Veterinarian - Animal Services

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• Works to ensure the best possible environment and outcomes for shelter animals.
• Performs high volume spay/neuter surgeries on the shelter animal population.
• Evaluates the health of the shelter population in general and determines appropriate actions and resolution of health issues.
• Provides medical evaluation and diagnosis of illnesses or injuries of the animals in the shelter.
• Performs rabies vaccination of shelter animals; Prescribes medications and treatments as budget and/or donations allow.
• Performs euthanasia when necessary and assists shelter management in determining need for euthanasia.
• Updates medical records of animals in the shelter, including diagnoses and treatment, vaccines given and surgery performed.
• Maintains drug-use logs and assist staff in developing and implementing certain medical-related policies and procedures to veterinary and sheltering practice standards.
• Provides clinical supervision to technicians assisting with surgery.
• Promotes responsible pet ownership by answering questions from potential adopters and the public regarding animal health and behavior.
• Assists in the development and/or review of sanitation, treatment and euthanasia protocols.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of shelter animal health protocols, surgical procedures and other companion animal health issues.
• Participates in activities and duties related to emergency management during a local state of disaster as directed by appropriate county managers.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or equivalent degree from an AVMA accredited school of Veterinary Medicine.
• Current license to practice in Texas. Have or ability to obtain USDA certification for interstate Health Certificates.
• 4 years experience working in animal medical environment.
• Strong supervisory and management skills.
• Strong computer and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; interpersonal skills and ability to deal effectively with the public, employees, and elected officials.
• Must be available for on-call schedule and irregular hours as needed.

STARTING SALARY RANGE: $129,854.40 - $162,323.20 annually based on qualifications

CLOSING DATE: Upon filling position

All full-time and part-time employees are members of the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS). Full-time employees also enjoy a wide-range of great benefits.

Fort Bend County is an equal opportunity employer, committed to non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy status (including childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected military and veteran status, political affiliation or beliefs, or any other classification protected by state, federal and local laws, unless such classification is a bona fide occupational qualification.

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Fort Bend County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. FBC complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable federal, state and local laws regarding disability discrimination and accommodation.