniques.
• Proven problem-solving abilities and practical decision-making.
• Commitment to delivering attentive, courteous client service.
• Clear understanding of instructions and directions.
• Compassionate commitment to pet care and family-centered client communication.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of pets, clients and staff using proper restraint techniques and maintaining clean, sterile treatment areas.
• Obtain history from clients and maintain complete medical records.
• Educate clients on preventative care, pet health needs and treatments.
• Prescribe and administer preventative care and treat diseases/injuries in pets.
• Communicate diagnosis and treatment plans to veterinary team and clients.
• Follow all local, state and federal laws, including controlled substance inventory.
• Follow state guidelines for duties of veterinary assistants and licensed technicians.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Organizational ability

Surgical skills

Problem solving

Client service

Intellectual ability

Compassionate Pet care

Job description

Locum Veterinarian

The pay range for this role is $150 - $170/hour.

The pay range listed reflects a general hiring range for the area, with the specific rate determined based on the candidate’s experience, skill level, abilities, and education, and may vary depending on location.

Summary of Job Purpose and Function

The primary purpose and function of the Locum Veterinarian is to provide preventative care, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of Pets.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure the Safety of Pets, clients and associates by utilizing safe restraining techniques, following standard protocols and maintaining clean, sterile and organized treatment areas, exam rooms and labs.

• Obtain relevant information and history from clients, and maintain proper and complete medical records.

• Educate clients about preventative care, Pet health needs, any diagnosis or treatment, hospital services and other related information.

• Provide professional, efficient and exceptional service including prescribing and administering preventative care for the wellness needs of Pets and diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries of Pets.

• Effectively communication diagnosis and treatment plan to veterinary medical team and client.

• Ensure local, state and federal laws are followed, including proper maintenance of the controlled substance inventory log.

• Understand and follow state guidelines regarding duties of veterinary assistants and licensed veterinary technicians.

• Other job duties as assigned.

  Hiring Qualifications

  Capabilities and Experience (can do)

• Ability to multi-task - Manages multiple tasks at one time; quickly and accurately shifts attention among multiple tasks under distracting conditions without loss of accuracy or appearance of frustration.

• Communication skills - Reads, writes and speaks fluent English, using appropriate grammar, style and vocabulary. Correctly spells commonly used English words and job specific terms. Demonstrates exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Organizational ability - Demonstrates a systematic approach in carrying out assignments. Is very orderly and excels at cutting through confusion and turning chaos into order.

• Surgical skills - Proven ability to perform all basic surgeries, including use of all standard medical instruments and equipment.

• Problem solving skills - Demonstrates a strong ability to identify, analyze and solve problems. Unusually decisive in handling difficult problems. Translates problems into practical solutions.

• Client service skills - Consistently ensures the team provides the client with attentive, courteous and informative service. Gains and shows personal satisfaction from delivering great service.

• Intellectual ability - Accurately and consistently follows instructions delivered in an oral, written or diagram format. Can provide directions.

• Compassionate commitment to Pet care - Ensures hospital teams confidently present Pet treatment recommendations and associated fees as an advocate for the Pet, gaining the client's agreement to proceed with the treatment most