Veterinarian

Best Friends Animal Society

Job Description

Location: Houston Pet Lifesaving Center, located at 901Pinemont Drive, Houston, Texas 77018

Hiring Range: We offer a starting salary of $130,000 to $155,000 annually, depending on experience. In addition to competitive pay, Best Friends provides a robust employee benefits package.

Position Summary: Best Friends staff veterinarians provide high quality veterinary care for Best Friends Animal Society program animals and partner shelters, ensuring adherence to best practices in shelter medicine. This role involves performing examinations, diagnostics, and treatments, including high-volume spay/neuter procedures, while maintaining a safe and effective clinic environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of program animals; uphold medical standards of care; perform a variety of procedures as needed including high-volume spay and neuter; maintain knowledge of shelter medicine including common infectious diseases and conditions and their treatment; conduct diagnostic procedures.
• Ensure a safe and effective clinic environment, educate, mentor, and coach veterinary students, technicians, assistants, and volunteers; communicate with shelters, outside veterinarians, and clinics regarding cases including referrals or post-adoption support.
• Promote continuing development of medical care through continued education; keep abreast of veterinary concerns and trends in animal welfare; and uphold the highest standards of professionalism.
• Lead by example in delivering superior customer service in our operations, where we relate to all visitors, adopters, fosters, and others in a friendly, informational, and professional manner.
• Work collaboratively with and assist Best Friends’ team members in all areas of operations to develop, evolve, and implement efficient processes to achieve lifesaving goals; follow policies, procedures, and task lists, including accurate and timely communications, work completion, data entry, and recordkeeping.
• Maintain a safe workplace, value, and model safe work practices, adhering to organizational safety practices and rules, and addressing or communicating to leadership about unsafe practices and conditions.
Skills and Experience:
• Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM, VMD), work experience preferred but new graduates considered.
• Active Texas veterinary license (or ability to obtain).
• DEA controlled substance license (or ability to obtain).
• USDA Accreditation and ability to sign health certificates (or ability to obtain).
• Veterinarians not yet certified but seeking certification via the ABVP practitioner route in Shelter Medicine Practice are particularly suited for this position. Additional support for this process is available, should the candidate desire to seek certification.
• Bilingual or multi-lingual skills preferred, but not required.
• Exposure to dogs, cats and other animals of all sizes, temperaments, and medical status.
• Valid driver’s license, meeting Best Friends Animal Society’s driver qualification standards; ability to travel, including overnight stays, when needed.
• Daily hours and days of the week may vary according to the needs of the department schedule; position includes weekends, nights, and holiday work.
Best Friends Animal Society is an equal opportunity employer.