The Purdue University Veterinary Hospital (PVH) is looking for an Emergency Veterinarian to expand the team at our newly renovated teaching hospital!
As an Emergency Veterinarian in the PVH small animal hospital, you will work closely with other Emergency Veterinarians, criticalists, residents, interns, nurses, and students on the small animal Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) team to provide excellent patient care to animals seen by the ECC service. Clinical responsibilities include the diagnosis and treatment of companion animal emergency patients (>95% focus on dogs and cats), but caseload may also include exotic pets (birds, small mammals, reptiles) presented to the ECC service. Support with exotics is provided 24 hours-7 days a week by the Small Animal Community Practice Service; significant experience with these species is not required. Emergency doctors work either side by side with or have access to an ECC resident or criticalist 24 hours a day- 7 days a week as well as clinicians on call from all specialty services in the hospital. Emergency doctors are expected to handle a diverse caseload including approximately 60-75% primary walk-in emergency cases and 25-40% referral caseload.
As an ER veterinarian in a teaching hospital, you will have the opportunity to help shape future graduates. Daily responsibilities include case-based clinical teaching of professional veterinary/veterinary nursing students. Clinical teaching responsibilities include stabilization, diagnostic workup and therapy of emergency patients and helping students develop time management, veterinary economics, client service and communication skills. Opportunities for didactic teaching (rounds, lectures) abound, but are not required of this position. Emergency veterinarians are expected to participate in student evaluations during the 3 week clinical rotation as well as participate in staff meetings. We are interested in finding new ways to do things and encourage ER doctors to make suggestions and improvements in the clinical experience for our growing ER service. Access to education opportunities is inherent in our teaching hospital structure, and CE is available both in house as well as through outside venues.
Emergency receiving is shared with criticalists, interns, and residents, but ER veterinarians should be able to handle occasional periods of solo receiving. Emergency Veterinarians must follow PVH policies and cooperation, collaboration and interaction with other services (medicine, surgery, etc.) in the seamless delivery of medical care is also required. Emergency doctors work scheduled shifts that cover day hours and/or evening hours (no overnights), some weekends and holidays; the exact schedule and preferred shifts are negotiated amongst the ER doctor team.
