Managing Veterinarian- Spay/Neuter

Palau Animal Welfare Society

Job Description

**Practice veterinary care in a tropical island paradise in the western Pacific
**Perform spay/neuter surgeries and promote humane small animal population control
**Teach Responsible Pet Ownership and support animal welfare!

An exciting opportunity is available for an energetic, small animal, Spay Neuter veterinarian to work on the tropical island of Palau in the western Pacific. An easy-going personality and the ability to work well with the local Palauan support team will be highly regarded. The successful applicant will focus on small animal sterilization and public education for the Palau community.

About This Role-
The PAWS veterinarian will:
· Strengthen, coordinate and run an existing mobile spay/neuter program to focus on animal sterilization for the Palau community.
· Supervise the implementation of a community-wide outreach program, including comprehensive in-school education.
· Provide continuing education of support team.
· Provide clinical care (preventive and treatment) for animals, perform laboratory testing, and be on-call for emergencies.
Qualification Requirements:
· DVM or equivalent from a recognized veterinary school.
· Current valid veterinary license.
· Minimum of 5 years experience practicing as a veterinarian, with minimum 1 year experience as a HQHVSN (High Quality High Volume Spay Neuter) veterinarian.
· Fluency in written and oral English.
· Experience with infectious diseases and orthopedic surgeries desired.

Our new team member will be:
· Passionate about the health and well-being of animals and sharing this with the community.
· Sensitive to cultural differences and works well in an instructor role.
· Actively engaged in the community as a PAWS ambassador.
· Previous work as a veterinarian in a low-resource setting preferred.

About Us:

Celebrating its 25th year, PAWS is a Palau non-profit corporation. In January 2019 PAWS set up its own low-overhead facility to run spay/neuter clinics, and in 2021 PAWS hired its own veterinarian. Since then we have performed over 2,500 sterilization surgeries for the Palau community, nationwide, both in-clinic and in field outreach settings. Our goal is to sterilize 70% of the dogs and cats in Palau, as a humane means of population control. This will directly improve the zoonotic disease transmission potential and public health issues arising from Palau's domestic animal population and follows the 'One Health' approach, where Healthier Pets Make Healthier Humans! Our veterinary practice primarily treats cats and dogs, focusing on sterilization but also offers a full range of affordable medical services to the Palau community.

Famous for its world-class scuba diving (https://pristineparadisepalau.com/), Palau is a developing island nation in the western Pacific with a population of ~20,000 people. The main population center in Palau is the town of Koror where the PAWS clinic currently resides. Thirteen other states are accessible from Koror, none with regular veterinary care and all with small animal overpopulation problems. Palau is amazingly beautiful with famous underwater wonders such as Blue Corner and Jellyfish Lake. If you love lush, green tropical islands with cobalt blue seas, Palau for you!

This is a full time job