Are you compassionate about animals and have a desire to speak for those who cannot? For over 100 years, the Dumb Friends League has been working to end pet homelessness and animal suffering by providing a strong and steadfast voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. As the largest community-based animal welfare organization in the region, we care for more than 20,000 homeless pets and horses each year at our four facilities and are a national model in animal welfare. With a supportive Veterinary Services staff and modern equipment, we are committed to providing the highest quality, compassionate, and ethical care to pets in our community. 

Purpose of Position:  Provide veterinary care in a fast-paced, passionate shelter environment. Through your work, you will help to prevent suffering, alleviate suffering, maximize our impact, enhance the dignity of our clients, and collaborate with the veterinary community.                                              

Responsibilities

• Perform surgical procedures on a daily basis including HQ/HV spay/neuter, dentistry, and various soft tissue and orthopedic procedures.
• Perform veterinarian medical functions including examination and treatment of shelter animals, and perform necropsy procedures as needed.
• Participate in euthanasia decision making through a compassionate, thoughtful approach.
• Work collaboratively with the veterinary technicians and assistants.
• Contribute to and lead initiatives to improve processes and procedures.
• Manage and maintain accurate medical and surgical records.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with all operations departments.
• Collaborate on effective medicine SOP’s and approach.
• Work with investigations staff for evaluation, documentation, and testimony about the condition of animals involved in cruelty and neglect cases.
• Consult and provide assistance to patrons and external veterinarians regarding animals at or adopted from the League.

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to our full-time staff members. Our benefits are designed to help our staff lead healthy, productive and rewarding lifestyles. They include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Basic and voluntary supplemental life insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Flex spending accounts
• 401(k) retirement option with League matching contributions
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance
• Personal time off (PTO)
• Holiday pay
• Employee assistance program
• Discounts on supplies and limited veterinary services

Head to our website for more information https://www.ddfl.org/about-us/career-opportunities/.