Description
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester, has been helping animals and people since 1873. Together with our community, we better the lives of animals through justice, prevention, and life-saving care. Our organization cares for thousands of animals each year—saving animals from abuse and suffering, sending homeless pets to new homes, connecting pet owners with resources to keep their pets, and sharing information on how to help animals every day.
The Veterinarian’s role is to oversee and monitor the health of shelter animals and provide veterinary expertise in accordance with the organizational policies and procedures.
Essential Job Duties:
- Performs high-volume spay-neuter surgeries and other surgeries as needed
- Creates and maintains standards of veterinary care for domestic, farm, and equine animals
- Coaches animal care, farm, and equine staff to monitor and maintain health standards
- Keeps abreast of developments in the field of veterinary medicine, particularly the most innovative concepts of shelter medicine; consults with other veterinarians in similar practices to network for the best solutions.
- Performs evaluations to determine the health of individual animals and the overall health of the animals at the shelter
- Collaborates with the other veterinarians on our staff to ensure the highest standards of care for the animals in our shelter and our community
- Makes recommendations on disease control, sanitation, clinic procedures, and veterinary equipment and supplies
- Ensures positive public relations and customer service practices
- Assists with media or public relations as needed, serving as Lollypop’s medical expert
- Develops future DVM candidates by teaching surgical skills and general shelter medicine practices
- May work with large and exotic animals
- Provides outreach through vaccine clinics and special events
- Job location and duties are subject to change as services are added for our local community, including an offsite or mobile location.
- Provides care to low-income qualified customers, feral clients, rescue partners, fosters, or adopters
- Maintains appropriate medical records and complies with all inventory processes
- Assists with cruelty examinations and forensic necropsies
- Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable state and federal laws
- Observes all safety rules and regulations for self and others
- Performs other duties as requested
Requirements
Education and Experience: DVM, VMD or equivalent Doctoral Veterinary degree with license to practice in New York State. Two years working in private practice or animal shelter environment strongly preferred. Shelter experience strongly preferred. A combination of education and experience will be considered if aligned with the position.
Skills: Ability to safely and humanely handle all farm and domestic animals. Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills required. Must be able to make sound decisions regarding animal health. Possess the ability to work with people in various high-stress situations. Ability to work some on-call, evening, weekend, and holiday shifts is required. Computer skills required.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain stationary during shift, move throughout the building and move weight up to 50 pounds. Frequently required to communicate with others. Occasionally required to move excessive weight.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of this position.
Must Align with the Company Mission, Vision and Core Values:
Mission: Together with our community, we better the lives of animals through justice, prevention, and life-saving care
Vision: A just and compassionate world for all animals
Core Values: We embrace and recognize that Lollypop Farm donors are the heroes of our work – voluntarily offering time or money, no matter the amount – to support our mission. Together, our core values unify and guide us to provide the best service to the animals, our community, our organization and ourselves
- Compassion: We show empathy and sympathy for what people and animals are experiencing through positive and constructive actions
- Communication: We exchange thoughts, feelings, and ideas in pursuit of mutually-accepted goals
- Flexibility: We are willing and comfortable adapting to new circumstances and conditions
- Commitment: We are steadfast in our efforts to achieve our mission
- Teamwork: We collaborate and communicate to achieve common goals, understanding that the organization thrives when unified
- Integrity: We act with honor, fairness, and respect for animals, individuals, the organization, and our community
- Respect: We are considerate and professional regarding all aspects of our work
Commitment to Diversity
At Lollypop Farm, we believe that people are our greatest strength. We are united by our mission - Together with our community, we better the lives of animals through justice, prevention, and lifesaving care. Our values inspire us to promote and support a diverse and equitable environment of mutual respect where all staff, volunteers, and community members feel a sense of inclusion and belonging.
EOE/ADA
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